Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) | National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health

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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
Ariel Tarango, Health Educator and Community Outreach Specialist
Marc Verhougstraete, Assistant Professor, Community, Environment & Policy Department

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1990

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California Primary, Rural, and Indian Health Division

California Department of Health Care Services 1500 Capitol Avenue, MS 8502 Sacramento CA 95814 Phone: 916-449-5770 Fax: 916-449-5777 Website: California Primary & Rural Health Division

Staff

Sandra “Sam” Willburn, SORH Project Director
Jen Brooks, Flex Coordinator
Corinne Chavez, Health Program Manager II
Sonia Hwang, SORH Project Coordinator
Matthew Ortiz, Health Program Manager I

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
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
Sheryl McCoy, Administrative Assistant
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

- Sean Flink, PCO Health Program Specialist
- Alex Prado, PCO Manager
- Tonne McCoy, Health Program Manager
- Stephanie Sayegh, Flex Health Program Manager
- Mary Sheridan, Bureau Chief, Director
- Elizabeth Heist, Administrative Assistant II
- Susan Heppler, Healthcare Policy Inititives Program Manager
- Matt Walker, Healthcare Policy Initiatives, Health Programs Specialist

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
Cassie Kennedy, FLEX and SHIP Coordinator
Kevin Wooddell, J-1, NIW
Susan Dixon, Bureau Chief
Samra Hiros, Program Manager
Jason Clinton, Administrative Support

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1989

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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

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

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
Misty Dennis, Rural Health Coordinator
Barbara Brendel, Rural Health Manager
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

Jack W. King, Flex Grant Director
Natalie Claiborne, MPH, Assistant Director
Kailyn Mock, Project Coordinator
Kristin Juliar, Director
Rachel Norris, Grants Manager
Amy Royer, Project Coordinator
Cindra Stahl , Workforce Development

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
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
- Alia Hayes, Rural Health Manager

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

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

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 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, BS, Project Assistant
Stacy Kusler, BA, Workforce Specialist
Shawn Larson, Project Coordinator
Julie Reiten, Project Coordinator
Kristine Sande, MBA, Associate Director
Jena Pierce, BA, Communications Manager
Jody Ward, MS, RN, APHN, Flex Director

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1980

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Oregon Office of Rural Health

Oregon Health & Science University 3182 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

Rebecca Dobert, Field Services Program Coordinator
Robert Duehmig, Deputy Director
Lindsay Kvamme, Office Specialist
Eric Jordan, Administrative Coordinator
Laura Potter, Administrative Manager
Rose Locklear, Program Coordinator
Emerson Ong, Data/GIS Analyst
Bill Pfunder, Program Manager – Incentive Program
Stacee Reed, Program Manager – Recruitment and Retention
Stacie Rothwell, Program Manager
Annalee Venneri, Workforce Services Coordinator
Rondyann Gerst, Field Services Program Manager – Rural Health Clinics
Sarah Andersen, Field Services Director
Kate Hubbard, Administrative Assistant

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1979

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Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health

Pennsylvania State University 11 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, Dental Delivery Systems 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
Terri Klinefelter, Outreach Coordinator
Laura Zimmerman, Budget/Staff Assistant

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1991

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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) 222-5952 Fax: (401) 222-1442 Website: Rhode Island Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

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Jill D’Errico, Senior Public Health Promotion Specialist
Margaret Gradie, Director

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1993

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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

Angie Allen, Director State Office of Rural Health & Health Access
Bishowi Mikhail, PCO Coordinator and Statistical Analyst III

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 3760 S. Highland Drive, Suite 361 PO Box 142005 Salt Lake City UT 84114-2005 Phone: 801-273-6605 Fax: 801-273-4146 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
Michelle Lee Teachout, FLEX/SHIP Program Specialist
Colton Gordon, Health Program Specialist
Mason Payne, Workforce Development Specialist
Vicki Allison, Office Specialist

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

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Vermont State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Vermont Department of Health 108 Cherry Street PO Box 70 Burlington VT 05401 Phone: (802) 951-1259 Fax: (802) 951-1275 Website: Vermont State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Staff

John Olson, Chief, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
Luca Fernandez, Administrator-Rural Health/Primary Care

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1995

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

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1992

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