Leadership Kody Kinsley: Secretary of Health and Human Services Chief Deputy Secretary for Health: Mark Benton Chief Transformation Officer: Dr. Cardra E. Burns Chief Financial Officer: Marjorie Donaldson Deputy Secretary for NC Medicaid: Jay Ludlam State Health Director and Chief Medical Officer: Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson Deputy Secretary/Chief Health Equity Officer: Debra Farrington Deputy Secretary for External Affairs and Chief of Staff: Jonathan Kappler Deputy Secretary for Opportunity and Wellbeing: Susan Osborne Deputy Secretary for Operational Excellence: ClarLynda Williams-Devane NCDHHS Organizational Chart