Board Of Directors
Ms. Myra Ladd-Bone
Chair
Mr. Jason Waughtel
Vice Chair
Mr. Reese Jackson
Mr. D. Van Smith
Ms. Myra Bowen
Mr. Pete Burkhimer
Jamie Fountain, MD
Jason Higginson, MD
Ms. Sandra Baynes
Ms. Sandy Martin
Ed Gallagher – Legal Counsel
Gary Hunter, DO – Chief of Staff
Outer Banks Health operates as a private, not-for-profit health system. The responsibility and authority for the management of the hospital and its subsidiaries are vested in its voluntary Board of Directors comprised of 10 members. Six members are appointed by ECU Health and four by Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. Each of the two owners, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare and ECU Health, is represented on the Board of Directors, in addition to Outer Banks residents. Members serve for a three-year, renewable term.
Executive Team
Cathy Yablonski
President
Cathy Yablonski joined Outer Banks Health in April 2026, bringing more than 30 years of leadership experience across hospital administration, ambulatory strategy, physician practice management, and system‑level operations. Before her appointment, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Ambulatory Operations Officer at Mary Washington Healthcare in Fredericksburg, VA, where she led a division of more than 1,200 team members and advanced key initiatives to expand outpatient services and strengthen operational performance. Prior to that role, Yablonski spent 14 years as President of Stafford Hospital, guiding its growth, enhancing clinical services, and deepening community partnerships. Earlier in her career, she held multiple leadership positions at Kaleida Health, including Director of Operations and Corporate Director of Support Services, overseeing large‑scale hospital operations and systemwide support functions. A native of Buffalo, NY, Yablonski earned her Master of Science in Professional Leadership from St. Bonaventure University and her Bachelor of Science from Canisius College.
Todd Warlitner
Vice President Of Finance
Todd J. Warlitner joined the organization in December 2002. His previous role was director of fiscal services/assistant chief financial officer of Memorial Hospital of Martinsville & Henry County (MHMHC) in Martinsville, Virginia, a position he held from July 1989. Prior to his service at MHMHC, Warlitner served for two years as accounting manager at Alleghany Regional Hospital in Low Moor, Virginia. He earned his Bachelor of Science in accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (VA Tech) in 1984. Warlitner is a certified public accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant, and a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. He currently serves as chairman of the board of Tidewater Area Central Hospital Laundry, Inc.; member, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary; and power boat captain, Martin’s Point Yacht Club, and is a member of the Outer Banks Repeater Association.
Devereux Grindle
Vice President, Clinical Operations
Devereux Grindle earned her registered nurse diploma from Sentara School of Health Professions, BSN from Drexel University, MSN from Southern New Hampshire University, and brings over 20 years of healthcare experience. She has led TJC Hospital Surveys, including OBH’s Acute Stroke Ready accreditation, directed the pandemic response, and established a Healthcare Careers Exploration Program with local schools. Grindle expanded care coordination services, improved clinical practices through Lean Six Sigma, and earned the Salus Luminaire award for patient safety. She has also contributed to community health through programs focused on stroke education and prevention, and serves on local community boards including the Outer Banks Dementia Coalition, College of the Albemarle, Eastern AHEC, and CAPES Academy.
Amy Montgomery
Executive Director Of Operations
Amy Montgomery holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and a Master’s Degree in Health Promotion from East Carolina University. Formerly the hospital’s Director of Community Outreach, Montgomery assumed the role of Senior Administrator of Operations role in 2015. Montgomery is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She is an established leader in our community. As the former health education supervisor for the Dare County Department of Public Health, Montgomery started the Miles of Smiles Mobile Dental Unit and the Peer Power Program. She also led the first Community Health Assessment for Dare County. She was a key member of the committee that started the Outer Banks Marathon and Outer Banks Sporting Events, as part of her seven-year tenure as the executive director of the Dare Education Foundation. She has served on the Boards of Directors for Children and Youth Partnership for Dare County and the Outer Banks Relief Foundation.
Lynne Miles
Executive Director Of Medical Group Operations
Lynne Miles earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from East Carolina University and holds both a Master of Health Administration and a PhD in Health Services from Walden University. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Lynne previously served as Manager of Operations at ECU Health Medical Center, where she also contributed as an advisory board member for the ECU Health Services Management program and chaired the ECU Health United Way campaign. Since relocating to the Outer Banks in 2012, she has completed the Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership OBX program, ECU Health’s Emerging Leaders program, and East Carolina University’s Teachers of Quality Academy. Her leadership has been recognized with honors including ECU’s Forty Under 40 Leaders to Watch (2015) and the Outer Banks Chamber Board Director of the Year (2024). Currently, Lynne serves on the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and chairs its Education Department. She also serves on the Board of the Community Care Clinic of Dare and is an adjunct faculty member at the College of the Albemarle.
