About Aegis Home Care

Aegis Home care has one simple goal: to ensure that a phone call to Aegis Home Care is like calling home. Our commitment to you is that we will listen to you, help with your specific needs, and provide caregivers that you can always rely on and trust.

Protecting and supporting vulnerable people is at the heart of our company - that's why we chose "Aegis" as our name (it means 'protection, support, and advocacy'). Whether lending a hand to an older adult in order to allow them to "age in place" or providing assistance to a family with dealing with a care crisis, we strive to offer the most professional and personalized home care available...and we will always be your advocate for safe and effective care in your place of residence.


EXECUTIVE TEAM

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Alan Millikan

Alan has over 35 years of health care experience in North Carolina. He has worked in small, medium and large community, governmental, and academic facilities as a clinician, as well as in operations management, business development, strategic planning and marketing. During his career, he has held numerous front line, clinical, managerial and leadership positions within a number of

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Matthew Ayotte

Matthew has over 30 years of healthcare experience in North Carolina, having worked for healthcare providers (Duke University Health System) and health insurers (BC/BS, United Healthcare, Cigna, and Coventry Healthcare). His core experiences have primarily revolved around healthcare financing and contracting. He has worked in the medical communities of nearly every county

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Kathleen Millikan

Kathleen has over 29 years of health care experience. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing with honors in 1985 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, after which she practiced nursing until entering law school in 1988. As a nurse, she cared for patients in a variety of settings including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and ambulatory care facilities.  She has cared for

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Kimberly Morton | Clinical Director

Kimberly has nearly 15 years of clinical experience working with seniors in home and community-based settings and long-term care. She pursued nursing as a second career after 14 years of owning and operating a restaurant and catering business in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Kimberly received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree at Western Carolina University in 2012 and has continued her educational journey at the University of Chapel Hill North Carolina to obtain a Master of Science in Nursing. Prior to joining Aegis Homecare, Kimberly served as the Administrator of Assisted Living at St. Joseph of the Pines, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) located in Southern Pines, North Carolina. During her tenure at St. Joseph of the Pines, Kimberly held several leadership positions including Nurse Supervisor of homecare, Resident Care Coordinator, Director of Nursing, and Director of Assisted Living.

In her spare time, Kimberly enjoys UNC Tarheels basketball, cooking, gardening, nature, and spending time with her family.

CHAPEL HILL OFFICE

Harriet Reddick - Office Manager

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Linda Chegash | Assistant Office Manager - Human Resources

Linda joined our team in March 2017 after retiring from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with 34 years of administrative management experience.  Most of her professional work has been within the UNC School of Medicine where she held several division manager positions. Her last tenure was with the UNC Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.  Linda’s fortes are 

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Tracy Fletcher | Finance Manager

Tracy grew up in North Carolina and after graduating from ECU in 1987, started her career in banking. She has been in the accounting/finance field ever since, although she took a small break to raise her now 18-year old daughter. Tracy has been with Aegis over three years as Finance Manager and plays a key role in everything related to making sure invoicing and payroll run smoothly, so she's always

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Angela Sanderson | Finance Assistant

Angela emigrated to the USA from England with her physician husband in 1992, becoming a naturalized citizen in 2006. She started her career in retail management, then took a graduate degree in accountancy from Oxford Brookes University.  She trained as an accountant in the UK with Price Waterhouse Coopers. Once in the USA she became a homemaker and Mom to three boys who are now in their twenties and moving on. Angela comes to Aegis with her accounting skills intact and very happy to be assisting the finance department. 

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Dr. Sarah Conte, RN | Nurse Supervisor

Dr. Conte began her nursing practice in 1996 in the specialty areas of cardiothoracic and surgical intensive care. It was the uniqueness of Women’s Health that offered the opportunity to combine the challenge of medical management, surgical intervention and the art/science of nursing practice that led to this specialty to become a passion. Her standard of excellence as a clinician was developed and refined while practicing at Duke Health, University of North Carolina Health Care, and WakeMed Health & Hospitals. Most recently, Dr. Conte served as North Carolina’s Maternal Health Nurse Consultant, Maternal Mortality Review Coordinator and Lead Abstractor in the Division of Public Health. She earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Loyola University/Chicago, a Master of Science in Nursing from Gardner-Webb University, a Diploma in Nursing from Watts School of Nursing, and a Bachelor of Science from East Carolina University.

Donna Dreyer, RN | Nurse Supervisor

After pursing her Masters in Music Ed and teaching piano, voice and general music for 10+ years, Donna was inspired to become a nurse after watching her dad succumb to congestive heart failure. She later went on to be a caregiver, first for her grandfather and then her mother. Donna has now been a nurse for almost 20 years. Donna has also enjoyed being a doula and advocating for moms seeking natural childbirth. Most of all, Donna loves to travel and has been to at least 16 different countries! In her spare time she loves spending time with 3 of her grandchildren that live locally and teaches piano to two of them.

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Cathy Feole, RN | Nurse Supervisor

Helping families through transitioning and challenging times is very important to Cathy. With the client as a focus, she feels it is important to work with the entire family and their unique situation to bring about wellness and the best possible quality of life. Cathy received her BSN from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and spent the first ten years of her career as an intensive care nurse. 

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Stephanie Mosteller, RN | Nurse Supervisor

Stephanie is excited to be joining the wonderful team here at Aegis.  She obtained her BSN from Bowling Green State University and Medical College of Ohio in 1996.  Stephanie then went on to work in Cardiology and Cardiac Intensive Care at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus Ohio.  She has also worked in the areas of Labor and Delivery and Perinatal Medicine at both The Ohio State University Medical Center and Akron General Medical center in Akron Ohio.  Stephanie moved to Chapel Hill with her husband Greg and three children in 2006 where she took a break from Nursing to raise her children.  Stephanie is very excited to be back doing work she loves again.

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Nancy Ranta, RN | Nurse Supervisor

Nancy has 30 years of clinical nursing experience in hospitals, home health care, clinics, and home care. At the age of 20, she got her first job in healthcare as a nurse's assistant in a 40 bed Alzheimer's unit, and that experience was the beginning of her lifelong passion for taking care of and advocating for the elderly.

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Cindy Zwiacher, RN | Nurse Supervisor

Cindy began her career as an elementary teacher. After having three children, she returned to school to obtain a nursing degree. She has been a registered nurse for over 25 years. She joined the Aegis team the beginning of 2019 and has enjoyed being a part of this very caring team. Cindy has experience in oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant at UNC Medical Center where she enjoyed supporting patients and families through serious illnesses. She then worked for many years as a public health nurse with Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools. Cindy enjoys meeting new people and helping provide support as needed.

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TBA | Nurse Supervisor

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Monica Esperanza | Office Manager

Monica began her career as a manager in the hospitality field where she went to school and obtain her bachelor’s degree in business management and accounting. She later decided to go back to school and get her master’s degree in that same field. After six years, she decided that she wanted to explore the healthcare field and obtain her CNA. She joined the Aegis team as a CNA in 2020. Monica enjoys meeting new people and helping provide support when needed.

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Jordyne Beers - Assistant Office Manager - Human Resources

Jordyne was born and raised here in North Carolina. Jordyne has two sweet children (Trenton & Ariel), who keep her on her toes and energetic! She has a background in Childcare, IT, and the Service Industry.
Jordyne has worked as a caregiver since 2022 with Aegis and quickly became an On Call Supervisor for Aegis helping our caregivers and clients after hours. Later she decided that she wanted to continue her career growth with Aegis by taking on Assistance Office Manager. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, playing soccer, and nature

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Amanda Evans | Nurse Manager

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LeAnn Lehman | RN Supervisor

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Nicole Blue - On Call Supervisor

Nicole has been in the healthcare field for 21 years. She is an outstanding and highly creative leader with a rich background in caregiving. She has worked as a cna/med tech, memory care unit team lead and currently serves as a House Manager for Aegis Family Care Home. She holds multiple jobs but in her free time she spends it with her 3 daughters. (Jamie, Jade, and Koryn) Always a smiling face when you see her.

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Jordyne Beers - On Call Supervisor

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