Quintana Stewart has over twenty years of experience in the field of Public Health. She has worked as a Health Educator, Community Coalition Coordinator, Emergency Management Planner, Agency Accreditation Coordinator and an Assistant Health Director. Quintana currently serves as the Health Director for Orange County, NC. She oversees the day-to-day operations of the county health department. The department operates two health clinics, a dental clinic and provides nutrition, family planning, maternal health, refugee health and communicable disease services as well as screening for adults, teens and children. In addition to these services, the department is also home to the county’s environmental health services. Stewart also serves on the NC State Health Coordinating Council, which directs the development of the Annual State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) with an overall goal of promoting cost-effective approaches to expand quality health care services to the medically underserved throughout the State. Stewart has recently received the following honors and awards: 2020 UNCG Pacesetter Alumni Award, January 2021 WCHL ChapelboroHometown Hero, 2021 Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award, and 2022 Ron Levine Legacy Award. Prior to working in Orange County, Quintana worked more than 16 years at the Forsyth County Department of Public Health. She earned her Bachelor’s in Public Health Education, with a concentration in Community Health Education, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2001. She earned a Master’s in Public Administration, with a concentration in Healthcare Administration, from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2013.