Foundation Board of Trustees LMH Foundation

Board of Trustees

Dr. Jeffrey Clark, ChairmanDr. Jeffrey Clark, Chairman
Jeffrey M. Clark, D.D.S, is chairman of the Laughlin Health Care Foundation Board of Trustees. Serving with Clark in leadership roles are Joe Morris, vice-chair; Cecil L. Easterly, secretary; and Jack G. Wilson, treasurer.

Clark has served on the Foundation board for over four years and was elected vice-chair, prior to being selected as chairperson. He has played a major role in all the programs of the Laughlin Health Care Foundation during his tenure of service. His particular interest has been in the Foundation’s Annual Free Visual and Dental Clinic.

Clark, a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery, was appointed to the Tennessee Board of Dentistry in 2004 and served as president of the board from 2006 to 2008. He holds several professional certifications and professional affiliations with the American Dental Association, is a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and is a member of several other professional organizations. He is a published researcher and has made professional presentations throughout the nation.

Dr. Clark’s office is located in the Laughlin Medical Office Building, Number 2, at 1406 Tusculum Boulevard.

Chairperson Clark is a member of the Greeneville Kiwanis Club and serves on the board of directors of the United Way of Greeneville.

Clark and his wife, Kathy, are parents to three children: Laura, Andrew, and Caroline. The family members are active in the First Baptist Church of Greeneville, where Clark serves as a deacon.

Laughlin Health Care Foundation is a philanthropic and fund development, 501 (c) (3) organization, serving Laughlin Memorial Hospital and its affiliates.

Philanthropy is…the voluntary giving and receiving of time and resources, frequently within an organizational context, directed toward charitable purposes and/or better of quality of life.

Laughlin Health Care Foundation Board of Trustees 2009/2010:

  • Jeffrey M. Clark, DDS, Chairman
  • Joe Morris, Vice-Chairman
  • Cecil L. Easterly, Secretary
  • Jack G. Wilson, Treasurer Lifetime Member
  • C. Ray Adams Ex officio
  • Martha M. Bachman
  • Terry Bellamy
  • Brian Bragdon
  • Mike Burns
  • Dr. Alan Corley
  • Larry Coughlin
  • J.W. Douthat, Emeritus
  • James A. Emory
  • Tom C. Gregory
  • Susan T. Holzschuh
  • Brandon C. Hull
  • Betty Carter Justis
  • Anthony LaMarca
  • John W. McInturff
  • Peter A. Reardon M.D.
  • Emily Rivers
  • Craig Shepherd, DDS
  • Bob R. Southerland
  • James L. Warner
  • Hugh A. Wells
  • Herbert Whitfield Lifetime Member
  • Charles H. Whitfield, Jr. Ex officio
  • Wilhelmina Williams
  • Betty S. Weemes, MA, CFRE, Founding Director

Laughlin Health Care Foundation was organized in 1994 to provide support to Laughlin Memorial Hospital and its health care affiliates: Laughlin Healthcare Center and Laughlin Home Health.

This support comes in two ways: through donors who are interested in helping us maintain the best healthcare available for the citizens in our community and through the development of community benefit programs that educate and promote awareness of good health practices. Donors use our 'in memorial' or 'in honor' gift programs to make a difference in our community’s health care. Donors also make gifts that are not designated.

We are especially proud of the free visual and dental clinics for the under-privileged in our community, the grief support programs for those who are hurting, the 911 Emergency Training Program for school-age children, and our scholarship program for those interested in pursuing higher education in the nursing field.

Our 'YES,MAM!' program promotes the recommended three-steps in early detection of breast cancer. The Look Good, Feel Better program is designed to support women in treatment for cancer and is in partnership with the American Cancer Society, national cosmetic companies, and area cosmetologists. Additionally, our Loving Bears program provides a cuddly, yet firm, handmade bear for mastectomy patients. These bears give physical support to the surgical area during recovery. An extensive packet of educational material is also given to the mastectomy patients.

We support the Imagination Library, a community program that provides books or videos for children, ages birth to five years old.

These are only a few of the many programs that result from donated funds or services, and I invite you to contact me, any member of the foundation board, or the foundation office to receive additional information about the important work of this organization.

Thank you for your support of Laughlin Health Care Foundation, past and future.

Dr. Jeffrey Clark, Chairperson
Laughlin Health Care Foundation