Brownstone Pittsboro, NC Supper Club, May 19: Dianna Lightfoot

Brownstone Institute Supper Club, Pittsboro, NC

Forest Hall at Chatham Mills

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 @ 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

$55 includes dinner, beer and wine.

Dianna Lightfoot, Policy Director, North Carolina Physicians for Freedom

About the Talk:

Underserving the Underserved: The New Guinea Pigs

HB67: The Healthcare Workforce Reform Bill: Interstate Licensing Compact, Foreign Physician Licensing (2025).

HB67 passed quietly and without major opposition in the state legislature in late 2025. Why? Because almost no one knew about it.  After serving as the go-to group for many legislators and policy leaders for more than four years, North Carolina Physicians for Freedom (NCPFF), North Carolina’s only all-medical-professional 501(c)3 organization, was not asked to review or comment on HB67.

NC was only the second state in the nation to approve this law, Tennessee was the first (and is now working to amend the law).  But now, the cookie-cutter language of this Bill has swept the nation, passing or currently being considered in more than 20 states.

In part, HB67 allows foreign physicians to practice in rural areas, ostensibly compensating for the lack of medical care in rural NC. But HB67 is inherently flawed. NCPFF’s network believes it sets a dangerous precedent for rural health with key concerns being patient safety, inconsistent standards and unclear supervision.   This topic hits close to home as Chatham and surrounding counties have many rural areas.  Come join the discussion!  

About the Speaker:

Dianna Lightfoot is a health care policy advisor and networking expert with national and international experience. In 2017 she was appointed by the Trump White House to Senior Policy Advisor for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Global Health. In this capacity, Ms. Lightfoot’s responsibilities included interacting with the Department of

Education, Health and Human Services and the State Department, coordinating on health-related issues as well as global security, education reform, migration, the environment, and human trafficking.

In 2021, Dianna co-founded North Carolina Physicians for Freedom (NCPFF), where she serves as its current director. NCPFF is a 501 (c) 3 advisory network of physicians and other medical practitioners who seek to support medical freedom, patient choice, patient rights, and medical privacy.

Dianna also advises multiple physician-led policy groups and organizations nationwide. They include U.S. Health and Human Services officials and Frontliners, a national network of state-based professionals who share mutually beneficial research and information on issues related to healthcare, education, child welfare and voter integrity, among others.

Ms. Lightfoot was Dr. Ben Carson’s National Medical Coalitions Director during his presidential campaign, and an advisor to the White House Domestic Policy Advisor in the George W. Bush Administration.

Venue & Details

Forest Hall at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsboro Street, Suite 530, Pittsboro, NC

Forest Hall is located in a historic label mill built in the early 1900s, the venue has wooden floors, exposed brick walls and large windows. The 3500 square foot hall is located on 32 acres of woods and meadows in historic downtown Pittsboro, NC- just 20 minutes away from Chapel Hill and 40 minutes from Raleigh or Durham.  Catering is provided by 39 West Catering. 

Ticket Information 

$55 per person includes a lovely buffet style dinner, beer, and wine.  Secure your spot now!