Amy Elizondo MPH

Amy joined NRHA staff in 2006.

She provides executive oversight of both public and private partnerships, accounting for more than three fourths of the association’s revenue to sustain the growth strategy of NRHA’s program services division.

In this role, she directs her team to implement the diverse programs and initiatives that support technical assistance activities designed for addressing health equity across rural communities.

This includes educational events, initiatives addressing rural quality care, oral health, rural community health, border health, rural obesity and chronic diseases, community health workers, the Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program, emerging issues in rural health, workforce, and technical assistance for state rural health associations.

With more than 20 years of experience in rural public health, health equity, and leadership development, Amy previously served as the primary analyst for rural health care and post-acute care issues at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services office of legislation.

In this role, she provided policy and legislative analysis to various congressional committees. This position afforded her the opportunity to work as a liaison with Congress during the landmark passing of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, also known as the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

She also completed a fellowship at the Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Office of Rural Health Policy where she took part in implementing a rural leadership program.

Amy earned her bachelor of science degree in community health education from Texas A&M University and her master of public health degree from the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health.