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 Board of Trustees Officers
![]() | Carrie Henning-Smith, PhDPresidentUniversity of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center | ![]() | Toniann RichardPresident-ElectHealth Care Coalition of Lafayette County |
![]() | Kate Hill, RNSecretaryCompliance Team, Inc. | ![]() | Joanie PerkinsTreasurerNorth Sunflower Medical Center |
![]() | Michelle MillsPast PresidentColorado Rural Health Center |
NRHA Board of Trustees Roster
Clinical Services CG Chair: | FQHC CG Chair: | Health Equity Council Chair: Mary-Katherine McNatt, DrPH A.T. Still University |
Hospitals and Health Systems CG Chair: | Public Health CG Chair: | Research and Education CG Chair: Whitney Zahnd, PhD University of Iowa College of Public Health |
Rural Health Clinic CG Chair: | Rural Health Congress Chair: | State Association Council Chair: Lisa Rantz Hawaii State Rural Health Association |
State Office Council Chair: | Statewide Health Resources CG Chair: | Student CG Chair: Garrett Orick East Tennessee State University |
| Ex-Officio: Alan Morgan National Rural Health Association |




