Linda joined Care Share in the fall of 2008.  Linda is responsible for innovation, strategic direction, and capacity building. She provides on-site technical assistance to the central and western regions of the state with expertise in collaboration building, Collaborative Network development, strategic planning,  collective impact and leadership development.  Previous to her position as the Director of Innovation and Capacity Building, Linda Kinney served as the Executive Director and Deputy Director of Care Share, Executive Director of the North Carolina Association for Healthcare Access and Director of Health Access for the Buncombe County Medical Society Foundation.  During her tenure with the Buncombe County Medical Society, she directed Project Access and was instrumental in replicating the model in communities across North Carolina. Linda has a background in fundraising and community organizing through her work with the Girls Scouts of Western North Carolina and the Farm Worker Health Project in South Texas.  Linda received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from University of Wisconsin at Madison and her Master’s of Health Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Rachel supports Care Share in both its operations and services. Having worked with Care Share at its inception, she is familiar with its mission, principles, and networks. She brings a strong understanding of inclusive communities and systems change to create opportunities for improving health.  Rachel is an independent consultant dedicated to advancing collaborative efforts organizing for social justice, including health equity.  She has consulted and partnered with networks, community based groups, public agencies, educational institutions and foundations—across various issues and places around the country. With over 20 years’ experience, Rachel has supported groups in the areas of research, assessment, planning, project management, facilitation, and leadership, organizational and network development. When Care Share was first established, she served as the Western North Carolina Collaborative Network Specialist to help develop community health networks.  Rachel has earned a Masters in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Wisconsin (Madison), and an Economics undergraduate degree from Emory University.  Born and raised in the Northeast, Rachel lived and worked in California for 14 years, before moving to the South in 2007.

Weyling White is a proud native of Ahoskie, a small rural town located in eastern North Carolina. Born and raised in Ahoskie, Weyling left to attend college and returned back to Ahoskie to bring change to his community. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Winston-Salem State University, and he obtained his Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management from the University of Phoenix.

Weyling joined the Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center in 2013, as the Director of Hertford Health Access which has led to hundreds of patients receiving free or reduced health care services throughout Eastern North Carolina, as well as, improving the health outcomes of many of these vulnerable patients. In this role, he also established the TRIP program which has allowed many chronically ill patients in his community to access free rides to medical appointments and other resources.

While working to provide access to care for the uninsured population, Weyling was also instrumental in founding numerous initiatives surrounding social drivers of health, youth wellness, and health equity. He has served on the Board of Directors for Care Share Health Alliance, while also serving as Co-Chair of the Collaborative Network Committee.  In 2017, Weyling took on the role as the RCCHC’s Practice Administrator and has continued to remain committed to community partnerships as he is the current Co-Chair of the Hertford Health Maintenance Alliance.

In 2019, Weyling made history as he was elected as Ahoskie’s first African American Mayor. Weyling is a graduate of the Rural Economic Development Institute with the NC Rural Center, as well as, a Leadership North Carolina Class XXVI graduate, and is a current Bernstein Health Leadership Fellow. He has a strong passion for health equity, social justice, and rural health. He is the husband to Nikki White and father to Christian, Savannah, and Johan White.