AHEC Centers
Connecting students to careers, professionals to communities, communities to better health.
The Yankton Rural AHEC Center establishes and coordinates programs that broadly support the healthcare workforce goals of the entire state. Activities and target audiences include, but not limited to, K-12 education, diversity promotion, medical students, resident physicians, and rural practice support. Please visit the Yankton Rural AHEC website at www.yrahec.org.
Yankton Rural AHEC Leadership
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Sandy Viau-Williams Executive Director |
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Sami Clement Data Specialist Sami.Clement@yrahec.org |
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Tricia Hinseth Grant Specialist |
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Pat Leader Administrative Support |
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Chauntel Wright, MPA Special Projects Chauntel.Wright@yrahec.org |
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Kassy Youmans, MBA REHPS Program Manager Kassy.Youmans@yrahec.org |
Yankton Rural AHEC Governing Board
| Gale Walker President CEO - Avera St. Benedict Health Center |
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| Michael Healy
Secretary/Treasurer |
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| Dusty Anderson VP - First Dakota National Bank |
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| Lori Hansen, MD Physician - Yankton Medical Clinic Dean - Yankton Campus - Sanford School of Medicine |
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| Greg Henderson Executive Director - Planning & Development District III |
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| Georgia Pokorney CEO - Pioneer Memorial Hospital |
Yankton Rural AHEC
1000 West 4th Street, Suite 5
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 655-1400
(605) 668-8483 (fax)
info@yrahec.org





