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The responsibilities of NRHA’s Rural Health Policy Congress members are to:

  • Identify topics and provide technical expertise on the development of Association policies
  • Create, review, and approve Association policy recommendations and positions
  • Ensure the Association’s guiding principles and mission are promoted through policy development
  • Develop policy papers to communicate the Associations priorities and recommendations

Rural Health Congress roster

The Rural Health Policy Congress is composed of individuals from NRHA's constituency groups, interest groups, and leadership.

Rural Health Congress Chair
Elizabeth Crouch, PhD
Columbia, S.C.

Rural Health Congress Vice Chair
Robert Duehmig
Portland, Ore.



NRHA Officers

Treasurer
Toniann Richard
Lexington, Mo.

Secretary
Joanie Perkins
Ruleville, Miss.






President
Michelle Mills
Aurora, Colo.

President Elect
Carrie Henning-Smith
Minneapolis, MN

Past President
Kevin Bennett, PhD
Columbia, S.C.



Chairs and Representatives

Clinical Services CG Chair
Mina Tanaka, MD
Shiprock, N.M.



Federally Qualified Health Centers CG Chair
Joshua Gilmore
Talkeetna, Ark.

Clinical Services CG Representative
Carla Wilber, DNP
Portland, Maine




Health Equity Council Chair
Mary Katherine McNatt, DrPH
Kirksville, Mo.

Hospital & Community Health Systems CG Chair
Jeremy Levin
Sauk City, Wisc.



Hospital & Community Health Systems CG Representatives
Trent Bourland
Coalgate, Okla.



Donna Newchurch
Baton Rouge, La.

Jeremy Cannon
Kalkaska, Mich.

Hunter Nostrant
Newberry, Mich.

Sherry Clouse Day, FHFMA
Springfield, Mo.

Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA
Portland, Maine

Scott Daniels
Hilo, Hawaii

Steve Pautler, FACHE
Sainte Genevieve, Mo.

Kelly Erb Zager
Centennial, Colo.

Mary Ellen Pratt
Lutcher, La.

Jed Hansen
Papillion, Neb.

Michelle Rathman
Geneva, Ill.

Tammy Hatting
Sioux Falls, S.D.

Kevin Stansbury
Hugo, Colo.

Jared Heim, CPA
Dubuque, Iowa

Jordan Tenenbaum
Creve Coeur, Mo.

Ruby Kirby, MBA
Bolivar, Tenn.

David Theroux
Clewiston, Fla.

Melinda Laird
Cordell, Okla.

Roger Wells
Lexington, Neb.

SuLynn Mester
Arlington, Texas

Deborah Whitley, CPA
Waco, Texas



Past Presidents Council
John Gale, MS
Portland, Maine

Public Health CG Chair
Cody Mullen, PhD
West Lafayette, Ind.


Leslie Marsh
Kearney, Neb.

Public Health Representative
David Line
Nutrioso, Ariz.

Beth O’Connor, MEd
Blacksburg, Va.


Timothy L. Putnam, DHA
Batesville, Ind.


Pat Schou FACHE
Princeton, Ill.




Research and Education CG Chair
Whitney Zahnd
Iowa City, Iowa

Rural Health Clinic CG Chair
Kate Hill, RN
Spring House, Pa.

Research and Education CG Representatives
Britta Anderson
Minneapolis, Minn.

Rural Health Clinic CG Representatives
Rena Salamacha 
King City, Calif.

Devon Noonan
Durham, N.C.

Andrew Wells
Uvalde, Texas

Carrie Shaver
Lubbock, Texas




State Association Council Chair
Lisa Rantz
Hilo, Hawaii

State Office Council Chair
Natalie Claiborne
Bozeman, Mont.



Statewide Health Resources CG Chair
Kristine Sande, MBA
Grand Forks, N.D.

Student CG Chair
Bradley Firchow
Lexington, Ky.

Statewide Health Resources CG Representatives
Jacy Warrell 
Decaturville, Tenn.

Student CG Representative
Anna Harmeling
Ann Arbor, Mich.




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