2011
Board of
Directors
Janice Wilkins
--- President
 
Marianne Baernholdt
--- Vice President
 
 
James Tyler
--- Treasurer
 
 
June Collmer
--- Secretary
 
 
Beth O'Connor
--- Executive Director
 
 
Susan Alford  
Marianne Baernholdt  
Kirk Ballin  
Maggie Bassett  
Howard Chapman  
June Collmer  
R. Neal Graham  
Oliver Hayes  
Aileen Edwards Harris  
Ken Little  
Sheena Mackenzie  
Tonya A. Parris-Wilkins  
Edna Rensing
Diane Sutphin  
James E. Tyler
James L. Werth, Jr.  
Janice Wilkins  
Student Representatives:
  • Janelle Blair
    Patricia Jacobs
    Jennifer Stroup
    Esther Thatcher

 

Susan Alford
Executive Director
    Southwest Virginia AHEC
    P.O. Box 729  319 Fifth Avenue
    Saltville, Virginia 24370
    Phone: 276-496-4083  Fax: 276-496-4013
    Cell: 276-780-3064
    swahec@svchs.com

 

Marianne Baernholdt, PhD, MPH, RN
Assistant Professor
     School of Nursing - University of Virginia
     PO Box 800782
     202 Jeanette Lancaster Way
     Charlottesville, VA 22903
     baernholdt@virginia.edu
     757-870-4978


Kirk Ballin

Program Coordinator
     AgrAbility Virginia
     Easter Seals UCP North Carolina & Virginia / Virginia Tech
     201 East Main St.
     Salem, VA 24153
     540-777-7325 ext. 123 (office); 540-777-2194 (fax)
     kirk.ballin@va.eastersealsucp.com
     www.agrability.ext.vt.edu


Margaret (Maggie) Bassett, MPH, MS, RN
Associate Professor
     Radford University School of Nursing
     P.O. Box 6964
     Radford, Virginia 24142
     Phone:  (540) 831-7648   Fax:  (540) 831-7716
     mbassett@radford.edu

Janelle Blair
Janelle R. Blair

Medical Student
    Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Class of 2013
    (207) 604-2452
    jblair@vcom.vt.edu

Howard Chapman, Jr.
Program Development Director
    Tri Area Community Health
    P.O. Box 9
    Laurel Fork, VA 24352
    Phone: 276-398-2292
    www.triareahealth.com
    hchapman@triarea.org



June Collmer, NP, JD  
   
Interim Executive Director          
    Virginia Telehealth Network      
    P.O. Box 185      
    Batesville, VA    22924   
    jecollmer@gmail.com   
    434-825-8038   
  


R. Neal Graham

Chief Executive Officer
     Virginia Community Healthcare Association
     6802 Paragon Place
     Suite 625
     Richmond, VA 23230
     804-378-8801 ext. 17
     ngraham@vacommunityhealth.org

 

Oliver W. Hayes, DO, FACEP
Department of Emergency Medicine
    Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Virginia Tech University
    2265 Kraft Drive
    Blacksburg, VA 24060
    (540) 231-5667
    ohayes@vcom.vt.ed
u


Aileen Edwards Harris, MSA 
Healthcare Workforce & Rural Health Manager
    Virginia Department of Health
    Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy
    Division of Primary Care & Rural Health
    109 Governor Street, Suite 1016 East
    James Madison Building
    Richmond, VA 23219
    (804) 864-7436
    Aileen.Harris@vdh.virginia.gov

  Patricia Jacobs
Graduate Student-Public Health
    Class of 2012
    Virginia Tech
    (229) 326-7180 (cell)
    patrj59@vt.edu
 

Kenneth Little  
Executive Administrator              
    National Osteoporosis Awareness Health Project            
    625 Lincoln Avenue
    Marion, VA  24354-1663
    NOAH.Project@healthprojectsusa.com    
    276-243-8382
    

 

Sheena Mackenzie
Development Director
    Central Virginia Health Services
    1506 Palmyra Avenue
    Richmond, VA  23227
    804-359-0477
    sheenamackenzie@cvhsinc.org




Beth O'Connor, M. Ed.

VRHA Executive Director

     2265 Kraft Drive
     Blacksburg, Virginia 24060
     540-231-7923     
     boconnor@vcom.vt.edu
Tonya Parris-Wilkins


Tonya A. Parris-Wilkins, DDS, FAAHD, MAGD
Corporate Dental Director
     Central Virginia Health Services
     Practice Location:
     Southside Community Health Center
     8380 Boydton Plank Road
     Alberta, VA 23821
     Ph (434) 949-7211 Fax (434)949-7134
     TonyaParrisWilkins@cvhsinc.org



Edna Rensing, MSHA, RN, CPHQ  
        
 Performance Improvement Coordinator
     PO Box 980510
     VCU Health System
     1200 East Broad Street
     erensing@mcvh-vcu.edu
Jenni Stroup
Jennifer Stroup

Student
     Radford University Counseling Psychology PsyD Program
     Department of Psychology, Box 6946
     Radford University
     Radford, VA 24142
     jstroup2@radford.edu


Diane J. Sutphin

Associate Director of Alumni and Development
    Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
    2265 Kraft Drive
    Blacksburg, VA  24060
    Office: 540-231-3584
    Cell:    540-230-6275
    Fax:    540-231-5338

Esther Thatcher
Esther Thatcher, RN, MSN

PhD Student
    University of Virginia School of Nursing
    PO Box 800826
    Charlottesville, VA 22908
    ejm4p@virginia.edu


James E. Tyler

Vice President/ Hospital Administrator
    Carilion Giles Community Hospital
    159 Hartley Way
    Pearisburg, Virginia 24134
    Phone: 540-921-6000 Fax: 540-921-6858
    jetyler@carilionclinic.org

 

James L. Werth, Jr.
Professor of Psychology and Director
     Psy.D. Program in Counseling Psychology
     Department of Psychology, Box 6946
     Radford University
     Radford, VA 24142
     Phone: 540-831-6817  Fax: 540-831-6113
     jwerth@radford.edu


Janice Wilkins

Corporate Nurse/Vice President
     The Landmark Healthcare Group
     227 Landmark Drive
     Stuart, Va 24171      
  2  Phone: 276-694-3050  
     Cell:  276-692-6842
     jawilkins2008@yahoo.com


Are you interested in serving on the VRHA Board of Directors? You can read the board member guidelines, fill out the board application or contact Beth O'Connor.