About NRHA

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the supervision, control and direction of the affairs of the association. It is comprised of the elected chair of each designated constituency group, the chair of the State Association Council, the chair of the State Office Council, the chair of the Health Equity Council, the chair of the Rural Health Policy Congress, the elected officers of the association, and the chief executive officer.

NRHA bylaws (June 2023)

NRHA operations guide (June 2023)

 

 

 

Roster

 

President:
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Leslie Marsh, RN
Lexington Regional Health Center
 

President-Elect:

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Kevin Bennett, Ph.D.
University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Secretary:

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Michelle Mills
Colorado Rural Health Center



Past-President: 

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Beth O'Connor, M.Ed.
Virginia Rural Health Association

Treasurer:
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Toniann Richard
HCC Network

 

   
Clinical Services CG Chair:
Mina Tanaka M.D.
Northern Navajo Medical Center
 

Federally Qualified Health Center CG Chair:
Joshua Gilmore
Sunshine Community Health Center
   
Health Equity Council Chair:
Mary-Katherine McNatt, Dr.P.H.
A.T. Still University
 		 Hospitals and Health Systems CG Chair:
Steve Barnett, D.H.A.
McKenzie Health System
   
Public Health CG Chair:
Cody Mullen, Ph.D.
Purdue University
 		 Research and Education CG Chair:
Carrie Henning Smith, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
   
Rural Health Clinic CG Chair:
Kate Hill, R.N.
The Compliance Team

Rural Health Congress Chair:
Elizabeth Crouch, Ph.D.
Rural & Minority Health Research Center
   
State Association Council Chair:
Lisa Rantz
Hawaii State Rural Health Association		 State Office Council Chair:
Natalie Claiborne
Montana Office of Rural Health & AHEC
   
Statewide Health Resources CG Chair:
Kristine Sande, M.B.A.
University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
 		 Student CG Chair:
Eneka Lamb
Michigan State University

 
   
Ex-Officio:
Alan Morgan
National Rural Health Association