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NOSORH Board

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
Karen Madden
New York Office of Rural Health
New York Department of Health
Empire State Plaza
Corning Tower, Room 1119
Albany, NY 12237
518-474-5565, Fax: 518-473-6195
kam13@health.state.ny.us

Past President
Alison Hughes
Arizona Rural Health Office
Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of
Public Health
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 245177
1295 N. Martin, A219 EE
Tucson, AZ 85724
520-626-6253, Fax: 520-626-3101
ahughes@u.arizona.edu

Treasurer
Theresa Cruz
Texas State Office of Rural Health
Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs
PO Box 12877
Austin, TX 78711
512-936-6719, FAX: 512-936-6776
tcruz@orca.state.tx.us

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Communications
    Kenneth Doppenberg
    South Dakota Office of Rural Health
    South Dakota Department of Health
    600 East Capitol Avenue
    Pierre, SD 57501
    605-773-5883, Fax: 605-773-5683
    kenneth.doppenberg@state.sd.us

  • Fund Raising
    Graham Adams
    South Carolina Office of Rural Health
    107 Saluda Pointe Drive
    Lexington, SC 29072
    803-454-3850, FAX: 803-454-3860
    adams@scorh.net
  • Mentoring
    Barbara Berger
    Connecticut Office of Rural Health
    Northwestern CT Community College
    Park Place East
    Winsted, Connecticut 06098-1798
    860-738-6378, FAX: 860-738-6443
    bberger@nwcc.commnet.edu

President-Elect
Lynette Dickson
North Dakota Center for Rural Health
School of Medicine & Health Sciences
University of North Dakota
501 North Columbia Road, Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
701-777-6049, Fax: 701-777-6779
ldickson@medicine.nodak.edu

Secretary
Caroline Ford
University of Nevada School of Medicine
411 W. 2nd Street
Reno, NV 89503
775-784-4841, Fax: 775-784-4544 cford@medicine.nevada.edu

Policy
Lisa Davis
Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
202 Beecher-Dock House
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-8214, Fax: 814-865-4688
lad3@psu.edu

John Barnas
Michigan State University
B-218 West Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-432-1066, Fax: 517-432-0007
barnas@msu.edu

SRHA Liaison
Kris Sparks
Washington Statewide Office of Rural Health
PO Box 47834
Olympia, WA 98504-7834
360-236-2805, Fax: 360-664-9273
kris.sparks@doh.wa.gov

Strategic Planning Liaison
Heather Reed
246 North High Street, 6th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614-752-8935, Fax: 614-995-4235
hreed@gw.odh.state.oh.us

Region A
Alisa Butler-Druzba
New Hampshire Rural Health and
Primary Care
New Hampshire Department of Health
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-4741, Fax: 603-271-4506 agbutler@dhhs.state.nh.us

Region A
Denis Barton
Vermont Office of Rural Health and
Primary Care
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street, PO Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402
802-951-4006, Fax: 802-651-1634
dbarton@vdh.state.vt.us

Region B
Charles F. Owens
Georgia Office of Rural Health Services
Georgia Department of Community Health
502 Seventh Street South
Cordele, GA 31015-1443
229-401-3093, Fax: 229-401-3084
cowens@dch.ga.gov

Region B
Maggie Shipman
Louisiana Office of Rural Health
Louisiana Bureau of Primary Care and
Rural Health
628 North 4th St., 8th Floor, PO Box 3118
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
225-342-1889, FAX: 225-342-5839
mshipman@dhh.la.gov

Region C
Mark Schoenbaum
Minnesota Office of Rural Health
and Primary Care
Minnesota Department of Health
PO Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
651-201-3859, Fax: 651-201-3830
mark.schoenbaum@health.state.mn.us

Region C
Chris Tilden
Kansas Office of Local and Rural Health
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 340
Topeka, KS 66612-1365
785-296-1200, Fax: 785-296-1231
ctilden@kdhe.state.ks.us

Region D
Lynda Bergsma
Arizona Rural Health Office
Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of
Public Health University of Arizona
1295 N Martin, P.O. Box 245177
Tucson, AZ 85724
520-626-2401, Fax: 520-626-8716
lbergsma@u.arizona.edu

Region D
Scott Daniels
Hawaii State Office of Rural Health Hawaii Department of Health, Office of Planning, Policy & Program Development
PO Box 1675
Honoka, HI 96727
808-586-4188, Fax: 808-775-8889
scott.daniels@doh.hawaii.gov

Region E
Pat Carr
Alaska State Office of Rural Health
PO Box 110601
Juneau, AK 99811-0601
907-465-8618, Fax: 907-467-6861
Pat_Carr@health.state.ak.us

Region E
Kenneth Doppenberg
South Dakota Office of Rural Health
207 East Missouri Avenue #1A
Pierre, SD 57501
605-773-4945, Fax: 605-773-2680
kenneth.doppenberg@state.sd.us