Leadership Team
Stephanie Young | 919-956-5541
Acting Director, Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network
Stephanie Young has proudly served America’s Heroes for over 27 years in various positions in the Veterans Health Administration. She was appointed as Director of the Western North Carolina VA Health Care System and Charles George VA Medical Center on February 18, 2018. In this role, Ms. Young is responsible for providing exceptional health care to 48,000 Veterans that improves their health and well-being. Ms. Young ensures the delivery of quality, patient-centered care throughout the entire health care system, which is comprised of Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville and three community based outpatient clinics located in Franklin, Hickory and Rutherford County. She is also responsible for approximately 2,000 full-time employees and volunteers and manages an annual operating budget exceeding $360 million. Ms. Young previously served as Director of the VA Iliana Health Care System (VAIHCS) from February 2016 - February 2018 and as the facility’s Acting Director from January 2015 - February 2016. Prior to that, she served as the Associate Director for the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan from June 2010 - January 2015 and as their Facility Chief Information Officer from April 2007 to June 2010. Ms. Young received her Bachelor of Science - Information Technology degree from the University of Phoenix and has an Associate in Science degree from Delta Community College. CAREER CHRONOLOGY: 2018 – Present Director, Charles George VAMC, Asheville, NC 2016 – 2018 Director, VAIHCS, Danville, IL 2015 – 2016 Acting Director, VAIHCS, Danville, IL 2010 – 2015 Associate Director, Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Saginaw, MI 2007 – 2010 Facility Chief Information Officer, Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Saginaw, MI EDUCATION: 2003 Bachelor of Science Information Technology, University of Phoenix 1992 Associate in Science, Delta Community College
Joseph Edger | 919-956-5541
Deputy Network Director, VISN 6
Mr. Joseph P. Edger, FACHE, was appointed Deputy Network Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN) 6 in January 2016. Mr. Edger serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Veterans Health Administration medical facilities in North Carolina and Virginia serving a population of more than 1.5 million Veterans. Mr. Edger’s duties and responsibilities include providing strategic leadership and direction to the administrative activities of VISN 6. The Network is made up of seven medical centers and 30 outpatient sites of care, staffed by more than 14,000 employees and operating with a budget in excess of $2.8 billion. In addition to the medical care mission, VISN 6 is a major provider of graduate medical education and research. The VISN is home to more than 500 researchers and affiliated with seven major medical schools and more than 50 colleges and universities. Mr. Edger previously served more than twenty years as a Medical Service Corps Officer in the United States Army. During his military tenure, he served in leadership roles in medical logistics, health facility planning, and health care administration both stateside and abroad. Mr. Edger’s military career culminated at Fort Benning, GA where he served as the Deputy Commander for Administration for Martin Army Hospital. Mr. Edger received his Bachelor of Science degree graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate of Mansfield University in 1995. In 2005, he received a Master of Healthcare Administration degree from Baylor University. Mr. Edger is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Mr. Edger is a fourth generation Veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Regiment.
Thomas C Slade | 919-956-5541
VISN 6 Office, Chief, Logistics, DURVAMC
