J. Michael Jernigan, Chief Executive Officer
As Chief Executive Officer, J. Michael Jernigan co-founded Select Health of South Carolina, Inc., the first Medicaid managed care plan in South Carolina.

Born and educated in South Carolina, Jernigan began his professional career in 1977, working with hospital clients in South Carolina. After 20 years with various health provider organizations across the country, he returned to South Carolina in 1995 to organize Select Health of South Carolina, Inc., a new health plan for families enrolled in Medicaid.

Developing collaborative relationships with organizations committed to improving the lives of children in South Carolina continues to be a priority for Jernigan.

Cindy Helling, Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
Cindy Helling has been employed by Select Health since its founding in November 1995. Cindy oversees Select Health's operations throughout our service area. She has also served as Associate Vice President of Management Information Systems. Helling has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, 17 of which have been as a manager.

Since 1987, she has worked with community hospitals and health maintenance organizations in Oklahoma and Florida. Cindy received a Bachelor of Science degree from Excelsior College in Albany, N.Y., and a Master's of Business Administration from the Citadel in Charleston, S.C.

Kathy Stone, Vice President, Public Affairs
Kathy Stone has more than 30 years of varied experience in the healthcare environment. Before accepting her current position, Stone worked as Senior Director of Communications. She has worked for a Medicaid managed care plan in Florida and as Director of Marketing for three hospitals owned by a large for-profit hospital organization. Stone has a degree in business administration with a major in marketing from the University of South Florida.

Fred Volkman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Volkman became the Chief Medical Officer for Select Health in September 2007. Prior to Select Health, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Avidyn Health/Fiserv Health Care Management. In this role, Fred was responsible for the clinical strategy and oversight for disease management, wellness, independent medical review, utilization/case management, quality analytics, clinical research, guideline development, product development and the redesign of the disease management program. Prior to Avidyn Health/Fiserv Health Care Management, he managed his own medical consulting firm; served as Senior Medical Director for iHealth Technologies and Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President for Promina Health System; Vice President, Medical Affairs for Wellpoint/Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and Vice President, National PPO Medical Director for CIGNA Healthcare/Healthsource in Connecticut and Georgia.

Volkman has a Medical degree from Rush Medical College and a Bachelor's degree in Public Health from Northwestern University. He holds a lifetime board certification in Pediatrics from the American Board of Pediatrics.

Rob Aubrey, Chief Financial Officer
Before joining Select Health in August 2007, Aubrey was the Chief Financial Officer for more than five years of a provider-sponsored health maintenance organization in Athens, Georgia. In his role there, he was responsible for the strategic direction of the plan from a financial and operational perspective, managing finance, accounting, underwriting, billing and enrollment, network development/provider contracting, and provider relations. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Humana in Kansas City. In addition, Aubrey worked for PacifiCare Health System, serving in a number of financial roles across Texas and Oklahoma, with the most recent role of Director of Financial Operations in San Antonio, Texas.

Aubrey received an MBA degree from California Coast University in Santa Ana, California and a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has also received specialized training in healthcare economics and provider contracting.

James G. (Gil) Baldwin, Jr., M.D., Associate Medical Director
Dr. Baldwin received both his B.A. and his M.D. from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Hematology at the Medical University of South Carolina. Following completion of his medical studies, Dr. Baldwin served in the United States Army Medical Command (Europe). In addition to his duties as Associate Medical Director, he maintains a private practice for Internal Medicine in Charleston. He is an active member of the American College of Physicians, the Charleston County Medical Society and the South Carolina Medical Society.

Terry Jones Davenport, Community Liaison Director
In this role, Davenport has accepted the challenge to direct the creation and development of this new department for the organization. Her department will play a key role in improving health outcomes and assuring availability of services to all members by building positive relationships with organizations that share Select Health's mission. Prior this position, she served as Select Health's Director of Member Services and Education for six years and was responsible for the call center and member outreach.  Additionally, she served in the United States Air Force for 10 years, during which time she gained experience in public affairs, customer service and management. She has a Master of Science degree from Southern Wesleyan University.

Tina Davis, Regional Director, Sales Promotion and Marketing
Tina Davis joined Select Health in 2001 as a Marketing Supervisor and was promoted to Marketing Manager in 2003. She started in Medicaid managed care as a Patient Advocate for a health center in Pennsylvania where she was commissioned to build a Member Services Department from the ground up. Davis has also worked as a Marketing representative for Gateway Health Plan and has a total of 16 years in Medicaid managed care.

Rebecca Engelman, RN, MSN, Senior Director of Quality Improvement
Rebecca Engelman is responsible for the development of quality improvement and health management programs for Select Health. She worked in several hospital emergency departments prior to managing the medical services department at a Florida health plan. Rebecca received her Master of Science in Nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina, and she is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Business from Charleston Southern University.

Tracy Pou, Director of Communications
As Director of Communications, Pou leads an award winning communications department that is responsible for statewide branding, public relations, media relations, advertising, presentations, publications and internal messaging.

Pou has more than 10 years of varied communications experience, most recently serving as Select Health’s Manager of Corporate Communications. Pou previously worked as a broadcast news producer at Columbia’s top-rated NBC News affiliate, WIS TV 10. She has also freelanced at WCSC in Charleston.

Pou earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of South Carolina and also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Management.

Kevin Vaughan, Director of Member Services
Vaughan is responsible for the plan's call center and providing member education, as well as preventive health outreach. Vaughan has 16 years of healthcare experience including 12 years of call center management. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from The College of William and Mary in Virginia and a Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University. Prior to joining Select Health, he managed call centers for the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, Medicare Part B and a Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan (FEHBP).

Herbert Weldon Jr., Associate Vice President of Business Development
Weldon joined Select Health in 2008 and leads the company’s strategic business planning and market expansion efforts. Weldon has over twenty-five years of management experience in healthcare and finance. Prior to joining Select Health, he served as President of Weldon Management Associates LLC, an independent consulting firm.

Weldon has previously served as the Medicaid Director for the District of Columbia and as Deputy Commissioner of Medicaid for Georgia. Weldon earned an MBA in Finance and Marketing (Kellogg School of Management) and a BA in Economics, both from Northwestern University.