Members - UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health

Advisory Board Full Members

David Pope

David Pope, Chair, Center Advisory Board, is a senior manager at SAS and leads a team of data scientists and technical architects who enable customers to gain value from implementing analytics in the US Energy industries. He has more than 28 years of business experience at SAS including research and development, IT, sales and marketing in the Americas and Europe. He holds 13 patents for SAS and wrote a book: Big Data Analytics with SAS. He earned a bachelor’s degree in industry engineering and a computer programming certificate from North Carolina State University.

Matthew Gilmore

Matthew Gilmore, Board Vice Chair, is a data science manager at Red Hat leading the Global Finance Analytics COE. Responsible for the data science team supporting the sales and finance organizations, he leads a talented group focused on using data to improve sales strategy and execution. Since joining Red Hat, he has helped the company integrate advanced analytics into many business areas including forecasting, customer segmentation, and world-wide planning. He holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science and a masters in analytics from North Carolina State University.

Lee Bowman

Lee Bowman serves as director of project and corporate development for Envirolink, a full-service utility company that focuses on improving the sustainability of our footprint through water resource infrastructure management in the Southeast. Prior to his role at Envirolink, Lee served as senior manager for the Triangle Division of Newland Real Estate Group, and was director of operations at Pinehurst Resort, where he managed national golf championships, including the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Men’s Open Championships. A UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, Bowman lives in Chapel Hill with his wife and two daughters.

Brianne Brown, Psy.D

Brianne Brown, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and senior medical science liaison, serving North and South Carolina, and Virginia, for neuroscience medical affairs at Janssen Scientific Affairs. She has worked in pharmaceutical research more than 10 years which, included positions as an expert trainer, rater, and study responsible scientist; and previously worked clinically within the community focused on crisis intervention. Prior to joining Janssen in 2014, she held positions at MedAvante and Princeton House Behavioral Health. Brown’s scientific interests include mental health conditions and evidence based treatments, clinical research to advance the field psychiatry, and innovations in the psychiatric healthcare landscape. An undergraduate University of Virginia, she received doctorate and master’s degrees in clinical psychology from Florida Institute of Technology.

Kimberly Calhoun

Kimberly Calhoun, Founder and President of PODTV a new major TV NETWORK on Roku and Amazon providing global content in over 120 countries. She is an engineer, serial entrepreneur, key note speaker and book author. Kimberly is host and panelist on several TV shows, and cohost of MoneyMastersPBS interviewing the world’s leading successful people inspiring financial, physical and mental fitness. PODTV is collaborating with programs to inspire mental health awareness including Roman Gabriel’s new project for children. 1984 she began her career as a telecom/Datacom engineer implementing new technology and establishing standards currently used today. She successfully started and operated a telephone company in 5 states interconnecting in over 30 states where she raised over $138m in one round. She uses her skills helping other startups and is the author of “StartUpMasters 101”. Kimberly is presently the Chair on the Strategic Advisory Board at NC State University Computer Science Dept. and was honored to be their key note speaker at the 2018 spring Commencement. Kimberly has a patent using AI technology collecting data and providing real-time analytics and alerts.

Karen Lamont

Karen Lamont, vice president, Kalos Golf, Chapel Hill N.C., a golf tour operator offering golf cruises and private jet tours around the world. A community leader, she was extensively involved with the launch of the Trinity School, served as co-chair of the Young Life Durham/Chapel Hill Committee and is a former member of the Learning Ally Board. She was also involved with starting All Saints Church in Durham /Chapel Hill and currently serves on the UNC Medicine Campaign Steering Committee. Lamont and her husband Jim moved to North Carolina in 1983; they have three children, one of whom has special needs and resides at home. She received a bachelor's degree in psychology from McDaniel College.

Manmohan Sihra, MS

Manmohan Sihra, MS, is a senior executive from the pharmaceutical industry with more than 35 years of experience and is currently president of M SIHRA CONSULTING INC. He holds both undergraduate and masters degrees in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi India. He has served as a volunteer leader and a commissioner for training with the Boy Scouts of America. Having a great interest in teaching and the arts, Sihra has taught undergraduate and postgraduate levels in engineering and management, and been actively involved in photography, painting, sculpture and poetry activities. He lives in Cary.

Mark Wolff

Mark Wolff has over 25 years of experience in the health and life sciences as a scientist and analyst working in the U.S. and Europe.  He is recognized as an accomplished practitioner and thought leader in the development and application of advanced and predictive analytics to complex problems in health care. His current focus is on the utility of machine learning approaches to streaming sensor/IoT telemetry and unstructured data in support of improving health outcomes, patient safety and the design of intelligent, decision support systems for clinical development, care delivery and digital health initiatives. Prior to joining SAS Mark held a variety of research and leadership positions in academia, government and industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Loyola College in Maryland, a Master of Science degree in Entomology with a minor in Toxicology and a Doctorate in Toxicology from North Carolina State University.

Advisory Board At Large Members

Josh Morgan, PsyD

Josh Morgan is national director for SAS. He partners with public agencies around the United States to help them with their analytics strategies, especially around behavioral health and whole person care. He is psychologist with over ten years of experience, who sees the power of data, research, evaluation, and analytics as a useful tool to inform and advocate for system change, making an even bigger difference in people's lives. His passion is in raising awareness of the need for more whole person care. Holistic approaches, including behavioral health, makes services more person-centered and strengths-based, as well as improving outcomes and cost effectiveness. Resides in California.

CECMH Leadership

John Gilmore

MD
CECMH Director
Psychiatrist - UNC STEP Clinic - Vilcom

Thava Mahadevan

MS
CECMH Director of Operations
Director of Recovery Programs