Zachary Cockerham

Zachary Cockerham currently serves as the Director of Emergency Services at Novant Health, a position held since August 2022, overseeing nursing operations across multiple emergency departments. Prior experience includes roles at Duke Regional Hospital from 2013 to August 2022, where responsibilities encompassed Operations, Nurse Manager for the Emergency Department/Clinical Decision Unit, and Clinical Team Lead in the same department, as well as serving as a Registered Nurse. Earlier experience at Wake Forest Baptist Health also included a position as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department. Zachary holds a Master’s degree in Nursing Administration from Queens University of Charlotte and a Bachelor’s degree in Registered Nursing from Appalachian State University.