VRHA Board

2012 Board of Directors
Derek Burton, President
Marianne Baernholdt, Vice President
Brenda Hart, Treasurer

Beth O'Connor, Executive Director

Kirk Ballin
Chuck Carr
Ashley Chapman
Mary Crandall
Karen Gregory
Tom Kurtz
Suzanne Lo
Kate Lim
Rita Phillips
Gay Plungas
Diane Sutphin


Student Representatives:
Jennifer Stroup
Esther Thatcher
Catharine Carty

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

Derek R. Burton
RN, Project Manager
Southwest Va Behavioral Health Board   
770 West Ridge Rd.
Wytheville, VA  24382
derek.burton@mrcsb.state.va.us
276-223-3242

Catharine Carty, ME, CPIM
MSN Student
University of Virginia School of Nursing
PO Box 800826
Charlottesville, VA 22908
csc2cm@virginia.edu

Ashley Chapman, M.S.
Senior Manager, Advocacy
Virginia Chapters
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
4200 Innslake Drive, Suite 301
Glen Allen, VA 23060
ashley.chapman@nmss.org
(804) 591-3048

Mary Crandall, MSN, RN
Medical Center Director
Continuum Home Health Care
University of Virginia Health System
2205 Fontaine Ave. Suite 204
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0780
Phone: 434-984-2273
Fax: 434-984-4250
Cell: 434-906-5615
mbc8n@virginia.edu

Karen Gregory, HS-BCP, MPH
Community Health Education Coordinator in the Crater Health District
Virginia Commonwealth University
Massey Cancer Center
Office:(804) 524-7140
Cell: (804) 892-5442
kmgregory@vcu.edu

Brenda L. Hart MSN, RN, CDE
Salem Veterans Hospital 1
970 Roanoke Blvd.
Salem, VA 24153
Brenda.hart@va.gov
540-982-2463, ext 4418(office) 540-885-5064 (Fax)

Kate Lim, FACHE, CPHQ, CPHRM, MT(ASCP)
Director of Quality
Riverside Tappahannock Hospital
kate.lim@rivhs.com
804-443-6282 direct line
804-443-6150 fax

Suzanne Lo
Research Faculty
Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance
205 W. Roanoke St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(201) 248-8114
losu@vt.edu

Beth O'Connor, M. Ed.
VRHA Executive Director
2265 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, Virginia 24060
540-231-7923
boconnor@vcom.vt.edu

Rita A. Phillips, BSDH, RDH, PhD
Past President-Virginia Dental Hygienists' Association
Associate Professor-Dental Hygiene/Dental Assisting
Wytheville Community College
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA  24382
276-223-4831
rphillips@wcc.vccs.edu

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
Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
2265 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Office: 540-231-3584
Cell: 540-230-6275
Fax: 540-231-5338

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

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.