Vice Presidents

Shannon Atkinson is the Vice President of Operations for Enhanced Services, overseeing the implementation of community-based services for individuals with mental health diagnoses. Shannon joined Monarch in November of 2015 after having worked in outpatient, community and
facility-based settings in Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina. She has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) since 2004, and has experience working with with adults, children and families.

Shannon received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work from Radford University in Radford, Virginia. She did post-graduate work at the University of Tennessee’s College of Social Work, studying the impact of organizational climate and culture on burnout in the human services field. Shannon has conducted conference presentations on her areas of interest and facilitates both formal and informal trainings on an ongoing  basis.

Shannon currently resides in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and enjoys outdoor activities such as gardening, boating and hiking.

Leigh Herring Daughtridge, MSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and has been with Monarch since 2013. Prior to assuming the role of Vice President of Care Management – Behavioral Health, Leigh held the position of Care Management Director overseeing teams in Wake and Forsyth counties.  Previously at Monarch, Leigh served as practice administrator for the Nash and Wilson Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinics from 2017 to 2021. She began with Monarch as an outpatient therapist. Leigh has experience in behavioral health care settings ranging from outpatient clinics, inpatient facilities and community-based programs.

As Vice President of Care Management – Behavioral Health, Leigh oversees Monarch’s Behavioral Health Care Management program statewide. She and a team of leaders within Care Management will work together to advocate for the people we support, bridging gaps in whole-person care and providing an avenue for positive outcomes for people supported and their families.

Leigh holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Social Work from East Carolina University. She and her family reside in Nashville, North Carolina. She serves on the Board of Directors for Down East Partnership for Children, is a member of Eastpointe’s Credentialing Committee and participates in a variety of other community projects.

A native of Stanly County, Alice Eudy began her nursing career in 2009 as a staff nurse in the Medical-Surgical Telemetry Unit at Stanly Regional Medical Center, now Atrium Stanly. She credits her mother, who is also a nurse, for encouraging her career in health care and is grateful for the opportunities it has given her to be an active participant in caring for the community she calls home.

As her career evolved, Alice moved from direct patient care into information and data analyst roles, allowing her to use her clinical experience and knowledge to lead improvements in data collection and reporting, as well as implement new technologies to support improved health care outcomes and health care cost-savings. She is board certified in Nursing Informatics and has experience leading large, system-wide information technology initiatives.

As payors continue to make the shift to value-based care contracts and in her role as Monarch’s Vice President of Value-Based Care, Alice will primarily be responsible for ensuring that appropriate metrics are identified and tracked in alignment with payor contract requirements and the needs of our departments including finance, operations and others. She will serve as an integral part of the team that will move Monarch into new, value-based care contract relationships with payors.

Alice holds a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the School of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Queens University of Charlotte. She lives in Locust with her husband, Brandon, and two sons.

As Vice President of Operations, LTSS, Nancy Kaierle oversees Monarch’s Long-Term Services and Supports day, residential and community-based programs across Western North Carolina. She provides leadership, supervision and support to staff providing direct care across a range of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental illness. She has worked in the field for more than 36 years.

Nancy joined Monarch in 2012 as a program director covering residential and community-based services and has held several leadership and management positions in the years since. Across her roles at Monarch, Nancy has remained committed to the idea that the individuals Monarch supports should be provided opportunities to live in the settings of their choosing and organizations like Monarch can work to make that happen through available resources, technology and support.

Nancy holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Carolina University. She lives in Huntersville with her husband and enjoys cultural activities and traveling, having visited 13 different countries, including a visit to South Africa in 2022.

Lori Maness serves as Monarch’s Vice President of Finance, Controller. She is responsible for the accounting operations of the company, including the production of periodic financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company’s reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles.

Lori has worked at Monarch for 27 years in various roles within Monarch’s Finance Department.

Laurie Meyer serves as Monarch’s Vice President of Human Resources where she holds primary responsibility for all Human Resources functions.

She has an extensive background in Human Resources and has worked in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining Monarch, she served as the Chief Human Resources Officer for Anne Carlsen, a statewide provider of life-changing behavioral health support and services to individuals and families in North Dakota. Laurie has also held leadership positions in health care and the nuclear industry.

In her more than 20 years in Human Resources, Laurie has distinguished herself as a trusted advisor and dedicated employee advocate. She is also an active member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM).

Laurie graduated from Randolph Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Anthropology. She also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Averett University in Danville, Virginia.

Laurie and her husband, Ken, live in Asheboro, North Carolina, after relocating from North Dakota. They are avid Ohio State fans enjoy spending time with their four adult children and five grandchildren.

As Vice President of Operations, Outpatient Clinical Services, Todd Posey, M.Ed, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS, provides leadership and directs the day-to-day operations of our outpatient therapy services, providing both administrative and clinical supervision to Monarch’s Senior Therapists.

Todd is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist and Certified Clinical Supervisor. He holds a master’s degree in guidance and counseling from Virginia State University and a graduate certificate in substance abuse counseling from East Carolina University.

Todd has worked in clinical and operational leadership in behavioral health for nearly 20 years in a variety of treatment settings. Todd’s therapeutic approach is trauma-informed and relies heavily on evidence-based practices which include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. When providing clinical supervision, Todd utilizes the Integrative Developmental Model which tailors the approach to fit the developmental stage of the therapist.

Todd and his family live in Mebane. During his down time, Todd enjoys reading, working out and spending time with his wife and daughter.

Lora Umberger serves as Monarch’s Vice President of Operations, Outpatient Administrative Services and administrative operations for Monarch’s 16 outpatient clinics and the Wake Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC). Drawing on her wealth of knowledge of outpatient services at Monarch, Lora is responsible for setting up standardized systems and monitoring those systems to ensure administrative duties for the outpatient offices are completed effectively and accurately.

Lora has served Monarch in a variety of positions since 2006. Most recently, she was the Special Projects Manager for Behavioral Health and prior to that she served as the Practice Administrator for Monarch’s Behavioral Health – Guilford outpatient office for seven years.

Lora received a bachelor’s degree in social work from Appalachian State University. In addition to her experience working with directly with the people we support with mental illness and substance use disorders and in operations, Lora has also served as a facilitator for Monarch for various trainings including Getting it Right and System of Care Provider Partner.

Carrie Waide serves Monarch’s Vice President of Customer Experience, working with operations and clinical teams as well as Monarch’s administrative departments to review the many ways we engage with the people we support. As Monarch strives to improve customer service across all of our programs and services, Carrie coordinates process and procedures that put the people we support first and provide solutions to improve customer satisfaction. In her role, Carrie also oversees Monarch’s call center, which answers thousands of patient calls each month and is often the first point of contact for individuals and families seeking services and support.

Carrie comes Monarch with an extensive background in health care management, having worked with Health Care Services Corporation, a conglomeration of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.