Member Spotlight

Joyce Fillenwarth Indiana State Office of Rural Health & Primary Care Manager NOSORH Member since 2019 Favorite thing about working at a SORH: My favorite things about working at SORH is the freedom to utilize your passion interests in addressing the needs...

Ashley MoretzUtah Office of Primary Care & Rural HealthDirectorNOSORH Member since 2019 What I’m working on right now: Our AmeriCorps VISTA re-application. We started the program last year, and have been fortunate to sponsor two dedicated and talented VISTA...

Stephen RegisterGeorgia State Office of Rural HealthExecutive DirectorNOSORH Member since 2020 What I'm currently reading: Radical Candor by Kim Scott. What I’m working on right now: Implementing new workforce improvement strategies to improve recruitment and...

Rachel SprinkleMississippi State Office of Rural HealthDirectorNOSORH Member since 2019 Favorite thing about working at a SORH: Being a part of an office where I am able to create and provide opportunities to support innovative methods to help rural communities build...

Zora RadosevichMinnesota State Office of Rural HealthDirectorNOSORH Member since 2018 What I’m working on right now: Rural training tracks Where is your favorite place in the world: Cape Cod National Seashore What advice do you have for new NOSORH...

Shane FordOhio State Office of Rural HealthProgram AdministratorNOSORH Member since 2017 What I’m working on right now: New workforce programs to complement existing state and federal programs. Where is your favorite place in the world: Fire pit in my...

Barbara BrendelMissouri Office of Rural HealthRural Health ManagerNOSORH Member since 2020 What I'm currently reading: I just finished reading Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hardand Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sara Smarsh. The book containsevents...

Britton HerbertSouth Carolina Office of Rural HealthProgram Manager, Health System InnovationNOSORH Member since 2019 What I'm working on right now: I am actively working with our Critical Access Hospital quality teams in preparation for the upcoming Flex QI Project....

Lela ShepardFlorida Office of Rural HealthDirectorNOSORH Member since 2019 What are you working on right now: What am I not working on. What led you to a career in rural health? Happy accident. Favorite thing about working at a SORH: Everyone is so generous with their...

Joyce FetrowProject AssociateMichigan Center for Rural HealthNorthern Michigan Opiate Response ConsortiumNOSORH Member since 2019 What are you working on right now: I am the project associate for the Northern Michigan Opiate Response Consortium (NMORC). Our work spans...