Rural Health Services Committee Roster

Chair

Joseph Perras, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Windsor, VT
(Region 1)

Chair-Elect

Sean Fadale, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home
Gloversville, NY
(Region 2)

Past Chair

Philip E. Pandolph, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Meadville Medical Center
Meadville, PA
Region 2

AHA Board Liaison

Christina Freese Decker, FACHE
President and CEO
Corewell Health
Grand Rapids, MI
(Region 5)

Leonard R. Hernandez
President and Chief Executive Officer
Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital
El Dorado, KS
Region 6

Konnie Martin
Chief Executive Officer
San Luis Valley Health
Alamosa, CO
Region 8

J. David McCormack
Chief Executive Officer
Vaughan Regional Medical Center
Selma, AL
Region 4

Robert Schmitt, FACHE, FHFMA,
Chief Executive Officer
Gibson Area Hospital and Health Services
Gibson City, IL
Region 5

Benjamin Smith
Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs
Indian Health Service
Rockville, MD
Region 3

Michael Stewart
Chief Executive Officer
Saline Memorial Hospital
Benton, AR
Region 7

Theresa Sullivan
Chief Executive Officer
Samaritan Healthcare
Moses Lake, WA
Region 9

Julie Yaroch, DO
President
ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital
Adrian, MI
Region 5

Rebecca Carter, MSN, FACHE
President
FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital
Spruce Pine, NC
Region 3

Lynn Falcone
Chief Executive Officer
Cuero Regional Hospital
Cuero, TX
Region 7

Betty Greer
Board Chair
Kearny County Hospital
Kearny, KS
Region 6

Edward Hubel, FACHE,
President
Baptist Medical Center Nassau
Fernandina Beach, FL
Region 4

Ruby Kirby, RN
Chief Executive Officer
West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital
Bolivar, TN
Region 4

Kenneth Kozel, FACHE
President and CEO
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton
Easton, MD
Region 3

Tamara Miller, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer and Administrator
Madison Regional Health System
Madison, SD
Region 6

Zachary Miller
Chief Executive Officer
Community Hospital
Torrington, WY
(Region 8)

Susan Mooney, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
Lebanon, NH
(Region 1)

Ryan Smith
Chief Executive Officer
South Peninsula Hospital
Homer, AK
(Region 7)

Carl Vaagenes
Chief Executive Officer
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
(Region 6)

Francine Witt, DNP
President and Chief Executive Officer
Effingham Health System
Springfield, GA
(Region 4)

Mary N Mannix, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Augusta Health
Fishersville, VA
(Region 3)