National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) Board of Directors/Executive Committee

The following list provides names and contact information for the NOSORH Board. You can also view the NOSORH Board's organizational chart. NOSORH Board Meeting Minutes and Reports and NOSORH Executive Committee Minutes and Reports are available to NOSORH members only.

President John Barnas Michigan Center for Rural Health Michigan State University B-218 West Fee Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: (517) 432-1066 Fax: (517) 432-0007 Email: john.barnas@hc.msu.edu Past President Karen Madden New York Office of Rural Health New York Department of Health 433 River Street, 6th Floor Troy, NY 12180 Phone: (518) 402-0102 Fax: (518) 473-6195 Email: kam13@health.state.ny.us Treasurer Charles F. Owens Georgia Office of Rural Health Services Georgia Department of Community Health 502 Seventh Street South Cordele, GA 31015-1443 Phone: (229) 401-3090 Fax: (229) 401-3084 Email: cowens@dch.ga.gov	President-Elect Scott Ekblad Oregon Office of Rural Health Oregon Health & Science University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, L593 Portland, OR 97239-3098 Phone: (503) 494-4450 Fax: (503) 494-4798 Email: ekblads@ohsu.edu Secretary Alisa Druzba New Hampshire Department of Health 29 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 271-4741 Fax: (603) 271-4506 Email: adruzba@dhhs.state.nh.us
Ex-Officio Members:
Communications Karen Madden New York Office of Rural Health New York Department of Health 433 River Street, 6th Floor Troy, NY 12180 Phone: (518) 474-5565 Fax: (518) 473-6195 Email: kam13@health.state.ny.us Kylie Nissen North Dakota Center for Rural Health School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences 501 North Columbia Road Stop 9037 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037 Phone: (701) 777-5380 Fax: (701) 777-6779 Email: kylie.nissen@med.und.edu Policy Lisa Davis Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health 202 Beecher-Dock House University Park, PA 16802 Phone: (814) 863-8214 Fax: (814) 865-4688 Email: lad3@psu.edu Mark Schoenbaum Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Minnesota Department of Health PO Box 64882 St. Paul, MN 55164-0882 Phone: (651) 201-3859 Fax: (651) 201-3830 Email: Mark.Schoenbaum@state.mn.us	Educational Exchange Natalie Claiborne Montana Office of Rural Health Montana Area Health Education Center Montana State University - Bozeman PO Box 170520 Bozeman, MT 59717-0520 Phone: 406-994-6001 Fax: 406-994-5653 Email: natalie.claiborne@montana.edu Melinda Merrell South Carolina Office of Rural Health 107 Saluda Pointe Drive Lexington, SC 29072 Phone: 803-454-3850 Fax: 803-454-3860 Email: merrell@scorh.net SOC & Development Graham Adams South Carolina Office of Rural Health 107 Saluda Pointe Drive Lexington, SC 29072 Phone: (803) 454-3850 Fax: (803) 454-3860 Email: adams@scorh.net Strategic Planning Scott Ekblad Oregon Office of Rural Health Oregon Health & Science University 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, L593 Portland, OR 97239-3098 Phone: (503) 494-4450 Fax: (503) 494-4798 Email: ekblads@ohsu.edu
Liaisons:
EMS Matt Womble North Carolina Office of Rural Health & Community Care North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services 311 Ashe Avenue Raleigh, NC 27606 Phone: (919) 733-2040 x 207 Fax: (919) 733-8300 Email: matt.womble@dhhs.nc.gov SRHA Kathy Wibberly Virginia Office of Minority Health and Health Equity Virginia Department of Health 109 Governor Street, Suite 1016 East PO Box 2448 Richmond, VA 23219-2448 Phone: (804) 864-7426 Fax: (804) 864-7440 Email: Kathy.Wibberly@vdh.virginia.gov	Policy Program Monitoring Team Lynette Dickson, MS, LRD, Program Director North Dakota Center for Rural Health School of Medicine and Health Sciences University of North Dakota 501 North Columbia Road Stop 9037 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037 Phone: (701) 777-6049 Fax: (701) 777-6779 Email: lynette.dickson@med.und.edu Pat Carr Alaska State Office of Rural Health PO Box 1106010 Juneau, AK 99811-0601 Phone: (907) 465-8618 Fax: (907) 467-6861 Email: patricia.carr@alaska.gov
Region A:
Cathleen McElligott Massachusetts Office of Rural Health Massachusetts Department of Public Health 180 Beaman Street West Boylston, MA 01583 Phone: (413) 586-7525 Fax: (413) 784-1037 Email: cathleen.mcelligott@state.ma.us	Kathy Collison Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health Delaware Division of Public Health 417 Federal Street Dover, DE 19901 Phone: 302-744-4555 Fax: 302-739-3313 Email: katherine.collison@state.de.us
Region B:
Bob Pannell Florida Office of Rural Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C-15 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1735 Phone: (850) 245-4444 x2705 Fax: (850) 414-6470 robert_pannell@doh.state.fl.us	Charles F. Owens Georgia Office of Rural Health Services Georgia Department of Community Health 502 Seventh Street South Cordele, GA 31015-1443 Phone: (229) 401-3093 Fax: (229) 401-3084 cowens@dch.ga.gov
Region C:
John Eich Wisconsin Office of Rural Health University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health 310 N. Midvale Boulevard, Suite 301 Madison, WI 53705 Phone: (608)261-1890 or (800) 385-0005 x25 Fax: (608)265-4400 eich@wisc.edu	Tina Turner Ohio Rural Health Section Primary Care & Rural Health Program Ohio Department of Health 246 North High Street, 6th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 752-5133 Fax: (614) 995-4235 tina.turner@odh.ohio.gov
Region D:
R. Scott Daniels, PhD Hawaii State Office of Primary Care and Rural Health Hawaii Department of Health Family Health Services Division 1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 216 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: 808-961-9460 Fax: 808-961-9461 E-mail: scott.daniels@doh.hawaii.gov	Corie Kaiser Oklahoma Office of Rural Health Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences 5500 N. Western, Suite 278 Phone: (405) 842-3105 Fax: (405) 842-9302 Corie.kaiser@okstate.edu
Region E:
Sharla Allen Wyoming Office of Rural Health Rural and Frontier Health Division Wyoming Department of Health 6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 510 Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7293 Fax: (307) 777-8545 sharla.allen@health.wyo.gov	Mary Sheridan Idaho State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Idaho Department of Health and Welfare PO Box 83720 450 West State St., 4th Floor Boise, ID 83720-0036 Phone: 208-332-7212 Fax: 208-332-7262 E-mail: sheridam@dhw.idaho.gov

NOSORH Board of Directors/Executive Committee