National Rural Health Association

Improving the Health of 62 Million Rural Americans

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the supervision, control and direction of the affairs of the association; determines its policies or changes therein within the limits of the bylaws; actively pursues its purposes; maintains policies for the conduct of its business as deemed advisable; and may in the execution of the powers granted appoint such agents as it considers necessary. The Board of Trustees is comprised of the elected chair of each designated constituency group, the chair of the State Association Council, the chair of the State Office Council, the chair of the Rural Health Policy Congress, the elected officers of the association, and the executive director.

 

2010 revised leadership calendar of events

Roster

President:
Berens
Dennis Berens
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
PO Box 95026
Lincoln, Neb. 68509
Phone: 402-471-0142
Fax: 402-471-0180
dennis.berens@hhss.ne.gov

President-Elect:
Sparks
Kris Sparks
Manager
Washington Department of Health, Office of Community and Rural Health
PO Box 47834
Olympia, Wash. 98504
Phone: 360-236-2805
kris.sparks@doh.wa.gov

Past-President:
Landon
Beth Landon
Director
Alaska Center For Rural Health, UAA
3211 Providence Dr.
DPL 404
Anchorage, Ala. 99508-4614
Phone: 907-786-6589
Fax: 907-786-6576
anbml@uaa.alaska.edu
 

Treasurer:
Sandra Durick
Director
SD Office of Rural Health
207 E Missouri Ave. Ste. 1A
Pierre, S.D. 57501-3293
Phone: 605-773-3366
Fax: 605-773-2680
sandra.durick@state.sd.us

Secretary:
James Tyler
Vice President/Administrator
Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital
PO Box K, 1 Taylor Ave.
Pearisburg, VA 24134
Phone: 540-921-6035
jetyler@carilionclinic.org


Clinical Services CG Chair:
Raymond G. Christensen, MD
Physician
Minnesota Rural Health Association
1035 University Dr. # 1315
Duluth, Minn. 55812-3031
Phone: 218-726-7318
Fax: 218-485-4724
rchriste@d.umn.edu

Community Health Status CG Chair:
Meit
Michael Meit
Co-Director
Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
NORC at the University of Chicago
4350 East West Hwy. Ste. 800
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-634-9324
meit-michael@norc.org

Community-Operated Practices CG Chair:
Greg Dent
CEO
Community Health Works
105 Patrol Rd. Ste. 2
Forsyth, Ga. 31029-1865
Phone: 478-994-1914
Fax: 478-994-8302
gdent@chwg.org

Diverse Underserved Population CG Chair:
Marita Novicky, MA
Rural Policy Analyst
University of Maryland School of Medicine
401 W Redwood St.
Baltimore, Md. 21201-1732
Phone: 410-706-1044
Fax: 410-706-1050
mnovicky@som.umaryland.edu

Frontier CG Chair:
Kristin Juliar
Director
Montana Office of Rural Health
P.O. Box 170520
Room 302, Culbertson Hall
Bozeman, Mont.  59717-0520
Phone: 406-994-6003
kjuliar@montana.edu

Hospitals and Community Health Systems CG Chair:
Schmidt
Jodi Schmidt
VP Chief Development Officer
Hays Medical Center
2220 Canterbury Drive
Hays, KS 67601
Phone: 785-623-2301
jodi.schmidt@haysmed.com

Student CG Chair:
Clark-Forsting
Michelle Clark-Forsting
Student
Univeristy of Wisconsin School of Medicine
clarkforstin@wisc.edu

Research and Education CG Chair:
Michael F. French
Director
MO AHEC
800 W Jefferson St.
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
Kirksville, Mo. 63501-1443
Phone: 660-626-2887
Fax: 660-626-2928
mfrench@atsu.edu

Rural Health Clinic CG Chair:
Barnhart
Tommy L. Barnhart, CPA
Partner
Dixon Hughes, PLLC
1 W 4th St.
Suite 700
Winston Salem, N.C. 27101-3818
Phone: 336-714-8100
Fax: 336-722-9199
tbarnhart@dixon-hughes.com

Statewide Health Resources CG Chair:
Kilawee
Lisa Kilawee

Director of Rural Health Services
Avera Health
3900 W. Avera Dr. Ste. 100
Sioux Falls, S.D. 57108-5721
Phone: 605-322-4650
Fax: 605-322-4666
lisa.kilawee@avera.org

State Association Council Chair:
Conditt
 
Rebecca Conditt
Director
Capital AHEC
811 E 13th St.
Austin, Texas 78702-1012
Phone: 512-472-8921
Fax: 512-472-5694
bconditt@capitalahec.org

State Office Council Chair:
Graham Adams, PhD
Executive Director
Office of Rural Health
107 Saluda Pointe Drive
Lexington, S.C. 29072-7296
Phone: 803-454-3850
Fax: 803-771-4213
adams@scorh.net

Ex-Officio
Alan Morgan
Chief Executive Officer
National Rural Health Association
1108 K Street, Second Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202-639-0550
Fax: 202-639-0559
morgan@NRHArural.org

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