The Membership Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
President
Melissa Van Dyne
SORH Director
Missouri Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
912 Wildwood Drive
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone: 573-751-6219
Melissa.VanDyne@health.mo.gov
Past President
Sharla Allen
Manager
Wyoming Office of Rural Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 420
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7293
sharla.allen@wyo.gov
Treasurer
Kylie Nissen
North Dakota Center for Rural Health
501 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Phone: 701-777-3848
kylie.nissen@med.und.edu
President-Elect
Corie Kaiser
Oklahoma Office of Rural Health
5500 N. Western, Suite 278
Phone: 405-842-3105
Corie.kaiser@okstate.edu
Secretary
Crystal Barter
Director of Performance Improvement
Michigan Center for Rural Health
B-218 West Fee Hall
East Lansing MI 48824
Phone: 517-432-0006
crystal.barter@hc.msu.edu
Parliamentarian
Karen Madden
Director
New York Office of Rural Health
Corning Tower, Room 1839
Empire State Building
Albany, NY 12237
Phone: 518-402-0102
karen.madden@health.ny.gov
Communications
Karen Madden
Director
New York Office of Rural Health
Corning Tower, Room 1839
Empire State Building
Albany, NY 12237
Phone: 518-402-0102
karen.madden@health.ny.gov
Policy
Lisa Davis
Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
202 Beecher-Dock House
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-8214
lad3@psu.edu
Educational Exchange
Natalie Claiborne
Assistant Director
Montana Office of Rural Health
PO Box 170520
Bozeman MT 59717
Phone: 406-994-6001
natalie.claiborne@montana.edu
Development
Graham Adams
South Carolina Office of Rural Health
107 Saluda Pointe Drive
Lexington, SC 29072
Phone: 803-454-3850
adams@scorh.net
SOC
Lynette Dickson, MS, LRD
Program Director
North Dakota Center for Rural Health
1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks ND 58202-9037
Phone: 701-777-6049
lynette.dickson@med.und.edu
NACRHHS
Mary Sheridan
Director
Idaho State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
PO Box 83720
450 West State Street, 4th Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: 208-332-7212
sheridam@dhw.idaho.gov
Workforce
Keith Clark
Director, Rural Programs
Nevada Office of Rural Health
701 Walnut
Elko, NV 89801
Phone: 775-738-3828
lad3@psu.edu
Flex
Jody Ward
Flex Coordinator
North Dakota Center for Rural Health
501 North Columbia Road Stop 9037
Grand Forks ND 58202-9037
Phone: 701-858-6729
jody.ward@med.und.edu
State Rural Health Association
Michelle Mills
Chief Executive Officer
Colorado Rural Health Center
3033 S. Parker Road, Suite 606
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: 303-407-0410
mm@coruralhealth.org
Policy Program Monitoring Team
John Barnas
Executive Director
Michigan Center for Rural Health
B-218 West Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-432-9216
john.barnas@hc.msu.edu
Rural Health Clinic Committee
Crystal Barter
Director of Performance Improvement
Michigan Center for Rural Health
B-218 West Fee Hall
East Lansing MI 48824
Phone: 517-432-0006
crystal.barter@hc.msu.edu
Roslyn Council
Rural Health Coordinator
New Jersey Office of Rural Health
50 East State Street, 6th Floor
PO Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
Phone: 609-292-1495
Roslyn.Council@doh.nj.gov
Cathleen McElligott
Massachusetts Office of Rural Health
180 Beaman Street
West Boylston, MA 01583
Phone: 413-586-7525
cathleen.mcelligott@state.ma.us
Ernie Scott
Director
Kentucky Office of Rural Health
750 Morton Blvd
Hazard KY 41701
Phone: 606-439-3557 Ext. 83689
ernie.scott@uky.edu
Vacant
Julie Casper
SORH Coordinator
Illinois Center for Rural Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: 217-782-1624
julie.casper@illinois.gov
Vacant
Pat Justis
Director/Rural Health Manager
Washington State Office of Rural Health
PO Box 47834
Olympia WA 98504-7853
Phone: 360-236-2805
Patricia.Justis@doh.wa.gov