Rural Health Innovations Board of Directors

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Rural Health Innovations’ Board of Directors — which includes current and former health care professionals working in academia, industry, government, and nonprofits — is tasked with setting the strategic direction of the organization and monitoring its operations and performance.   

Sally T. Buck, MS, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer
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Ray G. Christensen, MD

President (Center) | Chief Manager (RHI) | Associate Dean for Rural Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus
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Benjamin Anderson

Member | President, CEO Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System
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Angelina Salazar, MA

Member (RHI) | Chief Executive Officer of Western Healthcare Alliance and its affiliated companies
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Jesse Tischer, MHA, FACHE, NRP/PC-C

President Elect (Center) | Assistant Chief Manager (RHI) | Chief Transformation and Integration Officer, MercyOne/Trinity Health
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Louis Wenzlow

Secretary & Treasure (RHI) | Director of Health Information Technology and Strategic Initiatives, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
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Gary Wingrove CP-C, FACPE

Member | President of The Paramedic Foundation
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