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NRHA's Rural Health Policy Congress

The Rural Health Policy Congress is the policy-making body of NRHA. Elected representatives from throughout the association give broad grassroots representation that reflects the concerns of rural America. The Rural Health Policy Congress determines the association's positions on rural health policy through a series of policy briefs papers.

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: Michelle Mills Aurora, Colo.	President: Leslie Marsh, RN Lexington, Neb. President-Elect: Kevin Bennett, PhD Columbia, S.C. Past President: Beth O'Connor, MEd Blacksburg, Va.

Clinical Services CG Chair Mina Tanaka, MD Shiprock, N.M.	Federally Qualified Health Centers CG Chair Joshua Gilmore Talkeetna, Ark.

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

Hospital & Community Health Systems CG Chair Steve Barnett, DHA Sandusky, Mich.
Hospital & Community Health Systems CG Representatives
Janelle Ali-Dinar Omaha, Neb.	Patrick Avila Central City, Neb.
Sherry Clouse Day, FHFMA Springfield, Mo.	Kelly Erb Aurora, Colo.
Kiley Floyd Seneca, Kan.	Betty Greer Deerfield, Kan.
Tammy Hatting, MPA Sioux Falls, S.D.	Jared Heim, CPA Dubuque, Iowa
Stephanie Hilton-Siebert, FACHE Marion, Ind.	Ruby Kirby, MBA Bolivar, Tenn.
Melinda Laird Cordell, Okla.	Michael Milligan De Pere, Wisc.
Hunter Nostrant Newberry, Mich.	Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA Portland, Maine
Steve Pautler, FACHE Sainte Genevieve, Mo.	Sarah Ragsdale, RN Smith Center, Kan.
Michelle Rathman, CPT Geneva, Ill.	Angelina Salazar, MA Grand Junction, Colo.
Jared Stimpson Evansville, Ind.	Jordan Tenenbaum Creve Coeur, Mo.
David Theroux Clewiston, Fla.	David Usher Richmond, Mo.
Heather Whetsell, MBA Springfield, Ill.	Deborah Whitley, CPA Waco, Texas

Past Presidents Council: Tommy L. Barnhart Silverthorne, Colo.	Public Health CG Chair: Cody Mullen, PhD West Lafayette, Ind.
John Gale, MS Portland, Maine	Public Health Representative: Barbara Levin, MD Madisonville, Tenn.
Beth O’Connor, MEd Blacksburg, Va.
Timothy L. Putnam, DHA Batesville, Ind.
Pat Schou FACHE Princeton, Ill.

Research and Education CG Chair	Rural Health Clinic CG Chair
Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD Minneapolis, Minn.	Kate Hill, RN Spring House, Pa.
Research and Education CG Representatives	Rural Health Clinic CG Representatives
Hana Hinkle, PhD Rockford, Ill.	Rena Salamacha King City, Calif.
Whitney Zahnd Iowa City, Iowa	Dianne Davidson Farmerville, La.

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: Eneka Lamb Grand Rapids, Mich.

Statewide Health Resources CG Representative: Jed Hansen, PhD Papillion, Neb.	Student CG Representatives: Lauren Canary Roanoke, Va. Anna Harmeling Stanford, Calif. Justin Kearley Johnson City, Tenn.