Melinda Daniel, MSL
Melinda Daniel is the Vice President of Workers’ Compensation for Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the U.S., which was created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. She has been with the organization since 2010. Melinda received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Catawba College and her Master of Science in Leadership from Pfeiffer University. She is a board member for the North Carolina Association of Self-Insureds and the Carolinas Risk and Insurance Management Society.
Nicolette Davis, MPAS, PA-C
Nicolette Davis is the Atrium Health Southeast Regional Director of Occupational Medicine. Based out of Charlotte, NC, she has responsibility for occupational medicine services delivered in over 60 clinic locations spanning four states. She currently serves nationally as the President of the Association of PAs in Occupational Medicine and as the liaison between the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the American Academy of Physician Associates. She is married with 4 children and enjoys spending time on the sports fields in her free time.
Dekarlos Dial, DPM
Dr. Dekarlos Dial is a board-certified podiatric surgeon with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Podiatry – Westchester and an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. His specialties include podiatry, foot and ankle, and orthopaedics. Dr. Dial completed residencies at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and South Side Hospital of Pittsburgh. He also completed his fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
Jan Frye Hill, BSN, RN, CCM
Jan Frye Hill is the Workers' Compensation Program Coordinator for the Department of Orthopaedics at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. She has been with the medical center for over 43 years. In addition to being a certified case manager, Jan is a registered nurse who received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Carolina University and her Neurological- Neurosurgical Nurse Specialist Certification from Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Jan's career highlights include being named one of the Great 100 Nurses for NC, serving on the HonorBridge and Miracles in Sight Boards of Directors, and co-authoring "Stroke-A Guide for Patient and Family." Jan resides in Mount Airy, NC with her husband Bill and Bill's service dog Fabio.
John Li, MD, PhD
Dr. John Li is a professor and a hand surgery specialist at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health. He has been involved in multiple basic science research and clinical trials sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and orthopedic societal grants. Board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Li’s clinical practice covers the whole upper extremity but with special interest in peripheral nerve injury and reconstruction. In addition to memberships of orthopedic and hand societies, he is also a member of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve and the Sunderland Society. Dr. Li has published more than 100 peer reviewed papers related to his clinical work and research.
C. Douglas Maynard Jr., PLLC
Doug Maynard, Jr., has more than 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer in Winston-Salem. Doug worked as an insurance adjuster for several years prior to beginning the practice of law. Doug has resolved multiple cases for more than one million dollars including denied life insurance, liquor liability/motor vehicle collision personal injury, bad faith claims handling, failure to settle, and workers’ compensation claims. He was one of the lead attorneys that resolved a four-fatality apartment fire wrongful death claim for ten million dollars in 2022.
Doug is happily married with five adult children and five grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoys playing soccer and working out, and just hanging out with his wife, children and grandchildren.
Thomas W. Page, JD
Tom Page has over 30 years of experience handling and defending workers’ compensation claims before the North Carolina Industrial Commission and North Carolina courts. A partner with Hedrick Gardner’s Charlotte office, he represents a variety of employers, from small businesses to large Fortune 500 companies in all matters of workers’ compensation law. Tom earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky and Juris Doctor degree from the University of Louisville. He is an active member of the North Carolina State Bar and North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys.
Tom and his wife Dana are the proud parents of two daughters and a son, who recently graduated from college. When he’s not working, Tom loves boating, fishing and relaxing with his family at the lake.
Maria Rumley
Maria Rumley is the Safety, Environmental, and Ergonomic Lead for John Deere in Kernersville, NC. In her role, she oversees the heath and regulatory maintenance of the safety and environmental programs for the John Deer Kernersville campus. Maria received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UNC Greensboro and is a registered nurse. She is also a certified occupational health nurse specialist and a member of the Occupational Health Nurses Association. A Greensboro native, Maria spends her spare time with her family.
Dustin Segers, MS, ATC
Dustin Segers is an industrial athletic trainer with Atrium Health. He has 27 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings, from outpatient orthopedics to home health care. He has a Master of Science in Human Movement Science with specialization in corrective exercise. Dustin has been married for 27 years, has four children, and enjoys reading, hiking, martial arts and riding motorcycles when he’s not working.