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Terry’s role as Senior Advisor is focused on Rural Health Leadership and Policy. Terry has more than thirty years’ experience in rural health care working with rural health leaders in 47 states. He has facilitated seven national summit meetings, written dozens of published articles, led eleven national demonstration projects in rural health and helped to develop three national health care … Read More

Mike Huff is the CEO of Olney Hamilton Hospital, a critical access hospital located in Olney, Texas, which is in the north central part of Texas, about half-way between the Dallas and Amarillo. Mike has been the CEO there since 2011. Prior to that he was the President of the East Georgia Division of St. Joseph’s Health Systems in Atlanta, … Read More

Dr. James Michael Keegan is an infectious disease specialist with more than 25 years of experience in the medical field and serves as the PYA’s Antibiotic Stewardship Program Service Line Leader. Throughout his career of practicing medicine, Dr. Keegan has taken an active role in improving the quality of healthcare and patient outcomes by serving in numerous medical director and … Read More

Gary currently serves as both Senior Faculty and Vice President of Education Operations for the Association for Rural Healthcare Professional Coding (ARHPC) while serving the state and federally-funded medical community. Gary has a particular focus on helping Rural Health, Federally-Qualified, Public, and School-based Health Centers to manage the integration of clinical documentation regulations into their healthcare organization’s business operations such … Read More

Teryl Eisinger is the Executive Director of the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, a national nonprofit membership organization that represents the 50 State Offices of Rural Health around the nation. Created in 1995, NOSORH serves as an influential voice for rural health concerns and promotes a healthy rural America through state and community leadership. “We were standing … Read More

Improving the health status of people in America’s most underserved communities has been the mission and calling of Benjamin Anderson, who currently serves as CEO of Kearny County Hospital, a comprehensive rural health complex located in southwest Kansas. Anderson has received national acclaim for his work in physician recruitment, health promotion, women’s health initiatives, rural healthcare delivery innovation, and research-based … Read More

Dr. Davis is an experienced senior physician with a unique skill set derived from his service as a hospital interim C.E.O., the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Medical Officer, President of the Medical Staff, and entrepreneur, along with 28 years of running a diverse clinical practice. Dr. Davis has proven leadership and financial management expertise as demonstrated by … Read More

In addition to being the president of the National Rural Health Association, Lisa Kilawee is also a physician recruiter for Ascension Wisconsin, working in rural Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Lisa has a 30-year history of working with rural communities and a 25-year history of working in rural health and rural healthcare facilities. “You see that all throughout rural health; people standing … Read More

Janelle Ali-Dinar, PhD. is the Vice President of Rural Health for MyGenetx. She’s also the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for SelfCare for HealthCare, and the COO of MedFirst Partners. Janelle is a national award-winning transformational leader, executive, corporate strategist and communicator. Her demonstrated senior leadership as a CEO, COO, Senior Vice President, and Regional Executive spans the … Read More

David Swenson, Ph.D., is the Director of the MBA in Rural Healthcare at the College of St. Scholastica, the only US college to focus exclusively on rural health leadership. Dr. Swenson has been in the healthcare field for nearly 50 years as a psychologist, healthcare educator and mental health administrator in Missouri, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Dr. Swenson defines leadership as … Read More