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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 and 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: Joanie Perkins Ruleville, Miss.	President: Kevin Bennett, PhD Columbia, S.C. President-Elect: Michelle Mills Aurora, Colo. Past President: Leslie Marsh, RN Lexington, Neb.

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 Jeremy Levin Sauk City, Wisc.
Hospital & Community Health Systems CG Representatives
Angelina Salazar Grand Junction, Colo.	David Theroux Clewiston, Fla.
David Usher Richmond, Mo.	Deborah Whitley, CPA Waco, Texas
Hunter Nostrant Newberry, Mich.	Janelle Ali-Dinar Norfolk, Neb.
Jared Heim, CPA Dubuque, Iowa	Jared Stimpson Evansville, Ind.
Jeremy Cannon Kalkaska, Mich.	Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA Portland, Maine
Jordan Tenenbaum Creve Coeur, Mo.	Kelly Erb Centennial, Colo.
Kevin Stansbury Hugo, Colo.	Kiley Floyd Seneca, Kan.
Melinda Laird Cordell, Okla.	Michael Milligan Tomahawk, Wisc.
Michelle Rathman, CPT Geneva, Ill.	Patrick Avila Central City, Neb.
Ruby Kirby, MBA Bolivar, Tenn.	Sarah Ragsdale Smith Center, Kans.
Sherry Clouse Day, FHFMA Springfield, Mo.	Steve Pautler, FACHE Sainte Genevieve, Mo.
Tammy Hatting Sioux Falls, S.D.

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: David Line Nutrioso, Ariz.
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 Representatives: Jed Hansen, PhD Papillion, Neb.	Student CG Representatives: Bradley Firchow Lexington, Ky.
Jacy Warrell Decaturville, Tenn.	Garrett Orick Johnson City, Tenn. Katie McLaughlin Hibbling, Minn.