As a true not-for-profit health system, Phoebe is operated by a volunteer board drawn from the community it serves. They serve without pay, volunteering time and expertise. They set policy, create goals, evaluate management’s performance, and ensure Phoebe operates in the best interest of the community. Below you can learn more about our volunteer governing board members for the health system.
Bruce Melton is president of Oxford Construction Company.
In addition to serving as chairman of Phoebe Putney Health System Board, he has also served as chairman of the Phoebe Health Ventures Board of Directors since 1995 and as chairman of the board of Phoebe Physician Group since 2009. He and his wife, Paula, have two daughters.
Don Monk is a retired banking executive.
He has served on the boards of Darton State College Foundation, Chehaw Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Moultrie Technical College, Leadership Georgia Foundation, and Tiftarea Academy. Don enjoys bicycling and trap shooting.
Clay Banks is general manager of Keystone Foods in Camilla, where he has also led the company’s community- based charity efforts.
He serves on the Georgia Poultry Federation Board and is a member of Horizons Community Solutions, Phoebe Hospital and Health Partners Boards. He and his wife, Nickolette, have two children.
John Culbreath, EdD served as interim dean of the College of Education at Albany State University before his retirement and served six years as superintendent of the Dougherty County School System.
He was inducted into the Albany State University Alumni Hall of Fame in 2005. He and his wife, Barbara, have two children.
Mary Helen Dykes served as secretary-treasurer of Bobs Candies, Inc., until it was sold in 2005.
She is an AB&T founding director. She earned a bachelor’s degree in art history at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY. She is the mother of three sons.
Mary King Givens is a native of Worth County and is retired as a librarian and consultant.
She is currently a member of the Worth County Hospital Authority, Best Friends Humane Society, the Worth County Historical Society and the DAR. She was married to the late James R. Givens, MD.
Frank Middleton, MD practiced Ob/Gyn for 20-plus years and then joined the executive team at Phoebe as Senior Vice President and served as interim Chief Medical Officer.
He is past president of the medical staff at Phoebe and the Dougherty County Medical Society. He is also a volunteer with Phoebe Cancer Infusion Center. Dr. Middleton lives in Albany with his wife, Pam. They have four children and ten grandchildren.
Lamar “Chip” Moree, MD has provided anesthesia and pain management in the Albany community since 1981.
Dr. Moree received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Georgia, his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Dr. Moree is dedicated to assisting his patients effectively manage their experience of pain.
Bernard Scoggins, MD is an internist at Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc., specializing in geriatrics.
He is chairman of the Dougherty County Health Department Board of Directors. He also chairs the hospital’s Ethics Advisory Committee. He is a recipient of the Heroes in Healthcare Ethics Award from the Healthcare Ethics Consortium of Georgia. He served on the Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County from 1988 to 1991.
Scott Steiner joined the Phoebe family in March, 2019.
He previously served as CEO of four Tenet hospitals in Detroit, MI. He began his career in healthcare administration as Director of Physician Network & Development for a hospital in East St. Louis, IL in 1992. Scott and his wife, Tracy have two daughters. Scott is a member of the Phoebe Health System, Phoebe Hospital, Phoebe Sumter, Phoebe Worth, Phoebe Health Ventures and Phoebe Physicians Boards.
Sally Whatley is retired having served almost 33 years in education, including superintendent of the Dougherty County School System.
She is First Vice-President of Girl Scouts Historic Georgia Board of Directors, serves on the Randolph County Library Board as chairman and also serves in many capacities in the Cuthbert First Baptist Church. She and her husband, Steve, have one son.