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Meet our Leadership Team

Nanci Brewington Agostinelli

Executive Director

Anthony Grimaldi

Chief Innovation Officer



Nanci Brewington Agostinelli is a 25-year veteran in the healthcare industry, with a record of proven leadership, being highly relational, clinically trained and business focused. Beginning her career as a Registered Nurse, she gave direction to her life’s purpose of caring for people. Bedside nursing led to executive level leadership as Nanci sought to have greater influence and impact. Nanci leads with a serve-first mindset, is driven by the simplicity of the golden rule, and is focused on empowering and uplifting those within her influence. 

Nanci’s sharp business acumen paired with people management skill drives her effectiveness as leader. Her leadership agility enabled her success in small budget start up roles to multi-state, $20M+ budget management. Her strategic drive centers on cultivating people focused culture, pursuing clinical excellence, and ensuring strong financial stewardship. Nanci brings to Southeastern Integrated Care a commitment to serving the greater good, leading with strategy and innovation, and ensuring competitive advantage in the industry.

Nanci holds a MBA from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke and a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from the same. She is a lifelong resident of Robeson County and has devoted her life to making a difference in her rural community. Nanci thrives most in her role as wife, mother, and Nana and stays active on the pursuit of balance in life.

Anthony Grimaldi, is a behavioral healthcare executive with over 29 years of experience in the designing, building, and operating of multi-site healthcare facilities. He is also widely known for his skills in strategic planning. He has comprehensive experience with revenue cycle management, operational budget and revenue modeling, clinical implementation programming, and a working knowledge of state and federal licensing and accreditation agencies including CARF, DNV, TJC, URAC, NCQA, OASAS, OMH, and DOH. Anthony has extensive experience managing numerous accreditation projects nationwide with each facility granted approval accreditation during the first survey. Additionally, Mr. Grimaldi has developed and managed multi-million-dollar budgets, formulated corporate-wide strategic plans, developed and implemented quality improvement programs, and implemented EMR (including EPIC) systems for numerous large organizations. As a passionate servant leader, he integrates throughout his work, thought and change leadership principles alongside situational leadership theory, allowing him to faithfully remain both mission and margin focused. His passion is to work within a team model, develop strategic plans, and provide the resources necessary for a successful business. Anthony holds a masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Southern Illinois University, and a bachelors degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Anthony is a member of the NCHA, NC MCO Provider Council, Robeson County Substance Awareness Task Force, and i2i Center for Integrative Health.

  

Dr. Lunsford King

Medical Director/Psychiatrist


Willie Spencer

IT Director

Psychiatrist Dr. Lunsford King has joined Southeastern Integrated Care as our Medical Director.  Prior to joining Southeastern Integrated, Dr. King worked as the Medical Director for Coastal Southeastern United Care serving patients in North and South Carolina, Staff Psychiatrist at New Hanover Regional Medical Center among other positions during his career. 
 
Dr. King is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology and licensed in North and South Carolina.  He received his undergraduate degree in Biology from UNC Chapel Hill, graduate courses in Molecular Biology from UNC Chapel Hill, Doctor of Medicine from UNC Chapel Hill, Intern in Psychiatry from MUSC in Charleston South Carolina and his Residency from MUSC in Charleston South Carolina. 
 
Along with serving as Southeastern Integrated’s Medical Director, Dr. King will oversee Enhanced Service Lines to include ACT, CST, MST, IHH, Peer Support, SACOT, SAIOP and Medication Assistant Treatment Services.  Dr. King has a long-standing relationship with many of our clients in the community we serve.  In his spare time, Dr. King enjoys running, motorcycles and gardening.

Willie comes to Southeastern Integrated Care with over 10 years of experience including stops at UNC Health Southeastern as a Microsystems Technician, Atrium Health as a Information and Analytical Services Technician and Spectrum aa a Customer Service Small Business Technical Support Specialist.  His skills Systems Administration, Networking Configuration, Knowledge of VMware, VNC, and WAN, Onsite and Remote Technical Support, Software Installation, Troubleshooting, Business Process Improvement, Windows Environment 7, 10, and 11, Office 365, Vendor Management along with a focus on internal customer experience.

Willie has a degree in Applied Science from Robeson Community College, Silver Career Readiness Certification from Bladen Community College and is currently working on his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Full Sail University in Florida.  

In his spare time, Willie plays the drums in his Church and enjoys spending time with his family and friends.  

 

  

Linda Hinson

Director of Nursing

Brittany Locklear

VP of Clinical Operations

Linda Hinson is a licensed Registered Nurse with dual degrees in Nursing and in General Education. Linda has been serving her community for almost a decade working at the local community hospital in ICU / Cardiac / MedSurg Units and ER floating as needed during crisis. Linda has served on Unit Council in leadership role selected by her peers as a voice to Advocate for her team members at her local community hospital. Linda has worked in leader ship roles for Skilled Nursing and Long-term Nursing advocating for clients. Linda has served the community working with local Community Hospice services to serve community in their time of need and crisis. Linda has served the surrounding communities for more than a decade as a Volunteer to Marine Corps Toys For Tots, and assisting as volunteer to community food pantries. Linda joins our team with her Assertive Community Treatment Team certification already in place serving her community and local ACT clients for the past several years and is eager to broaden her reach of Advocacy for clients she feels are underserved and underrepresented. Linda’s clients says things like “I really appreciate and respect her because she always has my best interest in mind”. Linda aspires to continue in her growth in career completing her education ending in Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the near future.

 

Brittany has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for 12 years. Born and raised in Robeson County, she earned an undergraduate Bachelor of Social Work from University of North Carolina at Pembroke and graduated with a Master of Social Work from University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2011. She has worked in community mental health much of her career having a passion for working with ACTT teams. Most recently, she was the clinical director at Coastal Southeastern United Care for 6 years. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her son and husband, being a “baseball mom,” and traveling. 

Ginger Carter

Program Director

Jhonathan Strickland

VP of Program Operations

Ginger Cummings Carter, BSW, MSW, CADC, CPSS is Program Director for Enhanced Services at Southeastern Integrated Care, LLC from the beginning of the agency.  Ginger has a passion and dedication to the population served.  Ginger believes in meeting the consumers where they are and helping them to help themselves become a better person and changing their lifestyles.  

Ginger has over thirty years of experience as a public servant with a variety of positions within the Human Service field Behavioral Health, Department of Social Services, and University of North Carolina at Pembroke, NC.  Ginger is most proud to be a part of her community.  Ginger is a native of Robeson County and a member of the NC Lumbee Tribe.
 
Ginger is a Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor Registered, Certified Peer Support Specialist, and Licensed General Contractor.  Ginger received a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, NC in May of 2000 and a Masters of Social Work from the University of South Carolina at Columbia, SC in May of 2001.  Over the years Ginger has served in many roles as Clinical Director, Intensive In Home Service Team Lead, Human Resource Director, Medical Records Assistant, and Outpatient Therapist in the mental health field.  
 
Ginger enjoys spending time with her family and friends.  Ginger has compassion for the underserved population, especially the elderly and children.  Ginger loves to ride her motorcycle.  Ginger enjoys travel as much as possible.  Ginger loves attending community events and concerts.
 
 

Jhonathan is a lifelong resident of Southeastern North Carolina.  He is a 2002 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a Bio-Medical emphasis.  He has spent much of his career in the behavioral health field first as a Behavioral Health Program Director and then served as Chief Reimbursement Director and Operations Liaison with Coastal Southeastern United Care until moving over to SEIC and now serves as the Director of Revenue Cycle.  In his spare time, Jhonathan enjoys spending time with his wife and kids.  

Melissa Kinlaw

Director of Human Resources

Brent Gause

Program Director

Melissa Kinlaw is a Human Resources professional with over 3 decades of experience in all areas of Human Resources. She began her career in Human Resources in 1991 in the textile business and in 2003 she started work at the local hospital, Southeastern Health, where she worked for the last 20 years in numerous roles as Benefits Specialist, Supervisor, Administrator, and Human Resources Manager. She is passionate about helping others and building relationships. Her goal is to ensure that all employees are aligned with the companies’ vision and purpose.
Melissa is a lifelong resident of Robeson County and is married with 2 sons and 2 granddaughters. She received her Associate degree from Robeson Community College in 2019 and her Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2022.

Melissa enjoys spending her free time with family and friends and at her beach home at Holdens Beach.
 
 

A native of Columbus County North Carolina, Brent has twenty-three years of MH/SA/IDD experience. He worked as Regional Director for a mental Health Provider in North Carolina eventually promoted to Chief Executive Director and managed eight offices, nine Level 3 group homes, 3 Adult Family Care homes and Mobile  Crisis Units in several hospitals in Southeastern North Carolina.

Brent serves as our Program Director for Columbus, Brunswick and New Hanover Counties in Southeastern North Carolina.  Brent’s hands-on team building and field experience provides that extra layer of support for our clients.

In his spare time, Brent enjoys playing golf and spending time with his wife. 

 

Jesse Tall

Partner Sagamore Services

John Sweeney

Accounting and Finance

Jesse Tall is a Behavioral Healthcare Executive with almost three decades of hands-on experience in child residential services. He has extensive experience in creating, developing, and growing program models, building effective teams, and creating therapeutic milieus to meet the needs of youth and families up and down the east coast. Jesse has always been an out of the box thinker with a clear vision of what is needed to ensure youth have the best chance of making lasting changes in their lives. He has always been a catalyst of change and continues to challenge those dedicating their careers to serving youth to always do what’s best for them, no matter what. Jesse has managed multimillion-dollar budgets and is savvy with creating managing them. He has a comprehensive working knowledge of state and federal licensing standards, as well as accreditation standards and processes. He enjoys teaching others the ‘why’ in what we do. Jesse’s lifelong passion has been to serve youth through skill building, mentoring, and fostering positive relationships. He has been able to take the impactful experiences that shaped his childhood to develop programs and experiences that have positively impacted thousands of youths over his years serving them. Jesse has lived in North Carolina for over 17 years and is married with 4 amazing kids. He still enjoys playing basketball at a competitive level, but it’s taking a while getting used to being referred to as ‘Old School’ or ‘Coach’. He played four years of basketball at Kentucky Christian University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Colorado Christian University.    

 
 

A native of Robeson County, John has been in the Finance Industry for seven years.  He began his career working in a tax office then moved to banking where he served the Robeson County community performing accounting and credit analysis.    

At Southeastern Integrated, John serves as our Accounting and Finance Manager with oversite of all the family of companies within Southeastern’s umbrella.

In his spare time, John enjoys UNC sports, serving his Church, spending time in the outdoors and  with family and giving back to the community.

 

Sidney Hughes

Director of Finance

Nyzera Fleming

Clinical Director, Sagamore Services

Sidney is a life-long resident of Lumberton, NC, and graduated from UNC Pembroke in 1979 with a BS in Accounting. Upon graduation he started his career as a cost accountant for Emerson Electric Inc., and after a couple of years went to work for Royster Agri Chemical Company as their Asst. Controller.

In 1986 he joined JP Stevens (now known as Westpoint Stevens) in Wagram NC, where he worked for 20 years holding several accounting positions within the company until the closure of the textile operations in 2006 at which time, he was a Cost Accounting Manager.

After the Westpoint Stevens plant closing, over the next 8 years, he worked as a Financial Reporting Officer for UNC Pembroke, Cost Accountant for Watts Water Technologies and as the Asst. Finance Director of Lumberton Housing Authority.

In 2015 he returned to UNC Pembroke to work in the Controller’s Office as an accountant until he retired from the state in 2022. 

 During the spring of 2023 Sidney accepted the position of Director of Finance for Southeastern Integrated Care and its associated companies.

Sidney has always been enthusiastic about his work to see that all assignments were completed orderly, correctly, and timely, and has strived to maintain a personal motto of “Do It Right the First Time,” which was instilled in him during his career with WestPoint Stevens.

Sidney and his wife enjoy spending time with their children, grandchildren, and other family members and friends. He also enjoys maintaining classic cars, and an occasional game of golf.



Nyzera is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 3 states, North Carolina, Illinois, and Virginia. As well as a Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor-A (LCAS-A), Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor (CADC), and Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) for DOT. She is certified in providing Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Nyzera received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a minor in juvenile justice from Missouri Southern State University. Then obtained a master’s degree in social work from Loyola University Chicago. She now works full time as Clinical Director for Sagamore, currently serving a mental health residential facility for youth. While in school to pursue her PHD in psychology.

She provided mental health, substance use, behavioral management, crisis services, and workforce development in a variety of settings. This includes residential facilities, correction facilities, hospitals, private practice, community centers and clinics. She has developed, implemented, and managed programs to improve the welfare of both youth and adults. 

Nyzera is passionate about empowering under-represented individuals to have an equal voice in decision making processes that affect their lives, to enhance their overall well-being. 

 

Turner Hull

Quality and Compliance Director

Brooke Grooms

Administrative Director, Family Medicine

Quality Management and Compliance Director, Turner Hull has been a Master Level Social Worker for over 8 years in the state of North Carolina. She received her bachelor’s degree in social work at South Carolina State University and her Master of Social Work at Johnson C. Smith University. Turner has overall 10 years of experience in the mental health field as a Licensing Coordinator for Foster Care programs, Facilitating the Matrix Model with Adolescents in the Mecklenburg County Area as a LCSWA, quality assurance within the IDD sector, and Mental Health Residential Facilities for youth.  Turner has transferred her passion and experience by supporting and helping mental health agencies improve operations and ensure compliance.

 

 

Southeastern Integrated Care is pleased to introduce Brooke H. Grooms, a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, who has joined our team. With her extensive experience and dedication to patient care, Grooms will provide exceptional healthcare services to the community.

Grooms, a native of Robeson County, brings an impressive educational background to her role. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology with a concentration in molecular biology, as well as a bachelor’s degree in nursing, both obtained from UNC Pembroke. Additionally, she obtained a master’s degree in public administration from UNC Pembroke in 2007 and completed her master’s degree in nursing with a specialization as a family nurse practitioner from UNC Wilmington in 2011.

With 12 years of diverse experience as an FNP, Grooms has acquired expertise in various specialties including GI and Hepatology, Occupational Health, Internal Medicine, and Neurosurgery. Her time spent working in Southeastern’s emergency department has also contributed significantly to her career development as an FNP.

Throughout her professional journey, Grooms has showcased unwavering dedication to Acute/Urgent Care due to her background as an emergency room nurse in Robeson County. Her commitment and knowledge make her a valuable addition to the Southeastern Integrated Care team.


 

James Granger

COO

Priscilla Webb, MA

Referral Manager

James’ philosophy in business revolves around the principles of customer service and servant leadership.   After college and spending the majority of the first 20 years of his career in the Food and Beverage Industry, the mentors he had taught him the main principles of great service to the customer.  In 2015, he moved to the Health Care Industry and worked for the rural hospital, Southeastern Health in Lumberton NC, where his wife and 2 children have lived for over 23 years.

It was at Southeastern Health while reporting to the Administrative Team as the Business Development Officer, he learned the importance of servant leadership in a rural community Hospital that serves patients beyond Lumberton that reside in similar counties in Southeastern North Carolina.  That Servant Leadership mentality not only applies to the patient or client, but also to the fellow co-worker. 

At a point in our history where mental health and addiction medicine is at its highest critical point in history, James believes those principles learned of great service and servant leadership to both the patient or client and the co-worker are essential to the success of all involved in healthcare today. 

 In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, saltwater fishing and spending time with family and friends. 

 

Priscilla Webb, MA is the Referral Manager for Southeastern Integrated Care, LLC. Priscilla takes a vision and makes it reality through collaboration, communication, teamwork, and strategy development. She intuitively sees the thread of opportunity that wind through any organization, brings them together coherently, helps others extend their critical thinking and drives business advantage.

Priscilla has over 30 years of leadership experiences from retail, supply chain logistics, distribution, training, public safety, victim services, and behavioral health care. She began her career in retail to supply chain distribution with Food Lion in numerous roles from Store Manager, District Manager, Training Specialist, Distribution Center Manager, and General Manager. Later she joined NCDPS as a Probation/Parole Officer, protecting and servicing the public. Previously, she served as a Social Worker Supervisor with Department of Social Services and Client Advocate with Friend to Friend, Inc. She also brings experience from UNC Health as a Discharge Planner. 

Priscilla holds a MA – Human Service Counseling from Liberty University and a BS – Criminal Justice from Fayetteville State University. She has served on several Boards of Directors including, Triangle Urban League, Central Carolina Community College Foundation Board, Bennett Bells Board of Directors, and Janice Faye’s Ranch Board.

Priscilla lives with her husband, two children, and granddaughter in Sampson County. She enjoys traveling, cooking, golfing, riding her motorcycle, and spending time with her family and friends.