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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
 Sandy Viau-Williams Sandy Viau-Williams
Executive Director

sandy.viau@yrahec.org

 Clement,Sami Sami Clement
Data Specialist
Sami.Clement@yrahec.org
 Bart Hallberg

Bart Hallberg
Program Manager, K-12 Education
Bart.Hallberg@yrahec.org
Hinseth,tricia  Tricia Hinseth
Grant Specialist

tricia.hinseth@yrahec.org

 leader,pat Pat Leader

Administrative Support
info@yrahec.org

 wright,chauntel Chauntel Wright, MPA
Special Projects
Chauntel.Wright@yrahec.org
 Kassy Youmans Kassy Youmans, MBA
REHPS Program Manager
Kassy.Youmans@yrahec.org

Yankton Rural AHEC Governing Board
  Gale Walker
President
CEO - Avera St. Benedict Health Center
  Michael Healy

Secretary/Treasurer
Retired CFO - Avera Sacred Heart Hospital

  Dusty Anderson
VP - First Dakota National Bank
  Lori Hansen, MD
Physician - Yankton Medical Clinic
Dean - Yankton Campus - Sanford School of Medicine
  Greg Henderson
Executive Director - Planning & Development District III
  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