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Overview 

The NRHA's Government Affairs Committee (GAC) works with the Government Affairs staff to develop the association's legislative agenda. The committee develops and implents strategies to ensure that the association's public policies and government affairs activities are fully addressed and communicated.  The GAC includes members from each of NRHA's constituency groups, as well as at-large members, all of whom serve up to three two-year terms.

Please contact our Government Affairs Office (dc@nrharural.org or (202) 639-0550) with any questions.

 

Government Affairs Committee 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government Affairs Committee Roster

Government Affairs Committee Chair:
Elizabeth Gertz
Petoskey, MI
egertz@voyager.net
Class of 2010

Rural Health Congress Chair:
Andy Behrman
Tallahassee, FL
abehrman@fachc.org
Class of 2010

Community/Grassroots CG:
Mary Wakefield
Grand Forks, ND
mwake@medicine.nodak.edu
Class of 2012

Clinical Service CG:
Paul Moore
Moore, OK
ruralrx@att.net
Class of 2012

Community Operated CG:
Greg Dent
Forsyth, GA
gdent@cwhg.org
Class of 2012

Diverse and Underserved Populations CG:
Linda Frizzell
LaPorte, MN
frizzell@paulbunyan.net
Class of 2012

Frontier CG:
Kris Juliar
Bozeman, MT
kjuliar@montana.edu
Class of 2012

Hospitals CG:
John Sheehan
Saint Louis, MO
jsheehan@bkd.com
Class of 2012

Research and Education CG:
Mike French
Kirksville, MO
mfrench@atsu.edu
Class of 2010

Rural Health Clinics CG:
Tommy Barnhart
Winston Salem, NC
tbarnhart@dixon-hughes.com
Class of 2008

Statewide CG:
Gary Wingrove
Buffalo, MN
wingrove.gary@mayo.edu
Class of 2010

State Office Council:
Graham Adams
Lexington, SC
adams@scorh.net
Class of 2010

State Association Council:
Beth O'Connor
Blacksburg, VA
boconnor@vcom.vt.edu
Class of 2012

 

At-Large Members:

Bill Sexton
Seaside, OR
william.sexton@providence.org
Class of 2008

Deb Fischer-Clemens
Sioux Falls, SD
deb.fischerclemens@avera.org
Class of 2008

HD Cannington
Dublin, GA
hdcannington@mmh.org
Class of 2008

Wayne Hellerstedt
Newberry, MI
whellerstedt@hnjh.org
Class of 2008

Gail Bellamy
Tallahassee, FL
gail.bellamy@med.fsu.edu
Class of 2008

Donna Newchurch
Napoleonville, LA
denewchurch@bellsouth.net

Class of 2008 

David Sniff
Rushville, IL
dsniff@sdcmh.org
Class of 2010

George Miller
Springfield, OH
gnmiller@health-partners.org
Class of 2010

Ed Friedman
Redfield, IA
EdFriedman@aol.com
Class of 2012

Val Schott
Oklahoma City, OK
val.schott@okstate.edu
Class of 2012

Sandra Pope
Charleston, WV
spope@hsc.wvu.edu
Class of 2012

 

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