Steering Committee
Andrew Burnett, MBA, MHA
Vice President for Workforce Strategies and Rural Health
Tennessee Hospital Association
State Sen. Bo Watson
11th District
John Dunn, DVM, PhD, EMBA
Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Health
JW Randolph, MPH
Deputy Commissioner for Public Health Infrastructure
Tennessee Department of Health
Leslie Meehan, MPA
Director of Special Projects
Tennessee Department of Health
Brittany Cox, PhD
Assistant Commissioner, Division of Health Disparities Elimination
Tennessee Department of Health
Cathy Taylor, DPH
Founding Dean, Professor Emerita
Inman College of Nursing at Belmont University
Clint Cummins, MHA
CEO, Memphis Medical Society
Elizabeth Jones
Director of Health Planning
Tennessee Department of Health
Jacy Warrell, MPA
CEO, Rural Health Association of Tennessee, Inc.
Michael Meit, MPH
Director, ETSU Center for Rural Health and Research
Mindy A. Goff, MPH
Director, State Office of Rural Health
Tennessee Department of Health
Nassar Nassar, PhD
Founder and CEO
Savant L.S. & Virtual Academy
Parinda Khatri, PhD
CEO, River Valley Health
State Rep Rebecca Alexander, M.Ed.
District 7
Sally Caine Butler
TennCare Director of Strategic Planning and Innovation
Tobi Amosun, MD, FAAP
Deputy Commissioner for Population Health
Tennessee Department of Health
Internal Advisory Board
Board Chair
Phil Wenk, DDS
President, Smile 180 Foundation
Members
Dr. Brian Wilcox Jr., MD
Chief Clinical Officer, Ascension St. Thomas Hospital
Chelsei Granderson, MSPH
Public Health Administrator, Director of Community Impact
Tennessee Department of Health
Christie Granstaff, MSW
Executive Director
Tennessee Charitable Care Network
Deborah Crawford, PhD
Vice Chancellor of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development
University of Tennessee
Gabriela Boscam, MPH
Program Services and Development Senior Director
National Rural Health Association
Greg Harris
Assistant Vice Chancellor
University of Tennessee Foundation
Heather Sedges, PhD
Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Josh Warren
Executive Director of Partnerships and Regulatory Affairs
University of Tennessee System
Julie Roberts, PhD
Chief Academic Officer
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Justin Rhinehart, PhD
Dean and Professor, UT Extension
Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP
Dean, UTHSC College of Nursing
Executive Director and Special Advisor for Rural Health, UTHSC
Principal Investigator, Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence
Karla Leeper, PhD
Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications and Marketing
UT Health Science Center
Matt McDaniel, MPH, MPA
Director, Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence
Shari Rajoo, MD, MS
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Population Health Services
Ballad Health
Syed Zaidi, MD
Lauderdale County physician
Teresa Smith
Assistant Administrator Rural Workforce Initiatives
Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development