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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: 334-206-5425 Fax: 334-206-0340 Website: Alabama Office of Rural Health

Staff

Carolyn Bern, Community Affairs Director
Robert Boyles, PCO Program Manager and NHSC Coordinator
Gloria Davis, FLEX & SHIPCoordinator
Charles Lail, Director, SORH Program Manager, J-1 Program Manager
Niko Phillips, Shortage Designation Manager

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1990
Director in position since: 1996
Number of Staff (FTE): 2

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@email.arizona.edu Website: Arizona Center for Rural Health

Staff

Paul Akmajian, Manager, Marketing & Outreach
Agnes Attakai, Health Disparities Outreach & Prevention Education
Leila Barraza, Assistant Professor
Jill Bullock, Associate Director
Dan Derksen, MD, Walter H. Pearce Endowed Chair & Director of AzCRH
Rod Gorrell, Business Manager
Jill Guernsey de Zapien, Associate Dean for Community Programs
Joyce Hospodar, Senior Advisor, Rural Programs
Bryna Koch, Special Projects Coordinator
Alyssa Padilla, Special Projects Coordinator
Jennifer Peters, AzSORH Program Manager
Rebecca Ruiz, Senior Program Coordinator
Doug Taren, Professor, PI Western Region Public Health Training Center (HRSA)
Sharon Van Skiver, Executive Assistant
Marc Verhougstraete, Assistant Professor, Community, Environment & Policy Dept.

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1990
Director in position since: 2013
Number of Staff (FTE): 15

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Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

Delaware Division of Public Health 417 Federal Street Dover DE 19901 Phone: 302-744-4555 Fax: 302-739-3313 Website: Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

Staff

Joan Barnwell, Recruitment Coordinator
Kathy Collison, Director

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1994
Director in position since: 2004
Number of Staff (FTE): 1.5

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Florida Office of Rural Health

Florida Department of Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C-15 Tallahassee FL 32399-1735 Phone: 850-245-4444 E-mail: Randall.Calvert@flhealth.gov Website: Florida Office of Rural Health

Staff

Duane Ashe
Randy Calvert, Director
Dennis Halfhill, Government Analyst
Nicole Linn, Flex Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991
Director in position since: 2008
Number of Staff (FTE): 3.5

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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

Dorothy Bryant, Program Operations Specialist
Lisa Carhuff, Director, Hospital Services
David Glass, Director, Primary Care Office
Nita Ham, Director, SORH Programs
Tiffany Hardin, Program Operations Specialist
Sheryl McCoy, Administrative Assistant
Tina Register, Program Associate
Dawn Waldrip, Hospital Services – Program Operations Specialist
Patsy Whaley, Executive Director

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991
Director in position since: 2002
Number of Staff (FTE): 12

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Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Bureau of Community Health Systems 1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 340 Topeka KS 66612-1365 Phone: 785-296-1200 Fax: 785-296-1231 E-mail: ruralhealth@ks.gov Website: Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Staff

Kendra Baldridge, Director
Ellan Spivey, Program Specialist
Ashley Wallace, Program Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1989
Director in position since: 2010
Number of Staff (FTE): 3

Kentucky Office of Rural Health

UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health 750 Morton Blvd Hazard KY 41701 Phone: 606-439-3557 Fax: 606-439-0795 Website: Kentucky Office of Rural Health

Staff

Alice Combs, Administrative Support Associate I
Kayla Combs, Rural Project Manager
Kevin Fleming, Rural Project Manager
Marcus Pigman, Rural Project Manager I
Ernie Scott, Director
Jennifer Wilson, Rural Project Manager

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1992
Director in position since: 2002
Number of Staff (FTE): 5

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Louisiana Office of Rural Health

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health 628 North 4th Street, 8th Floor PO Box 3118 Baton Rouge LA 70821-3118 Phone: 225-342-1889 Fax: (225) 342-5839 Website: Louisiana Office of Rural Health

Staff

Denise Dowell, Community Developer
Tracie Ingram, Rural Health Officer (SORH Director)
Beth Millet, Health Systems Development Unit Director
Avis Richard-Griffin, Bureau Director, Combined SORH-PCO Office
Kandi Smith, FLEX/SHIP Coordinator
Chris Wuchte, Contracts/Grants Reviewer

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1993
Director in position since: 2006
Number of Staff (FTE): 7

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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

Tasha Brown, Special Projects Officer
Rozelia Harris, Director
Mendal Kemp, FLEX Coordinator
Jerome Knott, Special Projects Officer

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

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

Gina Bruner, Flex Grant Director
Natalie Claiborne, MPH, Assistant Director
Kailyn Dorhauer, Project Coordinator
Kristin Juliar, Director
Rachel Pearson, Administrative Assistant
Amy Royer, Project Coordinator
Cindra Stahl , RHIT Network Director

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1987
Director in position since: 2005
Number of Staff (FTE): 6

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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
Director in position since: 1986
Number of Staff (FTE): 5.5

New Mexico Office of Rural Health/Primary Care

New Mexico Department of Health 300 San Mateo NE, Suite 902 Albuquerque NM 87108 Phone: 505-841-5871 Fax: 505-841-5885 Website: New Mexico Office of Rural Health/Primary Care

Staff

Crystal Begay, J-1 Visa Waiver Program Coordinator
Devona Duran, Bureau Administrator
Roxanne Konst, Data Coordinator
Anita Lovato, Flex Coordinator
Timothy Lopez, Director
Janea Roybal, Certification Coordinator for the Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit Program

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1983
Director in position since: 2010
Number of Staff (FTE): 4

North Carolina Office of Rural Health

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

Staff

Maggie Sauer, Director
Robert Coble, Rural Health Operations Specialist
Brian Cooper, Telepsychiatry Specialist
Elizabeth Freeman-Lamar, Farm Worker Program Manager
Parcheul Harris, Operations Program Manager
Jay Kennedy, Rural Hospital Specialist
Kevin Meese, Rural Health Administrative Assistant
Andrea Murphy, Rural Health Operations Specialist
Stephanie Nantz, Assistant Director of Operations
Kristie Newton, Rural Hospital Program Assistant
Tammy Norville, Rural Health Operations Specialist and SORH Grant Coordinator
Allison Owen, Assistant Director of Business
Mark Snuggs, Shortage Designations Specialist

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1973
Director in position since: 2017
Number of Staff (FTE): 40

North Dakota Center for Rural Health

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

Staff

Lynette Dickson, MS, RD, LRD, Associate Director, SORH Program
Julie Frankl, Project Assistant
Brad Gibbens, MPA, Deputy Director
Gary Hart, PhD, Director
Stacy Kusler, Workforce Specialist
Angie Lockwood, Project Coordinator
Kylie Nissen, Executive Director
Julie Reiten, Project Assistant
Kristine Sande, MBA, Associate Director
Kristin Trelstad, Communication Specialist
Jody Ward, Flex Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1980
Director in position since: 2003
Number of Staff (FTE): 53

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Ohio Rural Health Section

Office of Health Policy, Ohio Department of Health 246 North High Street Columbus OH 43215 Phone: 614-752-5133 Fax: 614-995-4235 E-mail: HealthPolicy@odh.ohio.gov Website: Ohio Rural Health Section

Staff

Tina Turner, Rural Health/SORH Administrator
Daniel Prokop, Flex SHIP Coordinator
Anthony Griffin, SORH Program Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991
Director in position since: 2010
Number of Staff (FTE): 6

Oklahoma Office of Rural Health

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences 900 N. Portland Avenue, Suite HT203 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
Director in position since: 2011
Number of Staff (FTE): 3

Oregon Office of Rural Health

Oregon Health & Science University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, L593 Portland OR 97239-3098 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
Scott Ekblad, Director
Lindsay Flick, Office Specialist
Meredith Guardino, Director of Field Services
Eric Jordan, Administrative Coordinator
Rose Locklear, Project Echo/Telehealth Coordinator
Emerson Ong, Data/GIS Analyst
Linda Peppler, Department Administrator
Bill Pfunder, Program Manager – Incentive Program
Stacy Reed, Program Manager – Recruitment and Retention
Stacie Rothwell, Program Manager for Rural Health Outcomes
Annalee Venneri, Workforce Services Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1979
Director in position since: 1992
Number of Staff (FTE): 12

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Rhode Island Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

Rhode Island Department of Health, Division of Community Family Health and Equity 3 Capitol Hill Room 302 Providence RI 02908-5097 Phone: (401) 222-5952 Fax: (401) 222-1442 Website: Rhode Island Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

Staff

Lila Bhattarai, Public Health Epidemiologist
Jill D’Errico, Senior Public Health Promotion Specialist
Margaret Gradie, Director
Tracy Jackson, Public Health Epidemiologist

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1993
Director in position since: 2002
Number of Staff (FTE): 1.2

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South Dakota Office of Rural Health

South Dakota Department of Health 600 East Capitol Avenue Pierre SD 57501 Phone: 605-773-3361 Fax: 605-773-5683 E-mail: DOH.INFO@state.sd.us Website: South Dakota Office of Rural Health

Staff

Jill Dean, Recruitment Program Coordinator
Kenny Doppenberg, Rural Hospital Program Coordinator
Josie Petersen, Interim Director/Healthcare Workforce Center Manager
Katie Reuman, Rural Health Specialist
DeAnn Sprenger, Primary Care Coordinator

EMS Staff

Rebecca Baird, Trauma Program Manager
Bob Hardwick, Central Specialist, Recertifications
Lance Iversen, Educational and Professional Standards Coordinator/State EMS Data Manager
Alan Johnson, Western Specialist
Marty Link, Assistant Administrator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1989
Director in position since: 2013
Number of Staff (FTE): 6.5

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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 Rural Health

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1993
Director in position since: 2001
Number of Staff (FTE): 2.25

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