Rural Health Services Committee Roster

Chair-Elect

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

Incoming Chair

Brent Burkey, MD 
(Region 5) 
President and Chief Executive 
Officer
Fisher-Titus Medical Center 
Norwalk, OH

Past Chair

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

AHA Board Liaison

Brian Peters (Region 5)
Chief Executive Officer
Michigan Health & Hospital 
Association
Okemos, MI

Doug Archer, FACHE (Region 9)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark Twain Medical Center
Commonspirit Health
San Andreas, CA
 

Kara Besst (Region 8)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Gritman Medical Center
Moscow, ID

James (Jim) Hobson (Region 4)
Chief Executive Officer
Magnolia Regional Health Center
Corinth, MS

Jay Johnson, FACHE (Region 7)
President and Chief Executive Officer
DRH Health
Duncan, OK

James (Jim) Pettinato, BSN, 
MHSA, CCRN-K 
(Region 2)
Chief Executive Officer
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Honesdale, PA

Lynda Stanley (Region 3)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dosher Memorial Hospital
Southport, NC

Sarah Teaff (Region 6)
Chief Executive Officer
Patterson Health Center
Anthony, KS

Jeffery (Jeff) Dial, FACHE (Region 3)
President
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC 
 

Soniya Fidler (Region 8)
President
UCHealth Yampa Valley 
Medical Center
Steamboat Springs, CO 
 

Lari Gooding,  MBA (Region 4)
Chief Executive Officer
Allendale County Hospital
Fairfax, SC
 

Michael Hansen, FACHE (Region 6)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Columbus Community Hospital Columbus, NE 
 

Karla Hardesty (Region 8)
Board Chair
San Luis Valley Health
Alamosa, CO 
 

Daniel (Dan) Ireland, DHA, MBA, BSN, FACHE (Region 2)
President and Chief Operating Officer
Finger Lakes Rural Hospitals
Batavia, NY
 

Holly McCormack, DNP, RN (Region 1)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cottage Hospital
Woodsville, NH

Angela Mortoza, RN (Region 6)
Chief Executive Officer
Dallas County Hospital
Perry, IA 

John J. Ayoub, FACHE (Region 9)
Chief Executive Officer
Mobridge Regional Hospital
Mobridge, SD
 

Cyd Cadena (Region 8)
Senior Vice President
Operations, BHC
CEO, Jay Hospital
Baptist Health Care
Pensacola, FL 32503

Stacy Harberson MSBA, BSRIS, 
R.T.(R)(N)(M) (CT), FACHE 
(Region 7)
Chief Executive Officer
Howard Memorial Hospital
Nashville, AR

Cody Langbehn (Region 8)
Chief Executive Officer
Central Montana Medical Center
Lewistown, MT

Robert Onders, MD JD, MPA (Region 9)
Chief Medical Officer
Maniilaq Health Center
Kotzebue, AK
 

Travis Robey  
Vice President, Political Affairs
Government Relations
 

Shannon Wu
Director, Payment Policy
Public Policy

Susan Doherty
Susan Doherty, MA, LNHA
Vice President, Field Engagement
Rural Health and Regional Executive Team
 

Lauren Steiner 
Senior Specialist, Rural Health
Field Engagement