Board of Directors & Executive Committee
President
Albert Ruiz
Texas State Office of Rural Health
albert.ruiz@texasagriculture.gov
Secretary
Jill Oesterle
Michigan Office of Rural Health
oester35@msu.edu
President-Elect
Ashley Moretz
Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
amoretz@utah.gov
Treasurer
Corie Kaiser
Oklahoma Office of Rural Health
corie.kaiser@okstate.edu
Past President
Robert Duehmig
Oregon Office of Rural Health
duehmigr@ohsu.edu
Parliamentarian
Karen Madden
New York Office of Rural Health
karen.madden@health.ny.gov
Ex-Officio Members
Communications
Karen Madden
New York Office of Rural Health
karen.madden@health.ny.gov
Innovation
Graham Adams
South Carolina Office of Rural Health
adams@scorh.net
Education Strategy
Kirby Lecy
Massachusetts Office of Rural Health
kirby.lecy@mass.gov
Policy
Scott Daniels
Hawaii State Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
scott.daniels@doh.hawaii.gov
Liaisons
NACRHHS
Michelle Mills
Colorado Rural Health Center
mm@coruralhealth.org
Program Analysis and Response Committee
Crystal Barter
Michigan Center for Rural Health
crystal.barter@hc.msu.edu
State Rural Health Association
Michelle Mills
Colorado Rural Health Center
mm@coruralhealth.org
Primary Care Committee
Kelly Braun
Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
kub277@psu.edu
Ethics and Community Health
Eric Johnson
Louisiana Department of Health
eric.johnson2@la.gov
State Office Council
Natalie Claiborne
Montana Office of Rural Health
natalie.claiborne@montana.edu
Awards
Robert Duehmig
Oregon Office of Rural Health
duehmigr@ohsu.edu
Regional Representatives
Region A
Nicole Breton
Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
nicole.breton@maine.gov
Sara Seitz
Maryland State Office of Rural Health
sara.seitz@maryland.gov
Region C
Heidi Peirce
Nebraska Office of Rural Health
heidi.peirce@nebraska.gov
Zora Radosevich
Minnesota Office of Rural and Primary Care
zora.radosevich@state.mn.us
Region E
Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
amoretz@utah.gov
Region B
Stephanie Nantz
North Carolina Office of Rural Health
stephanie.nantz@dhhs.nc.gov
Matt Coleman
Kentucky Office of Rural Health
matt.coleman@uky.edu
Region D
Pete Walton
Oklahoma Office of Rural Health
pete.walton@okstate.edu
Melanie Keams
New Mexico Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
melaniej.keams@doh.nm.gov