All administration positions in the Alabama Rural Health Association are voluntary with the exception being the Executive Director which is funded by a temporary grant from the National Rural Health Association. ARHA would like to thank these volunteers for their exceptional showing of concern for the health of Alabama’s rural citizens. ARHA would also like to extend an invitation to others (individuals, students, and organizations) to join ARHA and become active in shaping the future of rural healthcare in Alabama.
President
Farrell Turner, CPA, CPC, FHFMA
Turner & Company, LLC
President Elect
David Albright, PhD, MSW
Distinguished Research Professor & Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health Research, VitAL Principal Investigator, The University of Alabama
Immediate Past President
Peter Strogov, M.D.
Fort Payne Pediatrics
Secretary / Treasurer
Russell R. Davis, PhD
Department of Behavioral Science, University of West Alabama
At Large
Melanie Baucom, DNP, CRNP
UAB School of Nursing
Kala Blakely, DNP, CRNP, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
Conan Davis, DMD
Retired – Former Assistant Dean for Community Collaborations and Public Health at UAB School of Dentistry
Vanessa Hall
Executive Director – Southern Alabama Area Health Education Center
Amanda Hannon
Ivy Creek Healthcare
Stuart Lockwood, DMD, MPH
Retired dentist and public health professional
Dawna Nelson, Ph.D
Alabama State University
Marilyn Oden
Area Administrator – Baptist Medical Center
Carly Westmoreland
UAB School of Medicine student
Ex-Officio Director
Carolyn Bern, MPA
Representing Alabama’s State Health Officer
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