Our Team

Ms. Pack has been working to support improved health and health care in South Carolina since 1998. She has distinguished herself through work across the state and at the local level. As Executive Director of the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health, Ms. Pack works with the Board of Directors to provide vision…

Mr. Freeman is the retired founding Chief Executive Officer of Palmetto Health, the largest integrated healthcare delivery system in South Carolina. Palmetto Health includes a regional teaching hospital and tertiary center, two acute care hospitals, a heart hospital, a children’s hospital and a psychiatric hospital. He was the founding executive director and served in that…

Mr. Centeno brings over eight years of experience in the operations, business and accounting fields to IMPH. In his role as Director of Operations, Mr. Centeno leads office operations, financial and board governance for IMPH in partnership with the Executive Director. He also works in developing the annual budget, monitoring compliance with grant requirements and…

Taryn M. Farrell serves as Research Associate for the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH). Ms. Farrell will support the development and execution of IMPH policy informing activities and evaluation efforts to advance IMPH’s mission. Before joining IMPH, Ms. Farrell worked as a Graduate Research Assistant for a Healthy People Health Carolinas…

Erin Haire serves as the Associate Director for the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH). Her knowledge and experience in the public health sector is informed by her years of advocacy on behalf of vulnerable adults and children in the Southeast.  Ms. Haire holds a BA in Philosophy and Creative Writing from…

Ms. Hubbard serves as the Health Policy Analyst for the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH). In this role, Ms. Hubbard manages and executes all activities related to IMPH’s Health Policy Fellows Program and performs research and analysis to inform policy in South Carolina. Before joining IMPH, Ms. Hubbard worked for the…

Brie Hunt serves as the Senior Director, Policy Initiatives at IMPH. She has worked in health policy on the state and national level for more than ten years, including four years at IMPH.  Ms. Hunt holds an M.Ed. in Leadership and Organizational Performance from Vanderbilt University, where she worked supporting the Fuchs Research Project by…

Amelia Wilks serves as the Legislative Initiatives Coordinator for the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH). In this role, she represents IMPH with members of the General Assembly, their staff and other elected officials. Before joining IMPH, Ms. Wilks previously served as a Government Relations and Public Affairs consultant at a South…