COMMITTEE OVERVIEW

There are 10 standing committees of the NationalAHEC Board (Committee on Research and Evaluation, Communications, Conference Planning, Education, Executive, External Relations, Fund Development, Membership, Nominating, and Public Policy) and the Journal of the National AHEC Organization Editorial Board.

Typically, each standing committee is co-chaired by a member of the Program Director Constituency Group (PDCG) and a member of the Center Director Constituency Group (CDCG). Each committee shall have a minimum of three members, at least one of whom is a current member of the Board of Directors and serves as liaison to the Board. Committee members are staff or board members of NationalAHEC organizational members, Individual members, or student members in good standing. Committee work is generally conducted by regularly scheduled monthly or every other month conference calls supported by the NationalAHEC. Work groups or task forces may also be established within committees, depending on need.

SYNOPSIS OF COMMITTEES

Bylaws Committee - Bylaws Committee

Board of Directors - National AHEC Organization Board of Directors 2011 - 2012

Communications Committee - Charged with all aspects of NAO internal and external communication strategies, including development, planning, and implementation of activities that promote the visibility and understanding of NAO AHEC programs; development of marketing and educational materials related to NAO AHEC mission; and offering recommendations regarding communications policies and activities.

Committee on Research & Evaluation (CORE) - Establishes a standard set of evaluation measures for the NAO network, develops an Annual NAO report, conducts research on new models of evaluation measures for NAO, provides recommendations to the Board relative to the federal reporting requirements, and provides technical assistance to NAO members to facilitate the practice of rigorous examination and evaluation of the effectiveness of their individual programs.

Conference Planning Committee - Charged with conference planning for biennial national workshops and annual policy/leadership conferences. This includes planning theme/content/tracks and solicitation/review/selection of abstracts/proposals for presentation. The committee works collaboratively with selected management company for conference logistics, including site selection.

Education Committee - Aids in the development and implementation of ongoing educational programs for NAO and its members including planning and conducting New Director Orientation sessions, leadership development, and providing K-12 program expertise to the AHEC Network.

Executive Committee - Shall act for the Board between meetings of the Board, but cannot modify any action taken by the Board. All actions of the Executive Committee are subject to review by the Board at its next meeting. Members consist of the President (who chairs the Executive Committee), President Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and Immediate Past President.

External Relations - Develops guidelines and principles for prioritizing external relations and develops systems and tools for managing and evaluating external relations operations. The committee is composed of two separate subcommittees: 1) Liaison subcommittee (which identifies NAO member linkages to organizations; establishes and maintains liaison with organizations; and identifies potential areas for collaboration); and 2) Collaborative Initiatives subcommittee (which conducts an annual environmental scan; develops and maintains collaborative initiatives, and oversees collaborative initiative work groups that may form as a result).

Fund Development - Charged with identifying funding and development opportunities that relate to the AHEC mission and soliciting funding from identified and approved sources to help support the work of the NAO.

Membership Committee - Plans, oversees and evaluates NAO membership services and issues in an effort to maintain a diverse, comprehensive membership of Programs, Centers, associates and individuals who support NAO activities. The committee expands membership through recruitment efforts and determines membership categories and dues structure.

Nominating Committee - Members of this committee are appointed by the President and include the Past President and three other members reflective of each constituency group. The immediate Past President shall Chair the Nominating Committee. The nominating committee develops an annual slate of Officers for the Board of Directors.

Public Policy Committee - Responsible for advising the Board and membership on federal legislative and policy issues, ensuring that the views and perspectives of the AHEC community are heard in all appropriate federal legislative and regulatory venues, and ensuring that the membership possesses the knowledge and skills to advocate on behalf of AHEC.

Awards Committee - Responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing the implementation of a comprehensive awards program for the NAO. This committee is appointed every two years to review and refine criteria for awards of excellence for AHEC Programs and Centers and oversees the process leading up to and including the presentation of awards at the awards ceremony at the biennial National AHEC Workshop.

Journal of the National AHEC Organization Editorial Board - The Journal of the National AHEC Organization Editorial Board oversees publication of the Journal of the National AHEC Organization on behalf of the National AHEC Organization. The Editorial Board determines the theme of each issue, solicits articles, composes, and publishes the Journal every 8 months. At least ten and not more than fifteen members comprise the Editorial Board who serve a four-year term renewable for up to two additional terms. The two Co-chairs of the Editorial Board are elected by current Editorial Board members, subject to confirmation by the NAO Board. Work of the Editorial Board is typically done via monthly conference calls, and face-to-face meetings when feasible.

Bylaws Committee

Name Position Contact E-mail
Daphne Byrd-Verizzani MEd
SPCC Atlanta AHEC
Atlanta, GA
Chair
dbyrd24@bellsouth.net

 

Board of Directors

Name Position Contact E-mail
Kelley Withy MD, PhD
HI Pacific Basin AHEC Program - Univ. of Hawaii @ Kakaako
Honolulu, HI
PDCG Rep
withyk@hawaii.rr.com
Mr. Andy Fosmire MS
Northwest Oklahoma AHEC
Enid, OK
Immediate Past President
ahecadmin@nwosu.edu
Daphne Byrd-Verizzani MEd
SPCC Atlanta AHEC
Atlanta, GA
Parliamentarian, CDCG Rep
dbyrd24@bellsouth.net
Ms. Mary Sienkiewicz MBA
New York State AHEC System
Buffalo, NY
President
mjs35@buffalo.edu
Ms. Linda Cragin
Mass AHEC/UMMS
Shrewsbury, MA
Treasurer, PDGC Rep
linda.cragin@umassmed.edu
Mrs Mary Mitchell
Manhattan-Staten Island AHEC
New York, NY
President Elect
mmitchell@institute2000.org
Mr. Robert Trachtenberg
National AHEC Organization
Oak Creek, WI
Executive Director
rtrachtenberg@nationalahec.org
Mr. Paul Rossmann
TEI
Oak Creek, WI
p.rossmann@nationalahec.org
Dr. Richard Kiovsky MD, FAAFP
Indiana AHEC Network
Indianapolis, IN
Secretary, PDCG Rep
rkiovsky@iupui.edu
Mr. Marty Schaller
Northeastern Wisconsin AHEC
Manitowoc, WI
CDCG Rep
martys@newahec.org
Ms. Kathleen Vasquez MSEd
Ohio Statewide AHEC Program
Toledo, OH
PDCG Rep
kathy.vasquez@utoledo.edu
Dr. H. John Blossom MD
California AHEC Program
Fresno, CA
PDCG Rep
jblossom@fresno.ucsf.edu
Dr. Jack Westfall MD, MPH
Colorado AHEC Program
Aurora, CO
PDCG Rep
jack.westfall@ucdenver.edu
Ms. Edna Apostol
Gulfcoast South AHEC Inc.
Sarasota, FL
CDCG Rep
eapostol@health.usf.edu
Dr. Carol Giffin-Jeansonne MEd, EdD
Western Colorado AHEC
Grand Junction, CO
CDCG Rep
cgiffin@wcahec.org
Ms. Brenda Fitzpatrick
NORTHWEST AHEC
Louisville, KY
CDCG Rep
bfitzpatrick@fhclouisville.org
Ms. Amy Dunkak
Northeast Oregon AHEC
La Grande, OR
CDCG Rep
adunkak@eou.edu

 

Communications Committee

Name Position Contact E-mail
Joel Davidson MA, MPA
South Central Wisconsin AHEC
Madison, WI
Member (Center)
jdavidsonswahec@onecommail.com
Mr. Marty Schaller
Northeastern Wisconsin AHEC
Manitowoc, WI
Co-Chair/Board Liaison
martys@newahec.org
Mrs Pam Reynolds
Southwest Georgia AHEC (SOWEGA-AHEC)
Albany, GA
Member (Center)
preynolds@sowega-ahec.org
Mr. Andy Fosmire MS
Northwest Oklahoma AHEC
Enid, OK
Member (Center)
ahecadmin@nwosu.edu
Kalena Johnson
U of IL School of Public Health
Chicago, IL
Member (Center)
kalena_johnson@ssmhc.com
Mrs Carol Trono
Texas AHEC East
Galveston, TX
Member (Program)
cjtrono@utmb.edu
Mr. Matt Janey
Oklahoma AHEC Program
Tulsa, OK
Member (Program)
matt.janey@okstate.edu
Shelly Yarnie
Mass AHEC Network
Shrewsbury, MA
Member (Program)
shelly.yarnie@umassmed.edu
Mrs Jenny Kasza
TEI
Oak Creek, WI
NAO Headquarters Representative
editor@nationalahec.org
Ms. Karen Mantzouris
Southern Regional AHEC
Fayetteville, NC
Member (Center)
karen.mantzouris@sr-ahec.org
Ms. Sherry Strafford
Southern Regional AHEC
Fayetteville, NC
Member (Center)
sherry.strafford@sr-ahec.org
Ms. Kathy Nichols
University of Florida AHEC Program
Gainesville, FL
Member (Program)
klnichols@ufl.edu
Andy Berner MPH
North Carolina AHEC Program
Chapel Hill, NC
Member (Program)
andrew_berner@med.unc.edu
Shannon Kirkland
West Texas AHEC
Lubbock, TX
Member (Program)
shannon.kirkland@ttuhsc.edu

 

Committee on Research & Evaluation (CORE)

Name Position Contact E-mail
Ms. Janet Head RN, EdD
ATSU/KCOM AHEC Program Office
Kirksville, MO
Member
jhead@atsu.edu
Ms. Katy Branch
Alaska Center for Rural Health -Alaska's AHEC
Anchorage, AK
Member
ankeb@uaa.alaska.edu
Ms. Mary Wainwright MS, RN
East Texas AHEC
Galveston, TX
Member
mary.wainwright@utmb.edu
Ms. Linda Cragin
Mass AHEC/UMMS
Shrewsbury, MA
Board Liaison
linda.cragin@umassmed.edu
Mr. Gerald Ackerman
Nevada AHEC Program
Reno, NV
Member
gackerman@medicine.nevada.edu
Ms. Debbie Hawkins
University of Florida AHEC Program
Gainesville, FL
Member
dhawkins@ufl.edu
Mr. Matt Janey
Oklahoma AHEC Program
Tulsa, OK
Member
matt.janey@okstate.edu
Dr. Gloria Pressley-McGruder Ph.D
Kentucky AHEC Office
Louisville, KY
Member
gjpres01@louisville.edu
Ms. Mindy Bateman
Crossroads Utah AHEC
West Jordan, UT
Co-Chair
mindy.bateman@slcc.edu
Mr. Steve Boulanger
South Carolina AHEC
Charleston, SC
Co-Chair
boulang@musc.edu
Dr. Brenda Gray
Milwaukee AHEC
Milwaukee, WI
Member
bgray@milahec.org
Mrs Carol Trono
Texas AHEC East
Galveston, TX
Member
cjtrono@utmb.edu
Detra Brown
Georgia Statewide AHEC Network
Augusta, GA
Member
detbrown@georgiahealth.edu
Mr. Elizabeth Walsh
South Central Alaska AHEC
Anchorage, AK
Member
elizabeth.walsh@providence.org
Ms. Gretchen Forsell
Northern Nebraska AHEC
Norfolk, NE
Member
gforsell@nnahec.org
Janice Troyer
Alaska Center for Rural Health -Alaska's AHEC
Anchorage, AK
Member
jktroyer@uaa.alaska.edu
Jennifer Taylor
Indiana AHEC Network
Indianapolis, IN
Member
jtaylor8@iupui.edu
Katie Thudium
ATSU/KCOM AHEC Program Office
Kirksville, MO
Member
kthudium@atsu.edu
Leah Jacobs
East Texas AHEC
Galveston, TX
Member
lejacobs@utmb.edu
Lisle Hites
UAB School of Nursing
Birmingham, AL
Member
lhites@uab.edu
Pat Conway
Eastern ND AHEC
Park River, ND
Member
pconway@medicine.nodak.edu
Patricia Moulton
Eastern ND AHEC
Park River, ND
Member
pmoulton@medicine.nodak.edu
Sandi Duggan
Center for South Texas Programs (CSTP)
San Antonio, TX
Member
duggan@uthscsa.edu
Sharon Hull
Ohio Statewide AHEC Program
Toledo, OH
Member
shull1@neoucom.edu
Ms. Tina Tvedt
North Coast Clinics Network
Eureka, CA
Member
tina@northcoastclinics.org
Teresa Kern
PA AHEC Program Office
Hershey, PA
Member
tkern@hes.hmc.psu.edu
Ms. Susan Stewart
Western Maryland AHEC
Cumberland, MD
Member
sstewart@westernmarylandahec.org
Giuseppe Cuboni MD
Palau AHEC
Koror, Republic Of P, HI
Member
g.cuboni@gmail.com

 

Conference Planning Committee

Name Position Contact E-mail
Ms. Mary Craig
Erie-Niagara AHEC
Buffalo, NY
Member
craigme@enahec.org
Dr. Richard Kiovsky MD, FAAFP
Indiana AHEC Network
Indianapolis, IN
Member
rkiovsky@iupui.edu
Mr. Mark Scott
Piney Woods AHEC
Nacogdoches, TX
Member
mark.scott@txaheceast.org
Ms. Glenda Stanley
Big Bend AHEC, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL
Member
gstanley@bigbendahec.org
Ms. Sally Henry RN, MA, FHCE
Centennial AHEC
Greeley, CO
Co-Chair
shenry@cahec.org
Ms. Anne Maynard
University of South Florida AHEC Program
Tampa, FL
Co-Chair
amaynard@health.usf.edu
Mr. Andy Fosmire MS
Northwest Oklahoma AHEC
Enid, OK
Member
ahecadmin@nwosu.edu
Beth Ingram
Colorado AHEC System
Aurora, CO
Member
beth.ingram@ucdenver.edu
Dr. Carol Giffin-Jeansonne MEd, EdD
Western Colorado AHEC
Grand Junction, CO
Member
cgiffin@wcahec.org
Ms. Dallice Joyner
Northern Virginia AHEC
Alexandria, VA
Member
djoyner@nvahec.org
Daphne Byrd-Verizzani MEd
SPCC Atlanta AHEC
Atlanta, GA
Member
dbyrd24@bellsouth.net
Dr. Gloria Pressley-McGruder Ph.D
Kentucky AHEC Office
Louisville, KY
Member
gjpres01@louisville.edu
Ms. Jacqueline Wynn MPH
North Carolina AHEC Program
Chapel Hill, NC
Member
jacqueline_wynn@med.unc.edu
Ms. Louise Anderson
West Central Indiana AHEC
Terre Haute, IN
Member
louise.anderson@indstate.edu
Ms. Paula Overfelt M.Ed
Northwest Missouri AHEC
St. Joseph, MO
Member
paula.overfelt@heartland-health.com
Ms. Petra Clark-Dufner
Connecticut AHEC Program
Farmington, CT
Member
clarkdufner@uchc.edu
Mrs Sarah Cunningham
Central Nebraska AHEC
Grand Island, NE
Member
sarah@cn-ahec.org
Ms. Susan Moreland CAE
North Louisiana AHEC
Bossier City, LA
Member
moreland@nlahec.org
Dr. James Scherger
Sandusky AHEC
Sandusky, OH
Member
sahec@firelands.com

 

Education Committee

Name Position Contact E-mail
Ms. Kristina Wenzel RN, MBA
Central Colorado AHEC
Aurora, CO
Member
kriswenzel@centralcoahec.org
Ms. Sally Lavery
Canton Regional Area Health Education Center
North Canton, OH
Member
slavery_gst@kent.edu
Mrs Sarah Cunningham
Central Nebraska AHEC
Grand Island, NE
Member
sarah@cn-ahec.org
Mr. Brendan Ashby
Northeast Minnesota AHEC
Hibbing, MN
Member
bashby1@range.fairview.org
Ms. Glenda Stanley
Big Bend AHEC, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL
Member
gstanley@bigbendahec.org
Ms. Shera Felde
Oregon AHEC Program
Portland, OR
Member
feldes@ohsu.edu
Mr. Benjamin Rackley
Tuskegee AHEC
Tuskegee, AL
Member
benjamin.rackley@va.gov
Ms. Mary Craig
Erie-Niagara AHEC
Buffalo, NY
Co-Chair
craigme@enahec.org
Dr. Gloria Pressley-McGruder Ph.D
Kentucky AHEC Office
Louisville, KY
Co-Chair
gjpres01@louisville.edu
Ms. Brenna Dunlap
Northeast Oregon AHEC
La Grande, OR
Member
bhines@eou.edu
Francisco Lucio
Manhattan-Staten Island AHEC
New York, NY
Member
francisco@msiahec.org
Mr. Jacob Frego
Eastern Shore AHEC
Cambridge, MD
Member
jfrego@esahec.org
Mrs Karen Cruz
Guam/ Micronesia AHEC, Program Office
Mangilao, NT
Member
kcruz@uguam.uog.edu
Ms. Louise Anderson
West Central Indiana AHEC
Terre Haute, IN
Member
louise.anderson@indstate.edu
Mrs Penny Eubanks
West Florida AHEC
Crestview, FL
Member
peubanks@wfahec.org
Shannon Kirkland
West Texas AHEC
Lubbock, TX
Member
shannon.kirkland@ttuhsc.edu
Ms. Sharon Grundel
Mass AHEC Network
Shrewsbury, MA
Member
sharon.grundel@umassmed.edu
Fabricio Caro
Bronx-Westchester AHEC
Bronx, NY
Member
facaro2007@verizon.net

 

Executive Committee

Name Position Contact E-mail
Ms. Rose Yuhos
AHEC of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Past President
Ms. Gretchen Forsell
Northern Nebraska AHEC
Norfolk, NE
Treasurer/CDCG VC
gforsell@nnahec.org
Mr. Robert Trachtenberg
National AHEC Organization
Oak Creek, WI
President
rtrachtenberg@nationalahec.org

 

External Relations

Name Position Contact E-mail
Ms. Janet Head RN, EdD
ATSU/KCOM AHEC Program Office
Kirksville, MO
Member
jhead@atsu.edu
Dr. Carol Giffin-Jeansonne MEd, EdD
Western Colorado AHEC
Grand Junction, CO
Member
cgiffin@wcahec.org
Ms. Brenda Fitzpatrick
NORTHWEST AHEC
Louisville, KY
Co-Chair
bfitzpatrick@fhclouisville.org
Ms. Lynette Dickson
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
Member
lynette.dickson@med.und.edu
Mr. Richard Perry MA
Oklahoma AHEC Program
Tulsa, OK
Co-Chair
richard.r.perry@okstate.edu
Ms. Elyse Perweiler
New Jersey AHEC
Stratford, NJ
Member
perweiea@umdnj.edu
Ms. Sandra Pope
West Virginia AHEC Program
Charleston, WV
Member
spope@hsc.wvu.edu
Mr. F. David Schneider
Saint Louis University AHEC Program Office
St. Louis, MO
Member
dschne13@slu.edu
Ms. Glenda Stanley
Big Bend AHEC, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL
Member
gstanley@bigbendahec.org
Mr. Robert Trachtenberg
National AHEC Organization
Oak Creek, WI
Member
rtrachtenberg@nationalahec.org
Mr. Andy Fosmire MS
Northwest Oklahoma AHEC
Enid, OK
Member
ahecadmin@nwosu.edu

 

Fund Development

Name Position Contact E-mail
Board Liaison
Dr. Carol Giffin-Jeansonne MEd, EdD
Western Colorado AHEC
Grand Junction, CO
Chair
cgiffin@wcahec.org

 

Membership Committee

Name Position Contact E-mail
Ms. Sharon Womack
Central Louisiana AHEC
Alexandria, LA
Co-Chair
sharon@clahec.org
Mr. Freddie Jaquez
San Luis Valley AHEC
Alamosa, CO
Member
freddie@slvahec.org
Mr. Steven Shelton
East Texas AHEC
Galveston, TX
Co-Chair
steve.shelton@utmb.edu

 

Nominating Committee

Name Position Contact E-mail
Mr. Andy Fosmire MS
Northwest Oklahoma AHEC
Enid, OK
Chair
ahecadmin@nwosu.edu

 

Public Policy Committee

Name Position Contact E-mail
Dr. H. John Blossom MD
California AHEC Program
Fresno, CA
Member
jblossom@fresno.ucsf.edu
Ms. Kathleen Vasquez MSEd
Ohio Statewide AHEC Program
Toledo, OH
Co-Chair
kathy.vasquez@utoledo.edu
Mr. Michael French
ATSU/KCOM AHEC Program Office
Kirksville, MO
Member
mfrench@atsu.edu
Mr. Dale Dirks
Health and Medicine Counsel of Washington
Washington, DC
HMCW Rep
ddirks@hmcw.org
Ms. Susan Moreland CAE
North Louisiana AHEC
Bossier City, LA
Co-Chair
moreland@nlahec.org
Mr. Robert Trachtenberg
National AHEC Organization
Oak Creek, WI
Member
rtrachtenberg@nationalahec.org

 

Awards Committee

Name Position Contact E-mail
Dr. Suzanne Matthew
Northern Wisconsin AHEC
Wausau, WI
Co-Chair
smatthew@nahec-wi.org
Mr. Rahman Strum
Omaha Urban AHEC
Omaha, NE
Member
rstrum@ahecomaha.org
Ms. Sally Henry RN, MA, FHCE
Centennial AHEC
Greeley, CO
Member
shenry@cahec.org
Ms. Anne Maynard
University of South Florida AHEC Program
Tampa, FL
Member
amaynard@health.usf.edu
Ms. Rebecca Conditt
West Texas AHEC
Lubbock, TX
Member
becky.conditt@ttuhsc.edu
Ms. Linda Tarjeft
MI-AHEC
Detroit, MI
Member
ltarjeft@wayne.edu
Ms. Denise Kornegay MSW
Georgia Statewide AHEC Network
Augusta, GA
Member
dkornega@georgiahealth.edu
Ms. Evelyn Tackett MHA
North Central Kentucky AHEC
Park Hills, KY
Member
evelyn.tackett@kctcs.edu
Ms. Brenna Dunlap
Northeast Oregon AHEC
La Grande, OR
Member
bhines@eou.edu
Dr. Thomas Bacon DrPH
North Carolina AHEC Program
Chapel Hill, NC
Co-Chair
tom_bacon@med.unc.edu
Ms. Louise Anderson
West Central Indiana AHEC
Terre Haute, IN
Member
louise.anderson@indstate.edu
Robert Alpino MIA
Eastern Virginia AHEC
Norfolk, VA
Member
alpinorj@evms.edu

 

Journal of the National AHEC Organization Editorial Board

Name Position Contact E-mail
Kelley Withy MD, PhD
HI Pacific Basin AHEC Program - Univ. of Hawaii @ Kakaako
Honolulu, HI
Member
withyk@hawaii.rr.com
Joel Davidson MA, MPA
South Central Wisconsin AHEC
Madison, WI
Co-Chair
jdavidsonswahec@onecommail.com
Kenneth Oakley PhD, FACHE
WNY Rural AHEC
Warsaw, NY
Member
koakley@r-ahec.org
Rosemary Orgren PhD
New Hampshire AHEC Program
Lebanon, NH
Co-Chair
rosemary.orgren@dartmouth.edu
Robert Alpino MIA
Eastern Virginia AHEC
Norfolk, VA
Member
alpinorj@evms.edu
Stephen Silberman DMD, MPH, DrPH
Mississippi AHEC Program Office
Jackson, MS
Member
ssilberman@umc.edu
Andrea Novak MS, RN-BC, FAEN
Southern Regional AHEC
Fayetteville, NC
Member
andrea.novak@sr-ahec.org
Daphne Byrd-Verizzani MEd
SPCC Atlanta AHEC
Atlanta, GA
Member
dbyrd24@bellsouth.net
Kathy English BBA
Three Rivers AHEC
Columbus, GA
Member
kenglish@threeriversahec.org
Veronnie Faye Jones M.D., PhD, MSPH
Kentucky AHEC Office
Louisville, KY
Member
vfjone01@louisville.edu
Brenda Mitchell BA
California AHEC Program
Fresno, CA
Member
bmitchell@fresno.ucsf.edu

 



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