Our Leadership
CareNet is led by a team with a broad base of experience in counseling and non-profit management. Together, our leadership and administrative teams provide strategic and operational direction for each of our six regional centers and over 80 counties we currently serve. But, what differentiates this team from others is a huge combined heart for the work and for seeing clients and team members all reach their full potential.
Our Leadership Team
Janie Taylor, PhD, LMFT
Interim Clinical Director, Regional Manager (Greenville)
Janie Taylor is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Approved Clinical Supervisor. She earned her PhD in medical family therapy and a master of science in marriage and family therapy from East Carolina University, and has presented nationally on stress, family of origin issues, grief and loss, as well as innovative therapeutic techniques and opportunities for therapists in medical education. She has done research in the areas of spirituality and parental coping with the loss of an adult child, as well as various aspects of spiritual care provision within medical settings.
Brian Davis, DMin, MDiv
Interim Operations Director, Director, Community and Congregation Engagement, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Brian Davis earned his Doctor of Ministry from Erskine Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He joined Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in 2020 as Director of Community and Congregation Engagement, working to align the programs of the Division of FaithHealth with community, congregational, and clergy partnerships, and has joined the effort to forge new partnerships to expand CareNet counseling centers across North Carolina. Prior to that, he served as Associate Executive Director of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.
H. Leah Creel, MDiv, LCMHC
CareNet Integrated Care Coordinator
Leah Creel is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who joined CareNet in 2013. Leah’s experience includes collaborating with children, adolescents and families through life transitions and stressors, and currently provides psychotherapy and integrated care in two Wake Forest Baptist Health pediatric clinics. She is also a Community Resiliency Model (CRM) instructor. Additionally, Leah serves as the Integrated Care Coordinator for CareNet and has a passion for integrating behavioral health into a variety of settings, including physician offices, schools, businesses and other organizations.
Russell Siler Jones, ThD, LCMHCS
Manager of Residency in Psychotherapy and Spirituality
Russell became Manager of CareNet’s Residency in Psychotherapy and Spirituality in 2008. In that role, he teaches and supervises all associate-licensed therapists at CareNet. He has also worked in community mental health, as an associate pastor, as a hospital chaplain, and as a pastoral counselor in Asheville since 1996. He is author of Spirit in Session: Working with Your Client’s Spirituality (and Your Own) in Psychotherapy (2019) and is developing a national training program in spiritually integrated psychotherapy through ACPE.
Deborah A. Morton, LCMHCS
CareNet Clinical Quality Manager
Debbie joined CareNet in 2013 and is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor. She has practiced in community-based chemical dependency programs, hospital-based group therapy programs, physician practices and private practice, and she brings over 23 years of experience in individual, group and couples therapy. In addition to counseling, Debbie serves as the clinical quality manager for the CareNet Counseling organization. She has a passion for continuous improvement in clinical quality for the organization.
Abby Washington, MBA
CareNet Finance and Billing Manager
Before joining CareNet in August 2022, Abby worked in the Financial, Planning, and & Analytics division with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. She enjoys spending time with her son, husband, two dogs, and three cats during her free time.
Our Administrative Team
Tracy Herrin
CareNet Accounts Specialist
Melissa Wilmoth
CareNet Accounts Specialist
Sheena Ingram, CPC-A
CareNet Accounts Specialist
Ian McKnight
Administrative Assistant
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