PHCU Nominating Committee Slate of Officers for 2021
Board of Directors Slate
PAMELA BURGESS- Pamela began her tenure at Richland Memorial Hospital on November 27, 1972. She has served in many capacities in the hospital including Ward Clerk, Secretary in Social Work and Discharge Planning, Heart Center Liaison in Admissions, and Patient Flow Coordinator/Administrative Associate in Radiology. She presently holds the position of Visitor Service Representative.
Pamela has been a member of PHCU since May 1984 when the branch was located on the first floor of the hospital near Security. The Credit Union outgrew that location and was moved to 9 Medical Park. After moving to the new location, she was appointed to serve as a member of the Loan Committee by Brian Jowers who served as the Board Chairman. She was later elected to serve as Chair of the Loan Committee. That Committee was later dissolved and then Pamela became a Board Member. Currently Pamela serves as a Board Member and enjoys the opportunity of being an advocate for Members of the Credit Union. She has served on the Member Election Committee, the Nominations Committee, and the Facilities Committee.If re-elected, Pamela stated "I will continue to provide the best leadership by helping to grow our Membership, keeping our Members informed and educated on their finances, and by keeping our Credit Union fiscally sound."
CHARLENE CATHCART-Charlene, Director of Patient Access Services, has more than thirty (30) years of experience in the Patient Access Services and Patient Billing Services with Palmetto Health. She is responsible for directing the financial operations in patient registration for all points of entry at Palmetto Health Richland, Palmetto Health Baptist, and Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge.
Charlene received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Presbyterian College. She served as the President of South Carolina Association of Hospital Access Management and the Chair of the Board of Directions for Palmetto Health Credit Union.
EUREKA H. ROBERTSON, LMSW Eureka is the Manager of Managed Services Operations for Sirius Computer Solutions. Her responsibilities include: Managing a team of 24 analysts and operators in providing end-to-end delivery support for Managed Services solutions architecture, design, case management and service delivery. Eureka previously worked in healthcare for 25 years, with the majority of those years being in the field of Healthcare IT with Prisma Health. She received a Master of Social Work degree and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Carolina.
She is a member of Brookland Baptist Church where she serves with the Brookland Foundation's Homeless Outreach Ministry. She serves as the immediate past chair of the board of the Black Alumni Council of the My Carolina Alumni Association and other community involvement through her sorority and love of service.
Eureka, a published author of two books, originally hails from Greenville, SC but has lived in the Midlands since graduation from USC in 1988. She has one daughter, Aria who is a Tax Associate with PwC in Philadelphia, PA.
Supervisory Committee Slate
SUSAN FERRELL Susan Ferrell, Finance Director is responsible for the Richland Campus as well as the Midlands financial team supporting Prisma Health Operations. Susan has been with Palmetto Health for 12 years and is a graduate of Winthrop University, where she earned a BS in Accounting and a Master's in Business.
Susan has over 30 years' experience in Finance related positions across several industries including Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals. She holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification. Susan has served as a member of the PHCU Supervisory Committee since 2014.
JONATHAN MORSE Jonathan has been with the Financial Reporting and Analysis Team with Prisma Health Medical Group since August 2011, and a member of the Palmetto Health Credit Union since early 2012. His prior experience includes two years working for a local investment firm during grad school and two years running a family school uniform business in Charleston, SC after completing his undergraduate studies. He received his Bachelor of Science in Management and Marketing and Master of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina.
EVAN J RUFF, CIAM-Evan has been the Principal Identity and Access Management Engineer serving on the Identity and Access Management Team with Prisma Health since Feb 2016, and has been a member of the Palmetto Health Credit Union since 2017. His prior experience includes over 15 years in Advanced Media, Master Control, and Information Technology, with the last 5 years specializing in Identity Management within Information Security. Evan holds multiple certifications ranging in Data Science from Microsoft and Johns Hopkins as well being a Certified Identity and Access Manager. His interests include working with data, automaton, and innovation. His passion is being a devoted husband and awesome dad to his 2 girls.
