Cook to head hospital foundation

CONCORD — Adam Cook has been named the new executive director of CMC-NorthEast Foundation. 

A committee from the Foundation Board conducted a national search to find someone to succeed Jim Monroe, who has headed the foundation since it was established in 1993. Monroe is retiring Jan. 14.   

Cook, who has held the position of foundation campaign director since 2004, will assume his new role Jan. 15. 

“Adam has demonstrated outstanding leadership as campaign director,” said Dr. Linny Baker, chairman of the foundation. “He has built strong relationships in our community as well as with the Foundation Board, the medical staff and the employees of Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. He also possesses a passion and talent for fundraising.  All of these attributes and talents make him highly qualified for this position.”

Cook said he is looking forward to the challenge. 

“Our Foundation Board has created significant relationships and charitable contributions from our community which have improved our healthcare delivery system,” he said. 

A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a major in communications, Cook lives in Concord with his wife, Amy, a social worker in the hospital’s Case Management Department. 

NorthEast Foundation is conducting a three-year campaign to raise $5.5 million to support the Breast Health Program at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. 

Previous foundation campaigns included raising $9.3 million to create the Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital at CMC-NorthEast and $9.6 million to construct the building for the Cabarrus College of Health Sciences.