Rural Assistance Center Advisory Board

The Advisory Board to the Rural Assistance Center is comprised of ten experts on rural health and human services issues and policy. The Advisory Board provides guidance and advice to the staff of the Rural Assistance Center on how to best meet the information needs of the rural community.

Current members of the RAC Advisory Board include:

• Susan Birch
  Executive Director
  Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association &
  Hospice Services of Northwest Colorado
• Tarryl Clark
  Minnesota State Senator
• Vaughn Clark
  Director
  Office of Community Development
  Oklahoma Department of Commerce
• Jerry Friedman
  Executive Director
  American Public Human Services Association
• Charlotte Hardt
  Interim Director (Retired)
  Washington State University
  Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center
• Hilda R. Heady
  Associate Vice President for Rural Health
  West Virginia University Health Sciences Center
• Greg Nycz
  Executive Director
  Family Health Center of Marshfield
• Heather Reed
  Administrator
  Ohio Office of Rural Health
  Ohio Department of Health
• Gary Stangler
  Executive Director
  Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
• Jovita Tolbert
  Deputy Director, Program Services
  National Association for State Community Services Programs