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HHF trustees to discuss Presson’s views Janet Presson speaks at a Waynesville Board of Aldermen meeting on Dec. 8, 2020. Haywood County photo
A nonprofit health care foundation serving Haywood County is set to discuss whether one of its trustee’s anti-vaccine, anti-mask advocacy is relevant to her position on its board.
The Haywood Healthcare Foundation’s nominating committee held a special called meeting on Jan. 11 and decided the issue should come before the full board.
“A trustee brought a concern and request for removal as per bylaws,” said Anthony Sutton, chairman of the HHF. “There were a couple of outcomes from the meeting and one was to move it to the full board of trustees.”
Independent fact-checkers have debunked a number of Janet Presson’s Facebook posts, including this one from July, 2020. Facebook photo
One of the loudest voices against masks and vaccines during recent public comment sessions in Haywood County also serves on a nonprofit health care board that’s charged with managing more than $12 million of taxpayer money meant to support public health.
Comments made by registered nurse Janet Presson at county commission and town board meetings have not gone unnoticed letters and comments subsequently submitted to The Smoky Mountain News expressed concern that Presson continues in her role a trustee of the Haywood Health Care Foundation and have called for her removal.