Ms. Casper is the Coordinator for the Illinois Department of Public Health, Center for Rural Health, State Office of Rural Health in Springfield, Illinois.  

Illinois Department of Public Health Center for Rural Health

Ms. Sanders is the Program Director for the Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center.  The UMTRC is a consortium of active telehealth organizations throughout the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

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Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center

Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center

Dr. Davis is the Executive Director of the National Cooperative of Health Networks Association (NCHN). NCHN is a national professional membership organization comprised exclusively of health networks, alliances, and/or network stakeholders dedicated to supporting the success of health networks.

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NCHN

National Cooperative of Health Networks Association (NCHN)

Ms. Schou is the Executive Director of the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN), a member organization with a mission to strengthen Illinois critical access hospitals through collaboration. ICAHN accomplishes this by ensuring appropriate funding and financial resources, continuing efforts to be a recognized resource on Illinois' CAHs, promoting efficient use of information technology, offering ongoing educational opportunities, and developing and offering projects which add value to the organization and its members.

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ICAHN

Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network

Ms. Vaughn is the Executive Director of the Illinois Rural Health Association.  IRHA is a member organization with goals to advocate for the health interests of rural residents in public and private policy issues, foster public and private partnerships to improve rural health, support the work of other health interest groups to improve rural health, provide educational resources for rural health professionals and students and to enhance public awareness of rural health issues,​

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IRHA

Illinois Rural Health Association

Ms. Daniels is the Manager of Health Policy and Finance for the Illinois Health and Hospital Association.  IHHA is a member organization that works with stakeholders to develop and advocate for policies that support access to high-quality health care at the right time and in the right setting.

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IHHA

Illinois Health and Hospital Association

Ms. Fox is President of the Illinois Association of Public Health Administrators.  IAPHA is a member organization created to promote and protect services that are critical to the health and safety of Illinois communities.  

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IAPHA

Illinois Association of Public Health Administrators

Ms. Kazak is Director of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois and also serves as Director of the Illinois Telehealth Initiative which works to advance telehealth throughout the state.

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Illinois Telehealth Initiative

Partnership for a Connected Illinois

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Partnership for a Connected Illinois/Illinois Telehealth Initiative

Dr. Acharya serves as Director of Telehealth for Infinity Healthcare and has worked clinically in rural hospitals throughout Illinois and Wisconsin.

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Infinity Healthcare

Infinity Healthcare