Dr. Harvey Cohen is one of The Forest at Duke’s founding Board member and has been a key supporter of the community for more than 30 years.

He received his medical degree cum laude from Downstate Medical College of the State University of New York (SUNY). He served his internship in medicine at Duke University Medical Center, where he was later a resident and a Fellow in Hematology-Oncology. Dr. Cohen was also a staff associate for the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases. He previously co-chaired the Task Force on Cancer and Aging for the American Association for Cancer Research.

Dr. Cohen is President of the American Federation for Aging Research. He is also a past President of the American Geriatrics Society, the Gerontological Society of America, and the International Society of Geriatric Oncology. Dr. Cohen has published extensively, with more than 300 peer reviewed papers. He has also authored book chapters on topics in geriatrics and hematology/oncology.

His current interests are geriatric assessment, biologic basis of functional decline, and cancer and hematologic problems in the elderly.

Chuck Kennedy is a Durham native. In 1981, he graduated from Guilford College with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He entered the insurance industry that same year with the Life Insurance Company of Virginia. In 1985, Mr. Kennedy joined Home Insurance Agency, where he managed the employee benefit division. A 1996 merger turned Home Insurance Agency into CSC Corporation. Two years later, Mr. Kennedy left to form Admark Benefits Group, Inc. In 2012 he joined Banyan Consulting Group, now Hub International, where he continues to serve today.

Mr. Kennedy lives in Durham with his wife Kim, and two sons, Adam and Mark. He is an elder at The Summit Church of Durham. He is also a member of the National Association of Health Underwriters and the Hope Valley Country Club.

Denise Barnes has 16 years of experience in construction administration and diversity management. As Regional Diversity Manager for LeChase Construction, Denise focuses on making connections, building and preserving relationships, ensuring compliance, and promoting an inclusive vendor community. She has a passion for helping others and has been recognized both internally and externally for her genuine efforts.  She is an advocate for underrepresented business and committed to ensuring opportunities are afforded to minority and woman-owned firms.

Ms. Barnes completed her Contract Compliance Administrator (CCA) credentials and holds board seats with United Minority Contractors of North Carolina, National Association of Women in Construction in the Triangle of North Carolina, WayMaker Skilled Trades Collaborative, and Durham County Hospital Corporation.

Denise holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Shaw University and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resources from Pfeiffer University.

Dr. George Brothers, Jr. graduated from Brown University in 1972, then from Tufts University School of Medicine four years later. He served his medical residency at Boston City Hospital, afterward completing a fellowship in rheumatology at UNC. He is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology.

Previously, Dr. Brothers served on the medical staff of Durham Regional Hospital and UNC Hospitals. He was chosen to fellowship in the American College of Physicians and the American College of Rheumatology. He formerly held a clinical teaching appointment at UNC School of Medicine; there he mentored students in physical diagnosis.

Later, Dr. Brothers taught the Introduction to Community Medicine for 20 years at UNC School of Medicine. He was appointed to the Durham County Hospital Board of Trustees, ultimately serving as its first physician and first African-American chairman. In later years, he served on the North Carolina State Health Plan’s Pharmacy Formulary Committee.

Dr. Carol Carson holds a B.A. from the College of Wooster, an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a PhD from George Washington University. From 1986 until 1993, she served as an expert for the revision of the United Nations System of National Accounts. She has been a fellow of the National Association of Business Economics, a member of the Editorial Board of Business Economics, a member of the executive committee of the Conference on Research in Income and Wealth, and an elected member of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth and of the International Statistical Institute.

Dr. Carson served as Director of the Statistics Department for the International Monetary Fund from December 1996 until August 2004. Prior to joining the Fund in 1995, she was Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, where she previously held various positions starting in 1972, including Deputy Director, Chief Economist, and Editor-in-Chief of the Survey of Current Business. She received the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive in 1994. Past experience also includes positions at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the National Planning Association, and George Washington University, where she taught economic accounting.

Rhodes Craver is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. He obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina and his law degree from Wake Forest University. After completing law school, he worked for two years with the accounting firm of Touche Ross & Company where he earned his designation as a Certified Public Accountant. He is a founder and managing partner of Kennon Craver, PLLC in Durham. He practices in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, tax planning, and closely held business planning.

Mr. Craver and his wife, Ann, are active participants in Durham non-profits, and he has board experience in senior living communities.

Dr. Craig Daniels received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University, followed by three years in the U.S. Navy. While serving as the Assistant Replacement Director at the University of Delaware, he earned an M.Ed. and PhD in Psychology. Dr. Daniels taught at the University of Hartford for 19 years after which he became a Graduate Dean at the University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut), followed by Dean of Arts & Sciences at Eastern Connecticut State University. In retirement, he obtained an M.S. in Accounting and an M.S. in Taxation.

Dr. Daniels and his wife, Janet, joined The Forest at Duke in 2016 along with their dog, Edo. They have four children and nine grandchildren.

A native North Carolinian, Edward L. Embree III graduated from Durham High School and attended Davidson College, ultimately earning his J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. He practiced law in Durham from 1972 to 2014 with the firm of Powe, Porter, Alphin & Whichard and its successor, Moore & Van Allen, with the exception of a three-month period in 1972-73 when he trained as an Infantry Officer in Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

While practicing law, Mr. Embree was active in the affairs of the Durham Bar Association. A lifelong member of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in downtown Durham, he served on its vestry for two terms, then as the chair of its Search Committee for a new Rector. During that process, Mr. Embree was named the Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, a position he held for nearly 15 years. He also served on the Board of the Homeowners Association at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, as well as on the Board of Johnson Service Corps, a Triangle member of the Episcopal Service Corps.

Mr. Embree and his wife, Stuart, joined The Forest at Duke in November 2018. He enjoys a number of hobbies and interests, including camping, hiking, boating, and cooking.

Lynne Farber, MSN, CPNP-PC, AC is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine and UNC School of Nursing and a Clinical Consultant with the Duke School of Nursing. Her many awards include the Advanced Practice Provider Award (2013), Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina (2009), APSNA Founders Award (2008), and James Emonson North Carolina Children’s Honour (2008). Ms. Farber is a past president of the American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association and served on the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing (JPSN). She has presented internationally and nationally on a variety of pediatric surgery and trauma topics.

As the first pediatric inpatient nurse practitioner at the University of North Carolina’s Health Care Children’s Hospital, Ms. Farber recognized a need for a model reinforcing the benefit of advanced practice nurses providing cohesive management and evidence-based clinical care for hospitalized children. Ms. Farber was a founding member of the Advanced Practice Council in an organization currently employing 490 nurse practitioners. On a national level, she served on the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board’s acute care update committee to maintain recertification standards for Acute Care nurse practitioners through test writing and critiquing examination questions from nurse experts nationally.

Recently retired from the UNC Pediatric Surgical team, Ms. Farber aspires to serve the community in new and rewarding venues. As a caregiver for a father with dementia (now deceased) and her mother who lives at her home, she holds a sincere appreciation for the needs of elderly persons who often cannot advocate for themselves.

As president of Investors Trust, Craig S. Lewis oversees day-to-day operations and manages the Investors Trust team, who provides the personalized service necessary to meet a wide range of clients’ investment, retirement, and other financial planning needs.

Mr. Lewis has more than 25 years of leadership experience in investment related businesses and served most recently as chief investment strategist for Manchester Capital Management in Manchester, Vermont, where he was responsible for asset allocation, investment selection, and client communications for relationships totaling more than $4 billion in assets under management. Prior to that role, Mr. Lewis served for 12 years as the chief investment officer for Franklin Street Partners in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Additional roles that Mr. Lewis has held include principal and portfolio manager for Essex Investment Management, portfolio manager for Putnam Investments, and analyst for Keystone Investments, all of which were based in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Lewis also attained the rank of captain while serving in the U.S. Army Reserve for 10 years.

Mr. Lewis earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kimberly Martin Rehberg has served as an in-house attorney for the City of Durham, North Carolina, since April 2005. After serving as litigation manager and lead attorney in all litigated tort matters for the first 14 years of her tenure with the City, she was appointed City Attorney by the Durham City Council in June 2019. Prior to joining the City Attorney’s Office, she served as Assistant General Counsel for the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, as an Assistant County Attorney for Durham County, and as an Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Government.

The daughter of a career officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and a nurse administrator, Ms. Rehberg spent the bulk of her youth in Onslow County, North Carolina. Having moved to North Carolina at the age of 5, she considers herself to be a North Carolinian for life.

Ms. Rehberg possesses a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UNC and a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law.

Julie Wells is a non-profit veteran with 25 years of experience working with individuals and systems to impact educational and economic outcomes in marginalized communities. Ms. Wells is experienced in creating and scaling organizations, innovative collaborations, resource development and mentoring non-profit leaders in organizational stability. As Executive Director of Partners for Youth Opportunity, Inc., she led the merger with Durham Children’s Initiative in 2020 and served as their Vice President of Strategy. Since October 2021, she has worked as Vice President of Latino Community Credit Union.

Ms. Wells is strongly engaged in community service and received the 2017 Goodmon Fellow and Duke Durham Fellow community service awards through Leadership Triangle.