Our expert workgroup helps us identify important Flex Program issues, aids in the development of special research projects, provides feedback on our products, and assists with dissemination strategies.
The members of the group include state and national policy and program experts; representatives of State Offices of Rural Health, hospital associations, and CAHs; and leaders in the fields of quality and performance improvement, health finance, and EMS.
Current members are:
Tommy Barnhart
- President, Ten Mile Enterprises LLC
Lisa Davis, MHA
- Director, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
Terry Hill, MPA
- Executive Director, National Rural Health Resource Center
Thomas Martin, MBA, MSHA
- Administrator, Lincoln Hospital
David Palm, PhD
- Administrator, Office of Community Health Development, Nebraska Division of Public Health
Cathleen Pfaff, RN
- Senior Vice President of Clinical Services, Cypress Healthcare, LLC
Deborah Y. Rasper, MHA, FACHE
- Administrator, St. Vincent Mercy Hospital
Patricia Schou, BSN, MS, FACHE
- Executive Director, Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network
Brock Slabach, MPH, FACHE
- Senior Vice-President of Member Services, National Rural Health Association
Jeff Spade, MHA, FACHE
- Executive Director, North Carolina Center for Rural Health Innovation and Performance
John Supplitt, MPA
- Director, American Hospital Association Section for Small or Rural Hospitals
Louis Wenzlow, BA, CHIME
- Director of Health Information Technology, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC)
Gary Wingrove
- Director of Government Relations and Strategic Affairs, Mayo Clinic Medical Transport
