Chris Wood, manager of the Nash Cancer Treatment Center, was selected to represent Nash Health Care in a 16-month intensive leadership development course held at Area L AHEC and the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro.

The program, “Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders” is conducted through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation strives to improve health care for all Americans and help them lead healthier lives.

Wood, a 14-year veteran of the health care industry, has worked at the Nash Cancer Treatment Center for eight years. Wood, of Nashville, received his radiography training from Vance-Granville Community College and Forsyth College in Winston-Salem for his degree in radiation therapy. Currently, he is working toward a bachelor’s degree in management and organizational development from Mount Olive College.