Minnesota Rural Health Association
Board of Directors 2024-2025

On June 18, 2024 at the MRHA Annual Meeting the Board of Directors recognized outgoing board members and welcomed two new board members.

Executive Board

Marti Paulson

Board President

Executive Director, Project Turnabout Addiction Recovery Centers, Granite Falls

Thad Shunkwiler

Board Vice-President

Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Kap Wilkes

Treasurer

Executive Director, Well Being Development, Ely

	Zora Radosevich Director, MDH Office of Rural Health & Primary Care (Permanent Board Seat), St. Paul		Alyssa Meller Chief Operating Officer, National Rural Health Resource Center, Duluth
	Warren Larson Retired - Community Relations, Sanford Health, Brainerd		Susan Grafstrom Emergency Manager, Roseau County, Roseau
	Richard Ash Chief Executive Officer, United Hospital District, Blue Earth		Kim McCoy, MPH, MS Director of Program Management, Stratis Health, St. Paul
	Denise Schneekloth Executive Director, MN Rural Health Cooperative, Cottonwood		Jeanne Edevold Larson, MS Executive Director, Northern Dental Access Center, Bemidji
	Mark Dewey, Pharm D, BCGP, FASCP Associate Professor of Practice, Pharmacy Practice, North Dakota State University, Fergus Falls		Thad Shunkwiler Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Minnesota State University, Mankato
	Kevin Lee Emergency Services Relationship Specialist, North Memorial Ambulance, Brainerd		Renee Frauendienst* Public Health Nurse Leader Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Founder & CEO, RnC Consulting
	Matt Magnuson* Director of Member & Provider Services and Incoming CEO, PrimeWest Health, Alexandria