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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: Michelle Mills Aurora, Colo. President Elect: Carrie Henning-Smith Minneapolis, MN Past President: Kevin Bennett, PhD Columbia, S.C.

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
David Theroux Clewiston, Fla.	Deborah Whitley, CPA Waco, Texas
Donna Newchurch Baton Rouge, Louis.	Hunter Nostrant Newberry, Mich.
Jared Heim, CPA Dubuque, Iowa	Jed Hansen Papillion, Neb.
Jeremy Cannon Kalkaska, Mich.	Jonathan Pantenburg, MHA Portland, Maine
Jordan Tenenbaum Creve Coeur, Mo.	Kelly Erb Centennial, Colo.
Kevin Stansbury Hugo, Colo.	Mary Ellen Pratt Lutcher, Louis.
Melinda Laird Cordell, Okla.	Michelle Rathman Geneva, Ill.
Roger Wells Lexington, Neb.	Ruby Kirby, MBA Bolivar, Tenn.
Scott Daniels Hilo, Hawaii	Sherry Clouse Day, FHFMA Springfield, Mo.
Steve Pautler, FACHE Sainte Genevieve, Mo.	SuLynn Mester Arlington, Texas
Tammy Hatting Sioux Falls, S.D.	Trent Bourland Coalgate, Okla.

Past Presidents Council: Beth O’Connor, MEd Blacksburg, Va.	Public Health CG Chair: Cody Mullen, PhD West Lafayette, Ind.
John Gale, MS Portland, Maine	Public Health Representative: David Line Nutrioso, Ariz.
Leslie Marsh Kearney, Neb.
Pat Schou FACHE Princeton, Ill.
Timothy L. Putnam, DHA Batesville, Ind.

Research and Education CG Chair	Rural Health Clinic CG Chair
Whitney Zahnd Iowa City, Iowa	Kate Hill, RN Spring House, Pa.
Research and Education CG Representatives	Rural Health Clinic CG Representatives
Britta Anderson Minneapolis, Minn.	Andrew Wells Uvalde, Texas
Carrie Shaver Lubbock, Texas	Rena Salamacha King City, Calif.
Devon Noonan Durham, N.C.

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: Bradley Firchow Lexington, Ky.
Statewide Health Resources CG Representatives: Jacy Warrell Decaturville, Tenn.	Student CG Representatives: