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Robin G. Cummings, M.D., and Katherine “Katie” Davis were recently appointed as the newest members of the Southeastern Health Board of Trustees.
A Pembroke native and cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Cummings became the sixth chancellor of UNC Pembroke in July 2015.
Dr. Cummings graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University Medical School. He practiced medicine with the Pinehurst Surgical Clinic and Moore Regional Hospital for 10 years, where he chaired the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. After leaving his surgical practice, he remained active with the hospital, serving on the Moore Regional Hospital Board of Trustees and chairing the FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Foundation.
Dr. Cummings transitioned to work in government, first as medical director for Community Care of the Sandhills and then as health director of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
A former chairman of the UNCP Board of Trustees, Dr. Cummings also chaired the UNCP Foundation Board, and served on the UNC Chapel Hill Board of Visitors. The founding chair of the N.C. American Indian Health Board, he has chaired the Commission on N.C. Indian Health and served on the N.C. Council on Developmental Disabilities and the N.C. Rural Center Board. He has been honored with the Presidential Award from the N.C. Academy of Family Physicians and the Visionary Award from N.C. Prevent Blindness.
He and his wife, Rebecca, also a Pembroke native, currently reside in Pembroke and have four children: Amy, Mark, David and Adam.
A native of Robeson County, Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from UNC Chapel Hill and a juris doctor degree from the UNC School of Law in 1994. She is a principal partner with the law firm of Huggins, Pounds and Davis.
Davis serves as the treasurer of the Robeson County Bar Association and as a member of the Eastern Carolina Community Board with Lawyers Mutual of North Carolina. She also serves as a board member of the following organizations: Lumberton Junior Service League, Exploration Station, The Boys and Girls Club, Robeson Road Runners, and Lumberton Racquet and Swim Club.
She and her husband, William, live in Lumberton and have two sons, Bill and Dixon.
“We are fortunate to have community leaders such as Dr. Cummings and Mrs. Davis who recognize the importance of improving the health of the people of Robeson County,” said Joann Anderson, president and chief executive officer of Southeastern Health.
In addition to Dr. Cummings and Davis, the other members of the SeHealth Board of Trustees are: Chairman Michael “Bo” Stone, Kenny Biggs, Faye Caton, Larry Chavis, Danny Cook, Dennis Hempstead, Randall Jones, Wayland Lennon, Alphonzo McRae Jr., Joseph Roberts, M.D., Kenneth Rust, Jan Spell, and W.C. Washington.
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