VRHA Board

2011 Board of Directors
Janice Wilkins, President
Marianne Baernholdt, Vice President
James Tyler, Treasurer
June Collmer, Secretary
Beth O'Connor, Executive Director
Marianne Baernholdt
Kirk Ballin
Maggie Bassett
Derek R. Burton
June Collmer
Mary Crandall
R. Neal Graham
Oliver Hayes
Ken Little
Tonya A. Parris-Wilkins
Edna Rensing
Diane Sutphin
Paula Tomko
James E. Tyler
James L. Werth, Jr.
Janice Wilkins

Student Representatives:
Janelle Blair
Patricia Jacobs
Jennifer Stroup
Esther Thatcher

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

June Collmer, NP, JD
P.O. Box 185
Batesville, VA 22924
434-825-8038
jecollmer@gmail.com

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

R. Neal Graham
Chief Executive Officer
Virginia Community Healthcare Association
3831 Westerre Parkway
Henrico, VA 23233-1330
(804) 237-7677
ngraham@vacommunityhealth.org

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)

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.edu

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

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

Tonya A. Parris-Wilkins, DDS, FAAHD, MAGD
Adjunct Faculty
Fortis College
2000 Westmoreland St.
Richmond, VA
804-323-1020 x1885

Edna Rensing, RN, MSHA, CPHQ, PMP
Performance Improvement Manager
Performance Improvement
PO Box 980510
VCU Health System
1200 East Broad Street
West Hosp, 4th fl, West Wing
Richmond, VA 23298-0911
Tel: 804-628-4687
erensing@mcvh-vcu.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

Paula A. Tomko
COO
Central VA Health Services, Inc.
PO Box 220
New Canton, VA 23123
coo@cvhsinc.org

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 of the 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
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.