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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
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

Staff

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

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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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

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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
Jessica Seel, Workforce Manager
Bridget Winston, Director of Communications
Brian Plane, Project Coordinator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: Independent
Established: 1991

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

Kaitlin Thomas, Administrator
Deann Sprenger, Recruitment Program Coordinator
Josie Petersen, Interim Director/Healthcare Workforce Center Manager
Michelle Hoffman, Flex/SHIP Program Coordinator
Emily Paulsen, Primary Care Coordinator
Natalie Nagle, Rural Health Specialist

EMS Staff

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

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1989

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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

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Bishowi Mikhail, PCO Coordinator and Statistical Analyst III

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1993

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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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West Virginia Office of Rural Health

Bureau for Public Health 350 Capital Street, Room 515 Charleston WV 25301-3716 Phone: 304-356-4252 Fax: 304-558-1437 Website: West Virginia Office of Rural Health

Staff

Stephanie Moore,Director
David Haden,Director, Division of Primary Care
Brandon Carman, Workforce Programs Manager
Beth Amare, J-1 Visa Waiver Coordinator
Heather Tolley, Shortage Designation Analyst and Cooperative Agreement Coordinator
Lisa K Lewis, Hospitals Program Manager, SHIP and Flex Coordinator
Scott Eubank, SORH Evaluator

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Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1990

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Mississippi Office of Rural Health

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Nebraska Office of Rural Health

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South Dakota Office of Rural Health

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Tennessee Office of Rural Health

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West Virginia Office of Rural Health

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