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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

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Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1990

Arkansas Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Arkansas Department of Health 4815 W. Markham Street Slot 22 Little Rock AR 72205 Phone: 501-280-4563 Fax: 501-280-4706 E-mail: orhpc@arkansas.gov Website: Arkansas Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Staff

Teonia Alexander, Budget Coordinator
Beth Williams, Branch Chief
Dianne Elliott, Administrative Analyst

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

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Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

Delaware Division of Public Health 43 South DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901 Dover DE 19901 Phone: 302-741-8578 Fax: 302-741-8631 Website: Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

Staff

Joan Barnwell, Recruitment Coordinator
Kathy Collison, Director

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1994

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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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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

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1990

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Nebraska Office of Rural Health

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln NE 68509-5026 Phone: 402-471-2337 Fax: 402-471-0180 E-mail: officeofruralhealth@hhss.ne.gov Website: Nebraska Office of Rural Health

Staff

Margaret Brockman, Director
Nancy Jo Hansen, Program Manager
Rachael Wolfe, Health Program Manager
Ann Larimer, Secretary
Thomas Rauner, Program Manager
Debra Stoltenberg, Administrative Assistant

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1990

New Mexico Office of Primary Care and Rural Health

New Mexico Department of Health 5301 Central Avenue NE, Suite 1400 Albuquerque NM 87108 Phone: 505-699-8911 Website: New Mexico Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

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Jasmin Hendrickson,Pogram Coordinator
Crystal Begay, Program Manager
Timothy Lopez, Director
Martina Garcia, FLEX/SHIP Coordinator

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1983

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

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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

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1973

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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

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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

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Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1979

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Rhode Island Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

Division of Policy, Information and Communication Rhode Island Department of Health 3 Capitol Hill, Room 410 Providence RI 02908-5097 Phone: (401) 222-1488 Fax: (401) 222-1442 Website: Rhode Island Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

Staff

Jill D’Errico, Senior Public Health Promotion Specialist
Manuel Ortiz, Principal Health Promotion Specialist
Michael Dexter, Project Director

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1993

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Texas State Office of Rural Health

Texas Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Affairs 1700 North Congress Avenue, Suite 220 PO Box 12847 Austin TX 78711 Phone: 512-463-7476 Fax: 512-936-6776 Website: Texas Department of Agriculture

Staff

Trenton Engledow, Director
Albert Ruiz, SORH Coordinator
Robert Shaw, Coordinator for Rural Health (Flex Program)
Shari Wyatt, Rural Health Specialist, SHIP and Rural Health Facility Capital Improvement Program Coordinator
Eva Cruz, Rural Health Specialist
Ryan Horsak, Rural Health Specialist
Kathy Johnston, Rural Health Specialist
Erica Lozano, Rural Health Specialist
Patricia (Trish) Rivera, Rural Health Specialist

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1989

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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

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

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Virginia Department of Health – Office of Health Equity

109 Governor Street, Suite 700W PO Box 2448 Richmond VA 23219 Phone: (804) 864-7435 Fax: (804) 864-7440 Website: Virginia Office of Health Equity

Staff

Heather Anderson, Division Director of Primary Care and Rural Health/SORH Director
Olivette Burroughs, Health Workforce Specialist
Clarissa Noble, Rural Health Manager
Justin Crow, Director Division of Social Epidemiology and Data
Sarah O’Connor, SORH Coordinator
Ellie Wilson, Outreach Coordinator

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1992

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Washington State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Washington State Department of Health PO Box 47853 Olympia WA 98504-7853 Phone: 360-236-2805 Fax: 360-236-2830 Website: Washington State Office of Rural Health

Staff

Pat Justis, M.A., Executive Director
Terri McReynolds, Administrative Assistant
Asnake Hailu, DrPH, Rural Epidemiologist
Danielle Kunkel, Rural Hospital Quality Improvement Manager
Lindy Vincent, Rural Hospital Program Manager
Randy Saylor, Health Analyst
Sam Watson-Alvan, PCO Manager
Sigrid Reinert,Dipl.-Pad.,MA,MPH, SORH Program Manager
Claire Horton, Oral Health Consultant
Amanda Latchaw, Rural Health Program Manager
Faith Johnson, Workforce Advisor
Andrew Wright, Rural Hospital Consultant
Eileen Kazura, Rural Health Equity Program Manager
Christine Co, Rural Health Workforce Director

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1989

Wisconsin Office of Rural Health

310 N. Midvale Boulevard, Suite 301 Madison WI 53705 Phone: 608-261-1883 Fax: 608-261-1893 Website: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health

Staff

Penny Black, Data and Evaluation Program Manager
Lynn Dassow, Financial and Office Manager
John Eich, Director
Kevin Jacobson, Rural Communities Initiatives Program Manager
Kathryn Miller, Rural Hospitals and Clinics Program Manager
Tim Dybevik, Provider Recruitment Manager
Elizabeth DiNovella, Communications Coordinator
Kye Richards, Program Assistant

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Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1975

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Arizona Center for Rural Health

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Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

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Nebraska Office of Rural Health

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New York State Office of Rural Health

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Oklahoma Office of Rural Health

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Texas State Office of Rural Health

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Virginia Department of Health – Office of Health Equity

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