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Alabama Office of Rural Health

Alabama Department of Public Health The RSA Tower, Suite 1040 201 Monroe Street Montgomery AL 36104 Phone: 334-206-5517 Fax: 334-206-5434 Website: Alabama Office of Rural Health

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Karl Bryant, Flex/SHIP Program Coordinator
Niko Phillips, Shortage Designation Manager

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1990

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Florida Office of Rural Health

Florida Department of Health Mailing Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C-15 Tallahassee FL 32399-1735 Physical Address: 2585 Merchants Row Tallahassee FL 32999 Phone: 850-245-4444 Website: Florida Office of Rural Health

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

Lela Shepard, Director

Abbie Parmenter, Flex Coordinator

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Indiana State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Indiana State Department of Health 2 North Meridian Street, 2J Indianapolis IN 46204 Phone: 317-233-2300 Fax: 317-233-7761 Website: Indiana State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Staff

Joyce Fillenwarth, SORH Coordinator
Ann Alley, Director of Primary Care
David Conrad, Flex Coordinator

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1992

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

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1989

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Massachusetts Office of Rural Health

Massachusetts Department of Public Health 180 Beaman Street West Boylston MA 01583 Phone: 508-792-7880 Fax: 508-792-7706 E-mail: kirby.lecy@state.ma.us Website: Massachusetts Office of Rural Health

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Cathleen McElligott, Director
Kirby Lecy, SORH Program Coordinator
Ronnie Rom, Rural Hospital Flex Program Coordinator
Nicole Watson, Recruitment and Retention Program Coordinator
Tai-wei Lin, Epidemiologist

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1994

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.mchraa@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

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Type of institution/affiliation: Independent
Established: 1991

Mississippi Office of Rural Health

Mississippi Department of Health 570 East Woodrow Wilson PO Box 1700 Jackson MS 39215-1700 Phone: 601-576-7216 Fax: 601-576-7530 Website: Mississippi Office of Rural Health

Staff

Rachel Sprinkle, Director
Tasha Brown, SORH Coordinator
Kara Aldridge, Workforce Coordinator
Dawn Cuello SHIP Coordinator
Kenya Gilkey, FLEX Coordinator

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

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New Mexico Office of Primary Care and Rural Health

New Mexico Department of Health 300 San Mateo NE, Suite 900 Albuquerque NM 87108 Phone: 505-222-8671 Fax: 505-222-8675 Website: New Mexico Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

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

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1983

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 of Operations
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

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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

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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

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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

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1993

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South Carolina Office of Rural Health

107 Saluda Pointe Drive Lexington SC 29072 Phone: 803-454-3850 Fax: 803-454-3860 E-mail: info@scorh.net Website: South Carolina Office of Rural Health

Staff

Graham Adams, Chief Executive Officer
Shannon N. Chambers, CPC, Director of Provider Solutions
Andrew Chandler, MPH, Program Coordinator
Sarah Craig, Director of Health System Innovation
Vicki Ott, Financial Analyst and Grants Management Specialist
Stephanie Gibbs, Director of Finance and Human Resources
Mark Griffin, Chief Operations Officer
Chrissy Hutchinson, Communications & Marketing Manager
Michele Stanek, Director of Practice Transformation
Caroline Tevepaugh, Executive Assistant
Virginia Berry White, Director, Family Solutions
Darlene Lynch, Director of Community Health Transformation
Debbie Benton, Administrative Assistant
Lindsay Williams, Quality Improvement Coach
Andrea Gibson, Program Manager
LaShandal Pettaway-Brown, Quality Improvement Coach
Darlene Hines, Practice Transformation Consultant
Britton Herbert,Program Manager
Markus Smith,Program Analyst
Zack King, MPH,CHES, Program Manager for Community Health Transformation
Jessica Seel, Workforce Manager
Bridget Winston, Director of Communications
Brian Plane, Project Coordinator

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Type of institution/affiliation: Independent
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

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1992

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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, Epidemiologist and Data 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

Wyoming Office of Rural Health

Wyoming Department of Health 6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 420 Cheyenne WY 82002 Phone: 307-777-7293 E-mail: alyssa.kennett@wyo.gov Website: Wyoming Office of Rural Health

Staff

Alyssa Kennett, Manager
Kyle Cameron, Unit Program Specialist
Keri Wagner, Healthcare Workforce and Primary Care Office Manager

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1995

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Alabama Office of Rural Health

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Florida Office of Rural Health

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Indiana State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

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Mississippi Office of Rural Health

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Oklahoma Office of Rural Health

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Wisconsin Office of Rural Health

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Upcoming Events

Webinar: Preparing to Engage with Legislators & Policymakers

National Rural Health Day

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Preparing to Engage with Legislators & Policymakers

National Rural Health Day