Lacey P. Barnes
Chief Operating Officer

Lacey P. Barnes joined the State Health Plan as chief operating officer in July 2008.    She served on the Board of Trustees from September 2006 to June 2008.

Barnes has responsibility for all aspects of the State Health Plan’s operations, including communications, customer relations, human resources, information technology, legal affairs, network operations and strategic initiatives, and administrative services.

Before joining the State Health Plan, she worked for WakeMed Health and Hospitals, serving as executive director of WakeMed Faculty Physicians, the health system’s academic multispecialty physician group practice. 

Previously, Barnes was the assistant director of Recipient and Provider Services for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in the Division of Medical Assistance (DMA).  She has also held management positions at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and at East Carolina University School of Medicine.

Barnes holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the McColl School of Business at Queens University in Charlotte, a Bachelor of Arts degree in business management from North Carolina State University and an Associate of Arts degree from Peace College.