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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

Staff

- Karl Bryant SORH Director
- Niko Phillips Shortage Designation Manager
- Nick McRae Flex/SHIP Program Manager

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1990

Arkansas Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Arkansas Department of Health 4815 W. Markham Street Slot 22 Little Rock AR 72205 Phone: 501-280-4563 Fax: 501-280-4706 E-mail: orhpc@arkansas.gov Website: Arkansas Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Staff

Quinyatta Mumford, Director of ORHPC
Teonia Alexander, Budget Coordinator
Beth Williams, Branch Chief
Ida Collier, SORH Coordinator
James Mincy, Resource Coordinator
Dianne Elliott, Administrative Analyst

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

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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

Quick Facts

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
Kevin Wooddell, J-1, NIW
Susan Dixon, Bureau Chief
Samra Hiros, Program Manager
Dr. Wanda Hilton, Ed.D.,CHES, Rural Hospital FLEX/SHIP Program Coordinator
Jason Clinton, Administrative Support

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1989

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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
Marcus Pigman, Rural Project Manager
Ernie Scott, Director
Michael McGill, Jr., Rural Project Manager
Scott Helle, Rural Outreach Coordinator
Lisa Garza, Rural Project Manager
Caleb Williams, Rural Project Manager

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1992

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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
Erica Dyer, Administrative Support

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

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

Quick Facts

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
Kara Aldridge, Workforce Coordinator
Dawn Cuello SHIP Coordinator
Alushus Cooper, PhD Flex Coordinator
Judy Newton, Budget Manager
Johnnie Hawkins, Grants Program Manager
Tyechia McHarris, Administrative Assistant

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1991

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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

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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

Quick Facts

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

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: University
Established: 1991

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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
Chrissy Hutchinson, Communications & Marketing Manager
Michele Stanek, Director of Practice Transformation
Caroline Tevepaugh, Executive Assistant
Lamikka Samuel, Director, Family Solutions
Darlene Lynch, Director of Community Health Transformation
Debbie Benton, Administrative Assistant
Andrea Mitchell, Program Manager
LaShandal Pettaway-Brown, Quality Improvement Coach
Darlene Hines, Practice Transformation Consultant
Britton Herbert,Program Manager
Markus Smith,Program Analyst
Jessica Seel, Director of Behavioral Health Services and Workforce
Bridget Winston, Director of Communications
Brian Plane, Project Coordinator
LaRonda Johnson, Program Manager
Paola Gutierrez, Rural Health Action Plan Lead Strategist

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, Assistant Administrator
Michelle Hoffman, Flex/SHIP Program Coordinator
Emily Paulsen, Primary Care Coordinator
Natalie Nagle, Rural Health Specialist

EMS Staff

Bob Hardwick, Central Specialist, Recertifications
Jamie Zilverberg, Trauma Program Manager, Trauma Registry, Eastern EMS Specialist
Julie Smithson, Western EMS Specialist
Lance Iversen, Educational and Professional Standards Coordinator/State EMS Data Manager
Marty Link, Assistant Administrator

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1989

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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
Ellie Wilson, Outreach Coordinator

Quick Facts

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

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1990

Wyoming Office of Rural Health

Wyoming Department of Health 122 West 25th Street, Suite 102E Cheyenne WY 82002 Phone: 307-777-7293 Fax: 307-777-3626 E-mail: sharon.weber@wyo.gov Website: Wyoming Office of Rural Health

Staff

Sharon Weber, Manager
Shawna Pena, Unit Manager
Kyle Cameron, Unit Program Specialist
Keri Wagner, Healthcare Workforce and Primary Care Office Manager

Quick Facts

Type of institution/affiliation: State
Established: 1995