Meet Donny

Donny and his wife, Pam, have been married 47 years and are parents of four adult daughters and proud grandparents of seven grandchildren.  Pam is a former teacher in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.  All their daughters were students in the public school system of Forsyth county and have all gone on to receive college degrees at Universities in North Carolina.

A lifelong resident of Winston-Salem, Donny graduating from Parkland High School, earned his undergraduate degree from High Point University, and his MBA from Wake Forest.        

Experience That Counts
  • He retired in 2012 from Wake Forest Baptist Health as president of Lexington Medical Center and Davie Hospital.  In addition, he served in a variety of leadership positions at NC Baptist Hospital including President of the Hospital from 2007 to 2011.
  • Donny has been elected to the Winston-Salem / Forsyth county school board five consecutive times and has served as chairman since 1994.  He resigned on December 31, 2012.
  • The only Freshman legislator in 2014 to be named to the Budget Negotiating Team
  • Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
  • Other committees include: Education, Agriculture, Commerce, Job Development, Regulatory Reform, Banking, and State Personnel
Swearing In Ceremony with Justice Paul Newby
January 3, 2013

A Leader That Listens - Making a Difference in the NC House of Representatives

Community Commitment

  • 2014 Chair of the North Carolina March of Dimes
  • 2014 Heritage Award recipient presented by the North Carolina Baptist Foundation
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Hospice and Palliative Care Center, and the Lexington Area Chamber of Commerce.
  • Served on the boards of Forsyth Technical Community College, Salemtowne Retirement Community, North Carolina Hospital Association and Common Visions, the Leadership Advisory Council of the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, the University Health Consortium, and the Board of Visitors of High Point University.
  • Recognized by the Triad Business  Journal for each of the last  seven years as one of the region’s most influential leaders.  
  • Named to the All-State School Board and received the prestigious Health Care Hero Award in 2008. 

FUN Facts




On Donny's first date with his high school sweetheart Pam they went to the races at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem NC. In 2014, Donny was Grand Marshall at the first race of the season.



With NASCAR legends Dale and Ned Jarrett.  Then, enjoying an afternoon at Martinsville with one of his daughters and grandchildren.



Fun at the ACC tournament with some of the grandchildren.  Reeping the awards after an Upward basketball game with family.
Donny C. Lambeth     NC House of Representatives     75th District - Forsyth County
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