Leadership
As a team of dedicated and compassionate professionals, we understand the joys and challenges families encounter when caring for a loved one.
In addition to providing exceptional home care services, our goal is to offer encouragement, support and educational resources to help families throughout the heart of the Carolinas successfully navigate their care journey.
Working as your partner in care, we are committed to ensuring that our clients live rich and engaging lives in the comfort and familiarity of home.
Executive Leadership Staff
Brigitte Laney, RN, BSN, CDS – Agency Director & Chief Executive Officer
Brigitte is not only the founder, but also the very heart of Carolina Hearts. In the nursing field since 2002, she brings deep experience and exceptional strengths in multitasking and critical thinking to her role. Brigitte began her career as a Certified Nursing Assistant. While working as a personal care services aide, she earned an Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Robeson Community College as an NC Nurses Scholar. She then went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. After working in home care as a Nursing Supervisor and on the intensive care units of several large hospital systems, Brigitte followed her calling to open Carolina Hearts Home Care in 2005.
Brigitte continues to pursue educational opportunities and most recently completed training as a PAC Certified Engagement Leader under Teepa Snow. She understands firsthand the chaos that dementia creates for families, having cared for several family members affected by the disease.
When not at work, Brigitte loves spending time with her family at the beach or the lake, where she can watch the sun rise or set over the water. Brigitte loves music, believes there is a song for every occasion, and never misses a chance to dance.
Bryan Laney – Chief Operations Officer
Bryan co-founded Carolina Hearts Home Care with his wife Brigitte and is dedicated to continuously improving operations, leading business strategies, and working to establish systems that promote the mission, vision, and culture of the company.
Bryan is a certified Professional Environmental Engineer, holds a current PE license in both North and South Carolina, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, a Bachelor of Science in Pulp and Paper Technology, and a minor in business management. Bryan utilizes his project management skills to set and achieve goals for optimizing business performance and efficiencies.
Family is very important to Bryan, who loves traveling with his wife and children and spending time at home with family, including his own aging parents. Bryan finds coaching youth baseball and soccer a very rewarding hobby. He also loves enjoying the outdoors, fishing, hiking, or just relaxing.
Samantha Hinson – Assistant Agency Director and Employee Success Leader
Samantha has worked on the administrative side of the medical field for over 20 years, with 10 of those years in office management, payroll, or accounts payable roles. She has an Associate of Arts Degree from Richmond Community College in Rockingham, NC, as well as a Human Resources Certificate from the UNC Charlotte’s School of Professional Studies. Over her career, Samantha has also specialized in conflict resolution as well as customer service. She has been employed with Carolina Hearts in various roles and has excelled at all of those roles.
Her calm attitude, professional drive, ability to be a mediator, educational background, and experience all make Samantha a great resource to lead Carolina Hearts Home Care in her current role as the Assistant Agency Director. In this role, Samantha serves as the Corporate Compliance Officer, responsible for ensuring that all policies and procedures meet federal, state, and policy guidelines. Additionally, she is responsible for ensuring that services provided by Carolina Hearts Home Care are coordinated at the highest level possible and that day-to-day operations follow agency and regulatory policies and procedures, and that policies and procedures are updated frequently to reflect any changes in operations or regulations.
Samantha is responsible for supervising both the main office and satellite office locations, including staff, caregivers, client services, client satisfaction, scheduling needs, complaint resolution, and many other items. In the absence of the Agency Director, Samantha assumes those responsibilities.
Not only does Samantha fill the Assistant Agency Director position, but she is also our Employee Success Leader. In this role, Samantha is also tasked with overall employee success, which includes policy and procedure management, safety programs, tax and benefit management, company retention efforts, recruitment, hiring, onboarding, orientation, training, managing certifications, daily communication, employee performance monitoring, and developing employee success programs. She helps to ensure a happy and effective culture at Carolina Hearts that translates to only the highest level of care being provided to our clients. Samanta takes a high level of initiative to get things done, so once a client or caregiver has communicated a need, they can be assured of both a timely and effective response. Samantha thrives on being part of a team and helping to create an environment that is passionate about serving others and her community. Her positive attitude and genuine care for people will brighten anyone’s day.
In her spare time, Samantha enjoys taking on new experiences through travel, visiting historical sites, and any opportunity to learn about different cultures. She is an avid reader and loves any chance to expand her horizons, sharing it all with her husband and daughter.
Kim Tyner, RN, BSN, CDS – Nursing Supervisor
Kim leads our clinical functions to ensure client care needs are met through the services we provide and is constantly modifying individual client service plans to meet those changing client needs. Kim supervises all client intakes and completes the initial assessments for clients starting services with Carolina Hearts. Kim takes the time to completely explain the services, costs, and details associated with care, and makes sure that all questions are answered at any point in the process. She conducts regularly scheduled client visits to ensure the highest level of client satisfaction and to constantly confirm that the services being provided match what each client needs. Kim assigns and manages regularly scheduled client visits for our mentors, dementia specialists, and other registered nurses.
Kim is also an integral part of our Certified Dementia Specialist team, which strives to bring more attention to dementia-related illnesses as well as a vast knowledge of caring for clients with dementia to the families who need it most. Not only does Kim manage all these aspects, but she also serves as our compliance program manager to ensure the highest level of compliance with regulatory requirements in the home care space.
Kim loves interacting with clients in their homes during her visits and goes above and beyond to ensure that our caregivers are equipped with the training and equipment needed to meet each client’s specific needs.
Kim has an Associate Degree in Nursing from Richmond Community College and a BSN in Nursing from Western Governor’s University. She has a wide variety of experiences in the health care field, including in intensive care units at hospitals, dialysis, and providing nurturing end-of-life hospice care for several years. She has also participated in several mission trips to third world countries to spread her knowledge of nursing and genuine care for people across the world.
Kim enjoys reading, word games, animals, and learning new things in her time away from the office.
Hannah Simpliciano, RN, CDS – RN Care Manager
Hannah Simpliciano, RN, has joined the Carolina Hearts team as the Registered Nurse Care Manager. Her career has been driven by a deep passion for providing care to the elderly and individuals who are unable to care for themselves.
Hannah began her journey in healthcare in 2017, working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). While continuing her professional duties, she pursued further education and earned her Registered Nurse (RN) license from Fayetteville Technical Community College in 2021. She has since gained valuable experience working in dialysis and home care settings, where she developed a strong appreciation for building meaningful and long-term relationships with her clients. Hannah especially values the opportunity to support clients throughout their medical journey in a personalized, one-on-one setting. She dedicates additional time during her interactions to listen to clients and learn from their unique experiences.
Certified in CPR by the American Red Cross and holding CARES Dementia certification, Hannah demonstrates a commitment to continuous growth and specialized care. Her background as a CNA has provided her with first-hand insight into dementia and the challenges experienced both by individuals living with the condition and their families. This understanding fuels her dedication to making a positive difference in the lives of elders and their communities, instilling a lifelong desire to provide compassionate care and support.
Outside of her professional endeavors, Hannah enjoys spending time with her family and engaging in outdoor activities. Her hobbies include tending to her chickens, gardening, and spending quality time with her dogs.
Hannah’s commitment to caregiving and her ability to foster trust and understanding in her interactions define her as a valuable addition to the Carolina Hearts team.
Laurinburg Leadership Staff
Rosalynn Jacobs – Financial Manager
With more than 10 years of financial management experience, Rosalynn helps guide the company in responsible financial decisions. Prior to her role at Carolina Hearts Home Care, Rosalynn worked for 12 years as an accountant and billing specialist at a sister company, Caring Touch Home Health Care, in Pembroke, NC.
Rosalynn graduated Magna Cum Laude from Fayetteville State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 2003 and became a Certified Nursing Assistant in 2005. In addition, Rosalynn is also a certified H&R Block Tax Specialist and is a certified Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) instructor for the Red Cross.
Outside of work, Rosalynn enjoys the beach, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family. She also enjoys knitting and target practice.
Bryttney Williams, CDS – Laurinburg Administrative Services Manager
Bryttney is a lifelong resident of Scotland County. She graduated from Scotland High School in 2007 and obtained her CNA certification from Richmond Community College in 2012. Bryttney started her journey with Carolina Hearts Home Care in 2014 as a part time caregiver where she wanted to make a meaningful difference, while also building connections and making positive impacts in her clients lives. During this time, Bryttney was also gaining experience with reception, customer service, scheduling, and general office management, in a local primary care physician’s office.
In 2025, Bryttney expanded her role with Carolina Hearts by accepting the full-time position of Laurinburg Care Coordinator where she was not only able to provide a high level of client and caregiver satisfaction through scheduling, but she was also able to quickly interact with caregivers in a professional and mentoring capacity. During this time, Bryttney also became certified as a C.A.R.E.S. Dementia Specialist (CDS) to expand her knowledge and be able to provide a higher level of care and knowledge to caregivers and clients.
Because of Bryttney’s success in the care coordinator role, her initiative to learn and contribute more, she quickly outgrew that role and was promoted to the Laurinburg Administrative Services Manager (ASM), where she not only manages the daily schedules for our Laurinburg clients and caregivers, but also leads recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, and ongoing performance management so that all of the Laurinburg caregivers can be successful employees with Carolina Hearts and provide the highest level of care to clients. She values consistency, honesty, and dedication, all values she exhibits on a daily basis and expects from her caregivers.
Her hands on experience with caring for family and clients, with a wide variety of needs ranging from companionship, dementia and full hands-on care has developed a deeper understanding of how the right caregiver can go beyond daily care and not only improve client outcomes, but also their overall quality of life. In the role of ASM, Bryttney can ensure that clients have reliable, compassionate, professional, and skilled caregivers to help them maintain both dignity and independence.
In her free time, Bryttney enjoys spending time with her family, especially at the beach and riding motorcycles with friends.
Meagan Thompson – Billing and Accounts Receivable Specialist
Meagan brings more than ten years of customer service experience, including four years in the financial service industry, to Carolina Hearts. Meagan has an Associate in Arts Degree from Richmond Community College. She believes that home health and senior care are important aspects of the medical field that deserve the utmost attention. She is so thankful to be a part of a team that cares about its clients and caregivers like family.
As the billing and accounts receivable specialist, Meagan enjoys guiding patients through financial concerns, insurance claims, and payment collections while keeping them informed and updated on any changes. Her experience in financial services and commitment to excellent customer service guarantees that clients and families have a knowledgeable resource to discuss the financial aspects of client care.
When not helping patients, Meagan enjoys spending quality time with her husband and two daughters.
Kaylie Bass – Executive Administrative Assistant
Kaylie serves as Executive Administrative Assistant in our Laurinburg office. She began her journey with Carolina Hearts Home Care in the Rockingham office, where she quickly became known for her positive attitude, willingness to learn, and commitment to supporting clients, caregivers, and office operations. Through her dedication, professional development, and continued growth within the organization, Kaylie earned this new leadership support role in Laurinburg.
She is a graduate of Scotland High School, is Dementia C.A.R.E.S. certified, and holds certifications for CPR and First Aid as well as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Kaylie truly believes knowledge is power and remains eager to expand her expertise in the home care industry as she continues to grow professionally.
Kaylie has a big heart and a strong desire to make a positive difference in people's lives, especially those who are in need of care and support. She provides a smiling face and a positive attitude to anyone who visits or calls, while also helping with executive leadership team support, caregiver and client scheduling changes, care log management, time off requests, community resource support, office inventory, new employee orientation, onboarding, and numerous other tasks.
Her appreciation for the diversity and uniqueness of individuals makes her a great fit for Carolina Hearts Home Care, where she interacts with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to truly make a difference in the lives of both our clients and caregivers. In her role as Executive Administrative Assistant in Laurinburg, Kaylie continues to bring professionalism, compassion, and dedication to the many clients and caregivers served by Carolina Hearts Home Care.
In her free time, Kaylie enjoys sitting outside listening to the birds sing, going on new adventures, expanding her vocabulary, and just hanging out with friends.
Rockingham Leadership Staff
Kimber Bryant – Rockingham Administrative Services Manager
Kimber is a great fit as our Administrative Services Manager in the Rockingham office, with over ten years of customer service experience and numerous years of employee recruitment and engagement experience. Kimber has grown with Carolina Hearts into this role after several years of service in other capacities, where she excelled and outgrew her responsibilities in those roles. Naturally upbeat, Kimber has a knack for positively communicating with clients and caregivers to effectively address their needs on a daily basis. Kimber takes the time to understand the needs of both caregivers and clients regarding their schedules and takes pride in coordinating those schedules to promote the highest level of satisfaction for clients and caregivers alike. She also believes that correctly matching clients with caregivers is a puzzle that needs to be put together in the right way to make the best picture.
In her current role, Kimber is responsible for ensuring the office is open and operating normally to effectively respond to needs from caregivers, clients, and prospects, supervising the satellite office client services including client satisfaction, scheduling needs, complaint resolution, and new client intake. She is also responsible for supervising the satellite office caregivers, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, orientation, training, managing certifications, daily communication of changes, employee performance monitoring, and retention efforts, and generally promoting a high degree of morale for caregivers and clients. Her outgoing and caring personality as well as her high level of initiative make Kimber instrumental in leading the Rockingham office and helping caregivers and clients stay happy and engaged throughout their relationship with Carolina Hearts.
Kimber was born and raised in Rockingham, NC, giving her firsthand knowledge of the local community and residents and a high sense of responsibility to serve her community. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two beautiful daughters as well as taking any opportunity to watch the latest documentary.
Mattie Liles – Growth & Community Engagement Specialist
Mattie Liles joins the Carolina Hearts Home Care team as our Growth & Community Engagement Specialist for the Rockingham and the surrounding service areas. In this role, she will help build awareness of Carolina Hearts Home Care and the services they provide by strengthening relationships with families, caregivers, referral partners, healthcare professionals, community organizations, and local leaders who support seniors and individuals needing personal care services.
Born and raised in Rockingham and Richmond County, Mattie has a deep appreciation for the people and families Carolina Hearts Home Care serves. In her role, she provides information and support so seniors and their loved ones can make confident, informed decisions about care.
Mattie Liles brings a strong educational background and a genuine commitment to helping families connect with meaningful care. She graduated from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2026, giving her a strong understanding of health, wellness, human needs, and the importance of clear communication when supporting individuals and families. That foundation helps her approach home care with curiosity, compassion, and attention to detail as she works with clients, caregivers, referral partners, and community organizations. Her outgoing personality, welcoming smile, and naturally positive attitude make it easy for her to communicate with people from all walks of life and help them feel comfortable, heard, and supported as they navigate in home care services with Carolina Hearts Home Care.
Her work includes coordinating outreach events, developing community education opportunities, leading social media efforts, and sharing stories that highlight the positive impact of compassionate care. By connecting people with reliable information and trusted resources, Mattie’s position helps seniors and their families better understand their care options while also supporting caregiver recruitment, local partnerships, and continued service growth throughout the community.
Mattie loves that every day brings new opportunities to build connections with different people. She finds it especially rewarding to share the stories of clients and caregivers because those stories create meaningful engagement and show the difference compassionate care can make.
Outside of work, Mattie enjoys shopping, spending time at the beach, and making memories with her family and friends.
Raeford Leadership Staff
Adrianna Cummings – Raeford Administrative Services Manager
Adrianna brings more than 20 years of experience in various health care settings to the Carolina Hearts Home Care team. Adrianna currently serves as the Administrative Services Manager in our Raeford office, where she is responsible for ensuring the office is open and operating normally to effectively respond to needs from caregivers, clients, and prospects. She supervises the satellite office client services including client satisfaction, scheduling needs, client and caregiver matching, complaint resolution, new client intakes, and caregivers including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, orientation, training, managing certifications, daily communication of changes, employee performance monitoring, and retention efforts, and generally promoting a high degree of morale for caregivers and clients.
Adrianna has one of the most positive attitudes of anyone you will meet, and with her positive and bright attitude, she provides the highest level of client and employee assistance throughout the day. Her smile and laugh are contagious and bring a much needed breath of fresh air to anyone she talks to throughout the day.
Adrianna earned an Associate Degree in Medical Office Administration and a Certificate in Medical Billing and Coding from Sandhills Community College. She pursued a role as a CNA in the home health and hospice setting before coming to Carolina Hearts. Adrianna worked her way up from a CNA caregiver to her current position where she can share her experience and leadership with other caregivers.
When not at work, Adrianna enjoys spending time with family, going to the beach, and just appreciating life.
LaShonda Ely – Community Relations and Growth Manager
LaShonda never meets a stranger and brings an uplifting smile and positive attitude to everything she does. In her role at Carolina Hearts Home Care, LaShonda oversees all marketing and community relations for the company. Interacting with government officials, healthcare agencies, senior living communities, and families, she shares educational information about the valuable services that Carolina Hearts provides to clients and families. Through event planning, community service activities, and personal visits within the community, LaShonda is able to ensure that when people or families need in-home care for a loved one, they know about the award-winning services provided by Carolina Hearts.
Additionally, LaShonda plans, organizes, and implements employee recruitment efforts to help attract and retain the best caregivers. Through employee engagement events, LaShonda makes sure the Carolina Hearts team is united behind the company’s mission and is appreciated for their dedication to providing excellent in-home care services.
LaShonda has over 15 years of experience in marketing. Her areas of expertise include: home health, hospice, wound care, skilled nursing facilities, and home care. LaShonda holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communications with a concentration in Pre-Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In her free time away from work, LaShonda enjoys spending quality time with her family, attending church services, and watching movies.
Michelle Duetsch – Raeford Administrative Assistant
Michelle brings over 20 years of hands-on healthcare experience to Carolina Hearts Home Care in her role as Administrative Assistant for the Raeford office. Michelle is a Certified Nursing Assistant with specialized training in dementia care, CPR, and Non Crisis Prevention Intervention. Michelle has experience as a CNA, Client and Resident Care Coordinator, an Administrative Assistant, and even a Food Truck Coordinator where she managed vendor relations, scheduling, and event-day operations. These varied roles have equipped her with a unique blend of caregiving expertise, strong organizational skills, and effective communication abilities, all essential for ensuring both caregivers and clients receive the attention, understanding, and quality care they deserve as a Carolina Hearts Home Care client.
Michelle’s journey into the home care industry began with her nanny, whose care and compassion inspired her to dedicate her career to supporting seniors. Through the experience of caring for her nanny during the later stages in life, Michelle discovered her passion for helping others live with dignity, comfort, and respect through some of life’s most difficult times. Taking care of her nanny deeply shaped Michelle’s overall understanding of caregiving. She enjoys ensuring clients feel valued and understood. Michelle has demonstrated exceptional dedication by personally staying with a client who had Parkinson’s disease, enabling his wife to attend an important appointment. This gesture was highly valued by the family and fostered a strong professional relationship.
Michelle has a deep connection to the Raeford and Sandhills region through the military community, and her husband who proudly retired from the military. She served as a Family Readiness Leader for the 82nd Airborne Division, where she acted as the primary liaison between military families and unit leadership, coordinated support services, and organized family-focused events to enhance readiness and morale. Michelle is passionate about her community, having led fundraising initiatives and coordinated numerous neighborhood events.
Michelle believes that open and professional communication with both caregivers and clients is the foundation for building great relationships and trust that lead to great care. In her role, Michelle supports caregivers by listening to their needs and working to ensure they have the resources needed to provide the highest level of care possible. She brings positivity, knowledge, and dedication to her role and is proud to contribute to our communities’ elderly care needs.
Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, planning events, and listening to music.
Judy Locklear – Scheduling Manager
Judy, who has more than 14 years of experience in the home care industry, is responsible for the day-to-day scheduling of field staff to meet the changing needs of clients. This includes always making sure clients are covered in a timely manner and satisfied with their assigned caregivers. Judy strives to increase customer satisfaction by working hard to fully understand and meet both client and caregiver needs.
Judy graduated from Robeson Community College as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She worked her way up as a member of our field staff to a mid-level manager within the company.
Judy values time with her husband and son, and is also blessed with two wonderful parents who provide support and joy. She volunteers as a Sunday School Teacher, Youth Director, and Custodian for Shady Grove Baptist Church. In her free time, she loves shopping, spending time with family, and enjoying life.
To learn how we can be a partner in your caregiving journey, and to schedule a complimentary in-home consultation, reach out to us today at 910-277-2505 for more information about our exceptional home care services in Hamlet, Laurinburg, Rockingham, Raeford, Fayetteville, and throughout the Sandhills.