Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)

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Arizona Center for Rural Health

Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona P.O. Box 245210 Tucson AZ 85724-5210 Phone: 520-626-5823 Fax: 520-626-3101 E-mail: dderksen@arizona.edu Website: Arizona Center for Rural Health

Staff

Dan Derksen, Director
Jill Bullock, Associate Director
Paul Akmajian, Manager, Marketing & Outreach
Agnes Attakai, Health Disparities Outreach & Prevention Education
Leila Barraza, Assistant Professor
Benjamin Brady, Assistant Professor
Elena Cameron, Health Educator Assistant
Susan Coates, Principal Database Specialist
Charles Drake, Data Architect III
Rod Gorrell, Business Manager
Joyce Hospodar, Senior Advisor, Rural Programs
Bryna Koch, Special Projects Coordinator
Maria Losoya, Health Educator and Community Outreach Specialist
Bridget Murphy, Program Coordinator
Alyssa Padilla, Special Projects Coordinator
Jennifer Peters, AzSORH Program Manager
Rebecca Ruiz, Senior Program Coordinator
Melissa Quezada, Program Coordinator
Sharon Van Skiver, Executive Assistant
Marc Verhougstraete, Assistant Professor, Community, Environment & Policy Department

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1990

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Georgia State Office of Rural Health

Georgia Department of Community Health 502 Seventh Street South Cordele GA 31015-1443 Phone: 229-401-3090 Fax: 229-401-3084 Website: Georgia State Office of Rural Health

Staff

Stephen Register, Executive Director
Dorothy Bryant, HPSA Analyst
Nita Ham, Director, SORH Programs
Tiffany Hardin, Director, GA Farmworker Health Program
Tina Register, Program Associate
Dawn Waldrip, Hospital Services Director
Beth Walker, PCO Director
Olakesta Outlaw, Program Associate for PCO
Cole Edwards, Program Operations Specialist, SORH Program
Amanda Laughter, Program Operations Specialist

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

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Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare PO Box 83720 450 West State St., 4th Flr. Boise ID 83720-0036 Phone: 208-334-0669 Fax: 208-332-7262 Website: Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care

Staff

- Amy Hirtle, SORH Director-Manager
- Sean Flink, PCO Health Program Specialist
- Alex Prado, PCO Manager
- Stephanie Sayegh, Flex Health Program Manager
- Ann Watkins, Health Program Specialist
- Mary Sheridan, Bureau Chief, Director
- Elizabeth Heist, Administrative Assistant II
- Cinthya Herrera, Health Program Specialist
- Jennifer Baker, Health Program Manager

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1987

Iowa Bureau of Policy and Workforce Services

Iowa Department of Public Health 321 East 12th Street, 4th Fl. Lucas Bldg. Des Moines IA 50319 Phone: 515-725-2183 Fax: 515-242-6384 E-mail: susan.dixon@idph.iowa.gov Website: Iowa Bureau of Policy and Workforce Solutions

Staff

Cristie Duric, HPSA Designation
Kevin Wooddell, J-1, NIW
Susan Dixon, Bureau Chief
Samra Hiros, Program Manager
Dr. Wanda Hilton, Ed.D.,CHES, Rural Hospital FLEX/SHIP Program Coordinator
Jason Clinton, Administrative Support

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1989

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Louisiana Office of Rural Health

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Well-Ahead Louisiana 628 North 4th Street, 8th Floor PO Box 3118 Baton Rouge LA 70821-3118 Phone: 225-342-9513 Fax: (225) 342-5839 Website: Well-Ahead LA

Staff

Melissa Martin, Bureau Director, Combined SORH,PCO and Health Promotions
Kandi Smith, Rural Hospital Sustainability Manager
Yaskeka C. Adams, PhD,SHRM-SCP, Deputy Director, Health System Interventions
Nicole Coarsey, Healthcare Access Division Manager

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1993

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Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Maine Department of Human Services 286 Water Street, 5th Floor 11 State House Station Augusta ME 04333-0011 Phone: 207-287-5524 Fax: 207-287-5431 Website: Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Staff

Nicole Breton, Director
Merica A.Tripp, Planning and Research Associate II
Nathan Morse, Rural Health Program Manager
Erica Dyer, Administrative Support

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

Maryland Office of Rural Health

Office of Population Health Improvement, Maryland Department of Health 201 West Preston Street, 4th Floor Baltimore MD 21201 Phone: 410-767-4467 Fax: 410-333-7501 Website: Maryland Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

Staff

Sara Seitz, Director
Sade Diggs, SORH Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1993

Michigan Center for Rural Health

Michigan State University 909 Fee Road, B-218 West Fee Hall East Lansing MI 48824 Phone: 517-355-7979 Fax: 517-432-0007 E-mail: com.mcrhaa@msu.edu Website: Michigan Center for Rural Health

Staff

John Barnas, Executive Director
Crystal Barter, Director of Performance Improvement
Victoria Tyra, Rural Education Manager
Jeff Nagy, Quality Improvement Advisor
Rachel Ruddock, Recruitment Manager
Sara Morin, Rural Health Improvement Coordinator
Jill Oesterle, Manager for Rural Health Clinic Services
Andrea Abbas, EMS Programs Manager
Danielle Harmon, Programs Assistant
Lisa Jackinchuk, Project Director
Joyce Fetrow, Program Associate
James Stevens, Program Associate
Nicole Vezina, Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Moore, Administrative Assistant

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: Independent
Established: 1991

Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services 930 Wildwood Drive PO Box 570 Jefferson City MO 65102-0570 Phone: 573-751-6441 Fax: 573-522-8146 E-mail: ORHPCinfo@health.mo.gov Website: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Staff

Sara Davenport, Office Chief
Barbara Brendel, Rural Health Manager
Misty Dennis, Rural Health Coordinator, SHIP and COVID Grants
Tiffany Taylor, Rural Health Coordinator, SORH and FLEX Grants
Ashlee Griffin, Administrative Assistant

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1990

Montana Office of Rural Health

Montana State University PO Box 170520 Bozeman MT 59717 Phone: 406-994-6001 Fax: 406-994-5653 Website: Montana Office of Rural Health

Staff

- Kailyn Mock, MORH/AHEC Director
- Natalie Claiborne, SORH Grant Director
- Rachel Norris, Grants Manager
- Sara Jestrab, Project Coordinator
- Cindra Stahl , Workforce Development
- Jack W. King, Flex Grant Director

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1987

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Nevada Office of Rural Health

University of Nevada School of Medicine, SAVITT Medical Bldg. 701 Walnut Elko NV 89801 Phone: 775-784-4841 Fax: 775-784-4544 Website: Nevada Office of Rural Health

Staff

Gerald Ackerman, Director
Keith Clark, Director, Rural Programs
Laima Etchegoyhen, Health Services Research Analyst
Mary Griswold, Health Services Research Analyst
Dr. John Packham, Director of Health Policy Research, Office of Statewide Initiatives, Nevada Flex/SHIP Program Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1977

New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care

New Hampshire Department of Health 29 Hazen Drive Concord NH 03301 Phone: 603-271-5934 Fax: 603-271-4506 Website: New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care

Staff

- Alisa Druzba, Director
- Marie Wawrzyniak, Rural Health Quality Improvement Coordinator
- Darlene Laro, Rural Health Quality Improvement Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1993

New York State Office of Rural Health

New York State Department of Health Corning Tower Room 2040 Empire State Plaza Albany NY 12237 Phone: (518) 402-0102 Fax: 518-473-6195 E-mail: orh@health.ny.gov Website: New York Office of Rural Health

Staff

Karen Madden, Director
Lisa Brown, Secretary
John Nittinger, Project Manager
Helen Smith, Project Manager
Dorothy Marcello, Senior Health Planner
Kimberly Thompson, Research Specialist

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

North Carolina Office of Rural Health

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services 311 Ashe Avenue 2009 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27606 Phone: (919) 527-6440 Fax: (919) 733-8300 Website: North Carolina Office of Rural Health

Staff

Maggie Sauer, Director
Allison Owen, Deputy Director
Stephanie Nantz, Assistant Director
Shawanda Fields, Placement Services Manager
Nicholas Galvez, Rural Hospital Program Manager
Ginny Ingram, Community Health and Medication Assistance Manager
Elizabeth Freeman Lambar, North Carolina Farmworker Health Manager
John Resendes, Data Analytics and Innovations Manager
Lakeisha Moore, Health Information Technology Manager
Dorothea Brock, Operations Program Manager, SORH Grant Manager
Kevin Meese, Communications Specialist
Mark Snuggs, Shortage Designations Specialist
Glenn Field, Primary Care Systems Associate
Deneen Gill, Community Health/Medication Assistance
Nina Baccanari, Community Health/Medication Assistance
Lola Omolodun, Community Health/Medication Assistance
Jill Rushing, Community Health/Medication Assistance
Sharema Williams, Community Health/Medication Assistance
Bianca Revis, Community Health/Medication Assistance
Celeste Gore, Community Health/Medication Assistance
Robyn McArdle, Telehealth Specialist
Gretchen Alvey-Ramirez, HIT Specialist
David Fei, HIT Database Administrator
Adonnica Rowland, HIT Specialist
Kimberly McNeil, Rural Health Operations Specialist

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1973

North Dakota Center for Rural Health

School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences 1301 North Columbia Road Stop 9037 Room E241b Grand Forks ND 58202-9037 Phone: 701-777-3848 Fax: 701-777-6779 E-mail: kylie.nissen@und.edu Website: North Dakota Center for Rural Health

Staff

Kylie Nissen, BBA, SORH Director
Brad Gibbens, MPA, Acting Director
Amy Breigenzer, MPH, Project Coordinator
Stacy Kusler, BA, Workforce Specialist
Julie Reiten, ECHO Project Coordinator
Kristine Sande, MBA, Associate Director
Jena Pierce, BA, Communications Manager
Jody Ward, MS, RN, APHN, Flex Director
Ashley Folarin, Project Assistant
Nicole Threadgold, Project Coordinator
Anna Walter, Project Coordinator
Holly Long, Project Coordinator
Brittany Dryburgh, COVID-19 Project Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1980

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Oklahoma Office of Rural Health

OSU OKC 900 N. Portland Avenue Science Building, Room 203 Oklahoma City OK 73107 Phone: (405) 945-8606 Website: Oklahoma Office of Rural Health

Staff

Lara Brooks, Rural Health Analyst
Corie Kaiser, Director
Pete Walton, Program Evaluator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1991

Oregon Office of Rural Health

Oregon Health & Science University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mail Code L593 Portland OR 97239 Phone: 503-494-4450 Fax: 503-494-4798 Website: Oregon Office of Rural Health

Staff

Robert Duehmig, Interim Director
Sarah Andersen, Field Director
Stacie Rothwell, Program Manager – CAH,Quality
Rondyann Gerst,Program Manager – Rural Health Clinics
Emerson Ong,GIS/Data Analysis
Stacee Reed, Program Manager,Recruitment and Retention
Bill Pfunder, Program Manager, Incentive Programs
Brittney Cullen, Workforce Services Coordinator
Rachel Burggraff, Workforce Services Coordinator
Sara Mishalanie, Communications Coordinator
Stepha Dragoon, ORH Program Manager
Laura Potter, Administrative Manager
Kate Hubbard, Administrative Coordinator
Eric Jordan, Administrative Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1979

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Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health

Pennsylvania State University 118 Keller Building University Park PA 16802 Phone: 814-863-8214 Fax: 814-865-4688 E-mail: porh@psu.edu Website: Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health

Staff

Jennifer Edwards, Rural Health Systems Manager and Deputy Director
Kelly Braun, Rural Primary Care and Integration Coordinator
Lisa Davis, Director and Outreach Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Jim Harvey, Rural Health Farm Worker Protection Safety Specialist
Lannette Fetzer, Quality Improvement Coordinator
Laura Zimmerman, Budget/Staff Assistant
Karen Burke, Outreach Coordinator
Rachel Foster, COVID-19 Program Manager
Erika Tuller, COVID-19 Program Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1991

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Tennessee Office of Rural Health

Tennessee Department of Health 710 James Robertson Parkway Andrew Johnson Tower, 2nd Floor Nashville TN 37243 Phone: 615-741-0388 Fax: 615-253-2100 Website: Tennessee Office of Rural Health

Staff

Tina(Kristina) Pilgreen, Director
Michel Randle, Information Management Specialist

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1993

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Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health

Division of Family Health and Preparedness, Utah Department of Health 288 North 1460 West PO Box 142005 Salt Lake City UT 84116-3231 Phone: 801-273-6677 Website: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health

Staff

Dean Penovich, Bureau Director, Division of Family Health and Preparedness
Ashley Moretz, OPCRH Director
Holli Mills, Health Systems Support Coordinator
Robbin Williams, State Program Specialist
Colton Gordon, Health Program Specialist
Mason Payne, Health Program Specialist
Jazmin Letamendi, PhD. MS, Workforce Development Coordinator
Vicki Allison, Office Specialist

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

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