Team

The Center’s team of dedicated, talented professionals strive for ongoing excellence.
Learn about our staff's personal connections to rural health
Four members of The Center's staff.

The Center’s full-time staff includes a mix of subject matter experts from a variety of fields (business, education, health care, public health), as well as educators, and other professionals who are all committed to providing the skills and support needed to improve the health of the nation’s rural communities. Most staff are located throughout the country, with many of them living in the states and communities where our services are provided.

Sally T. Buck, MS, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer
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Terry Hill, MPA

Senior Advisor for Rural Health Leadership and Policy
Terry Hill

Alyssa Meller, MA

Chief Operating Officer
Alyssa Meller

Bethany Adams, MHA, FACHE, MT(ASCP)

Program & Evaluation Advisor
Bethany Adams

Maribeth Arpke

Accountant II
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Haleigh Ball, MPH

Program Coordinator I
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Matt Bancroft, MSHC

Development and Communications Lead
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Phillip Birk

Information Technology Manager
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Scott Brickles

IT Analyst
Scott Brickles

Daisha Capers

Program Coordinator II
Daisha Capers

Molly Carmack

Program Coordinator II
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Nicole Clement

Lead Program Specialist
Nicole Clement

Carmen Cooper-Oguz, MBA, DPT, FACHE

Delta Region Health Systems Development Program Director
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Latraiel Courtney, MHA

Program Manager
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Janet Degerstedt

Accounting Coordinator II
Janet Degerstedt

Rachel Endo, MPH

Program Manager
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Olivia Falcone

Communications Specialist
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Monique Feeny, MPH

Program Specialist II
Monique Feeny

Jennifer Folse

Program Specialist II
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Alexis Foster, MHA

Lead Program Specialist
Alexis Foster

Precious Fritz

Program Specialist I
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Carly Graham

Program Coordinator II
Carly Graham

Kira Grant

Program Coordinator II
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Dan Herstad

Controller
Dan Herstad

Ambresha Johnson-George, DHA, MHA

Program Manager
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Taylor Kinshaw

Program Specialist II
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Rod Kirby

Multimedia Specialist
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Ali Kringle

Event and Communications Specialist
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Alexis Kulish

Program Specialist I
Alexis Kulish

Angie LaFlamme

Lead Program Specialist
Angie LaFlamme

Debra Laine, MEd

Lead Program Specialist
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Erica Ledet, MSW

Program Specialist I
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Caleb Lozinski

Program Specialist I
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Kaarin Lund, MPH

Lead Program Specialist
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Kim Mayo, MEd

Program Manager
Kim Mayo

Selena McCord, MPH

Program Manager
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Abigail Mobley

Program Coordinator I
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Tracy Morton, MPH, FACHE

Director of Population Health
Tracy Morton

Robbie Nadeau

Program Specialist I
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Fisayomi Olukayode, MPH

Evaluation Coordinator II
Fisayomi Olukayode

Lauren Prnjat, MPH

Lead Evaluation Specialist
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Refaat Rouf, MBA

Business Analyst
Refaat Rouf

Mike Rowland, MPH

Health Care Technology Manager
Mike Rowland

Thomas Schumacher, MPT, CMPE

Program Director
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Anusha Sheikh, MPH

Program Specialist I
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Beka Stanfield

Senior Program Coordinator
Beka Stanfield

Joel Stedman

Web Application Developer
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Tabitha Stone

Program Specialist I
Tabitha Stone

Chesnee Sumner, MPH

Program Specialist I
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Shannon Sweeney, SHRM-SCP

Human Resources Manager
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Kristina Winings

Human Resources Coordinator II
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Laura Witty

Accounting Coordinator II
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