AARP North Dakota Marlowe Kro, Community Outreach Director
701-355-3643 mkro@aarp.org Representing consumers
Altru Health System
Mark Waind, Administrative Director of Information Services
701-780-6550 mwaind@altru.org Representing tertiary hospitals
Jeff Shallman, Manager, Financial Applications
701-780-5767 jschallman@altru.org Representing tertiary hospitals
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Don Schott, Director, Network Performance
701-277-2028 Donald.Schott@bcbsnd.com Representing third-party payers
Jon Rice, Medical Director
701-282-1048 jon.rice@bcbsnd.com Representing third-party payers
BismarckBurleigh Public Health Paula Flanders, Administrator
701-222-6528 pflander@nd.gov Representing public health
Vonnie Ereth, RN, PHN 701-335-1545 vereth@nd.gov Representing public health
Center for Rural Health Alana Knudson, PhD University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
701-777-4205 aknudson@medicine.nodak.edu Representing rural healthcare facilities, organizations and communities
Marlene Miller, LSW
University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
701-777-4499 marlenemiller@medicine.nodak.edu Representing rural healthcare facilities, organizations and communities
Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) Karen Larson, North Dakota Director
701-221-9824 karen@communityhealthcare.net Representing community health centers
Dakota Clinic / Innovis Health
Ken Gilles, Director, Information Systems
701-364-6149 kgilles@dakcl.com Representing tertiary hospitals
Fargo VA Medical Center
Janet Holmes
701-239-3700 anet.holmes@va.gov Representing Veterans hospital Karen Robinson, Chief of Nursing Services
701-239-3700 3661 Karen.R.Robinson@va.gov Representing Veterans hospital
Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Moorhead
Carolyn Gaarder, Cancer Registry Management, HIT Instructor
218-299-6558 Carolyn.Gaarder@minnesota.edu Representing community and technical colleges
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stacey Ramberg, HIM Director 701-628-2424 himdir@stanleyhealth.org Representing a rural hospital
Marin Swofford, Financial/Computer Assistant
701-628-2442 FinComp@stanleyhealth.org Representing a rural hospital
North Dakota American Heart Association, Greater Midwest Affiliate
June Herman, Director of Public Advocacy
800-437-9710 june.herman@heart.org Representing health associations
North Dakota Department of Health
John Baird, MD
701-328-2494 jbaird@nd.gov Representing the North Dakota Department of Health
Darin J. Meschke
701-328-2494 dmeschke@nd.gov Representing the North Dakota Department of Health
Tim Wiedrich, Emergency Preparedness and Response Division Director 701-328-2270 twiedric@state.nd.us Representing the North Dakota Department of Health
North Dakota Long Term Care Association
Pamela Thompson, Executive Assistant
701-222-0660 pamela@ndltca.org Representing the long term care facilities Shelly Peterson, President
701-222-0660 shelly@ndltca.org Representing the long term care facilities
North Dakota Pharmacists Association Michael Schwab, Executive Vice-President 701-258-4968 schwab@nodakpharmacy.net Representing the pharmacy association
North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy
Howard Anderson, Executive Director
701-231-5863 ndboph@btinet.net Representing the North Dakota Board of Pharmacy
North Dakota State University College of Pharmacy
Ann Rathke, Telepharmacy Coordinator
701-231-5863
Email: ann.rathke@ndsu.edu Representing telepharmacy
North Dakota Health Care Review Geneal Roth, Communications Specialist 701-852-4231 groth@ndqio.sdsp.org
Representing the state QIO
North Region Health Alliance
Jon E. Linnell, Executive Director
218-745-3242 jlinnell@northregionha.com Representing a network of independent health systems
Northland Healthcare Alliance
Tim Cox, President
701-250-0709 tcox@northlandhealth.com Representing a network of independent health systems
Office of Attorney General Mike Mullen
701-328-3406 mmullen@nd.gov Representing the Attorney General’s office
St. Alexius Medical Center
Nancy Willis, VP Marketing nwillis@primecare.org Representing tertiary hospitals Lisa Vetter, Telemedicine Coordinator
800-393-7130 lvetter@primecare.org Representing tertiary hospitals
State of North Dakota
Art Bakke, IS Enterprise Security Analyst
701-328-1985 ambakke@nd.gov Representing state of North Dakota IS security
University of North Dakota Rob Beattie, Chair
School of Medicine & Health Sciences Family & Community Medicine
701-777-6351 beattie@medicine.nodak.edu Representing family and community medicine physicians Don Larson, Lead Technology Support Specialist
School of Medicine & Health Sciences Information Resources Computer Services
701-777-2329 dlarson@medicine.nodak.edu Representing information technology department Julia Gochenour, IS Manager
701-567-6218 juliag@wrhs.com Representing rural health care systems
