Rural Health Services Committee Roster

Chair

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

Chair-Elect

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

Past Chair

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

AHA Board Liaison

Bill Gassen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sanford Health
Sioux Falls, SD
(Region 6)

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)

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

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

Jay Johnson, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Duncan Regional Hospital
Duncan, OK
(Region 7)

Darrell LaRoche
Deputy Director, Management Operations
U.S. Indian Health Service
Rockville, MD
(Region 3)

James (Jim) Pettinato, RN
Chief Executive Officer
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Honesdale, PA
(Region 2)

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