National Rural Health Association

Improving the Health of 62 Million Rural Americans

Rural Health Congress

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Overview

The Rural Health Congress is the policy-making body of the National Rural Health Association. It is made up of elected representatives from each of the association's nine constituency groups, its State Association Council, its State Office Council, its Issue Groups, and the association's officers. This gives the board grassroots representation that reflects the concerns of the NRHA's membership. The Rural Health Congress determines the association's positions on public policy through a series of Policy Briefs and Issue Papers.

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

 

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Rural Health Congress Roster

Officers

RH Congress Chair:
Andy Behrman
Tallahassee, Fla.
abehrman@fachc.org

Vice Chair:
Beth O'Connor
Blacksburg, Va.
boconnor@vcom.vt.edu

Secretary:
James Tyler
Pearisburg, Va.
jetyler@carilionclinic.org

Treasurer:
Sandy Durick
Pierre, S.D.
sandra.durick@state.sd.us

President:
Dennis Berens
Lincoln, Neb.
dennis.berens@hhss.ne.gov

President-Elect:
Kris Sparks
Olympia, Wash.
kris.sparks@doh.wa.gov

Past President:
Beth Landon 
Anchorage, Alaska
anbml@uaa.alaska.edu

 


Clinical Services CG

Chair:
Raymond Christensen
Duluth, Minn.
rchriste@d.umn.edu

Community Grassroots CG

Chair:
Michael Meit
Bethesda, Md.
meit-michael@norc.org



Community-Operated Practices CG

Chair:
Greg Dent
Forsyth, Ga.
gdent@chwg.org

PB Representative:
Katherine Cummings
Sandersville, Ga.
katherine@garuralhealth.org

Diverse Underserved Population CG

Chair:
Marita Novicky
Baltimore, Md.
mnovicky@som.umaryland.edu



Frontier CG

Chair:
Kristin Juliar
Bozeman, Mont.
kjuliar@montana.edu


Hospitals and Community Health Systems CG

Chair:
Jodi Schmidt
Hays, Kan.
jodi.schmidt@haysmed.com

PB Representatives:

Rhett Carver Partin
rpartin@gha.org 

Mark Chustz
Saint Francisville, La.
chustzm@wfph.org

Michael Hagen
MHagen@sisunet.org

Thomas Henton
tom.henton@slvrmc.org

Roger Masse
Ticonderoga, N.Y.
rmasse@interlakeshealth.com

David Pearson
dpearson@torchnet.org

Elizabeth Schnettler
Bay City, Mich.
eschnettler@hcecm.org

Eric Shell
Portland, Maine
eshell@stroudwaterassociates.com   


Research and Education CG

Chair:
Michael F. French
Kirksville, Mo.
mfrench@atsu.edu

PB Representatives:
Michael Woods
Ramona, Okla.
michael-woods@ouhsc.edu

Rural Health Clinic CG

Chair:
Tommy Barnhart
Winston Salem, N.C.
tbarnhart@dixon-hughes.com

PB Representative:
Ramsey Longbotham
Cuero, Texas
ramseyl@tisd.net


Statewide Health Resources CG

Chair:
Lisa Kilawee
Sioux Falls, S.D.
lisa.kilawee@avera.org

PB Representatives:
Kristin Sparks
Olympia, Wash.
kris.sparks@doh.wa.gov

Lynda Bergsma
Tucson, Ariz.
lbergsma@u.arizona.edu

State Association Council

Chair:
Rebecca Conditt
Austin, Texas
bconditt@capitalahec.org

PB Representatives:
John Roberts
Lincoln, Neb.
jroberts@mwhc-inc.com

Stacy Fontenot
Napoleonville, La.
fontenot@lrha.org


State Office Council

Chair:
Graham Adams
Lexington, S.C.
adams@scorh.net

Past Presidents Council

Through 2010:
David Sniff
Frederick, Ill.
sniff.david@midwestconsultantsrh.com

Through 2011:
Hilda Heady
Morgantown, W.Va.
hheady@hsc.wvu.edu

Through 2012:
Bill Sexton
Seaside, Ore.
William.Sexton@providence.org

Through 2013:
George Miller
Springfield, Ohio
gnmiller@health-partners.org

Through 2014:
Paul Moore
Moore, Okla.
ruralrx@att.net

Through 2015:
Beth Landon
Anchorage, Alaska
anbml@uaa.alaska.edu


Issue Groups

EMS IG Chair:
Gary Wingrove
Buffalo, Md.
wingrove.gary@mayo.edu

Medicaid IG Chair:
Jonathon Sprague
Bangor, Maine
JCSRockyCoast@aol.com

Quality IG Chair:
Forrest Calico
Stanford, Ky.
calico1@netscope.net

Public Health IG Chair:
Michael Meit
Bethesda, Md.
Meit-Michael@norc.org

Rural Health Networks IG Chair:
Pat Kota
Brunswick, Ga.
pkota@cmapga.org

Universal Access IG Chair:
Deb Fischer-Clemens
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Deb.FischerClemens@avera.org


Minority and Multicultural Committee Representatives

Linda Frizzell
LaPorte, Minn.
frizzell@paulbunyan.net

Ann Chester
Morgantown, W.Va.
achester@hsc.wvu.edu

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