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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, FL
abehrman@fachc.org

Vice Chair:
Elizabeth Gertz
Petoskey, MI
egertz@voyager.net

Secretary:
Michael French
Kirksville, MO
mfrench@atsu.edu

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

President:
Paul Moore
Moore, OK
ruralrx@att.net

President-Elect:
Beth Landon
Anchorage, AK
anbml@uaa.alaska.edu

Past President:
George Miller
Springfield, OH
gnmiller@health-partners.org


Clinical Services CG

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

Community Grassroots CG

Chair:
Art Clawson
Tallahassee, FL
art.clawson@med.fsu.edu



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:
Kris Juliar
Bozeman, MT
kjuliar@montana.edu


Hospitals and Community Health Systems CG

Chair:
HD Cannington
Dublin, GA
hdcannington@bellsouth.net

PB Representatives:
Deborah Lyn Herzberg
Bloomfield, IA
dherzberg@daviscountyhospital.org

Mark Chustz
Saint Francisville, LA
chustzm@wfph.org

Roger Masse
Star Lake, NY
rmasse@cliftonfine.net

Elizabeth Schnettler
Bay City, MI
eschnettler@voyager.net

Eric Shell
Portland, ME
eshell@stroudwaterassociates.com

Susan Starling
Irvine, KY
sstarlin@health-partners.org

Tim Wolters
Springfield, MO
twolters@bkd.com

Lance Keilers
Ballinger, TX
lancek@bmhd.org


Research and Education CG

Chair:
Roxanna Lynn Jokela
Omaha, NE
rjokela@unmc.edu

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

John Gale
Portland, ME
jgale@usm.maine.edu

Gregory Bausch
Morehead, KY
gjbausch@st-claire.org

Rural Health Clinic CG

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

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


Statewide Health Resources CG

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

PB Representatives:
Kristina Sparks
Olympia, WA
kris.sparks@doh.wa.gov

Robyn Henderson
Beatrice, NE
rhenderson@se-ahec.org

State Association Council

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

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

Stacy Fontenot
Napoleonville, LA
fontenot@lrha.org


State Office Council

Chair:
Graham Adams
Lexington, SC
adams@scorh.net

Past Presidents Council

Through 2008:
Wayne Myers
Waldoboro, ME
wwm@midcoast.com

Through 2009:
Val Schott
Oklahoma City, OK
val.schott@okstate.edu

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

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

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


Issue Groups

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

Medicaid IG Chair:
Jonathon Sprague
Bangor, ME
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, SD
Deb.FischerClemens@avera.org


Minority and Multicultural Committee Representatives

Linda Frizzell
LaPorte, MN
frizzell@paulbunyan.net

Ann Chester
Morgantown, WV
achester@hsc.wvu.edu

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