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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
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
E-mail: ldickson@medicine.nodak.edu

Past 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
E-mail: kam13@health.state.ny.us

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
E-mail: tcruz@orca.state.tx.us

President-Elect
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
E-mail: mark.schoenbaum@health.state.mn.us

Secretary
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
E-mail: kenneth.doppenberg@state.sd.us

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Communications
    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
    E-mail: kam13@health.state.ny.us
  • Strategic Planning
    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
    E-mail: mark.schoenbaum@health.state.mn.us


  • Leadership Institute
    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
    E-mail: ahughes@u.arizona.edu

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

Liaisons:

  • Development
    Graham Adams
    South Carolina Office of Rural Health
    107 Saluda Pointe Drive
    Lexington, SC 29072
    803-454-3850, FAX: 803-454-3860
    E-mail:  adams@scorh.net
  • Educational Exchange
    Gloria Vermie
    State Office of Rural Health
    Iowa Bureau of Health Care Access
    Iowa Department of Public Health
    321 East 12th Street
    Des Moines, IA 50319
    Phone: 515-281-7224
    Fax: 515-242-6384
    E-mail: gvermie@idph.state.ia.us


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

    John Barnas
    Michigan State University
    B-218 West Fee Hall
    East Lansing, MI 48824
    517-432-1066, Fax: 517-432-0007
    E-mail: 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
    E-mail: kris.sparks@doh.wa.gov

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
E-mail: 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
E-mail: 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
E-mail: cowens@dch.ga.gov

Region B
Bob Pannell, FLEX Program Coordinator
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
E-mail: robert_pannell@doh.state.fl.us

Region C
Gloria Vermie
State Office of Rural Health
Iowa Bureau of Health Care Access
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-7224
Fax: 515-242-6384
E-mail: gvermie@idph.state.ia.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
E-mail: ctilden@kdhe.state.ks.us

Region D
Gerald Ackerman
Nevada Office of Rural Health
University of Nevada School of Medicine
411 W. 2nd St.
Reno, NV 89503
Phone: 775-738-3828
E-mail: gackerman@medicine.nevada.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
E-mail: 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
E-mail: Pat_Carr@health.state.ak.us

Region E
LouAnn Wilroy
Colorado Rural Health Center
3033 S. Parker Rd., Suite 606
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: (303) 832-1668
E-mail: lw@coruralhealth.org