Board of Directors

As a 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, East Indiana AHEC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors representing health care providers and employers, K-12 and college educational entities, and workforce and community development organizations across our 14-county service area.

 

Our Board of Directors for 2024-2025:

President - Karen Clark, EdD, RN
Dean of Nursing and Associate Professor, IU East School of Nursing & Health Sciences

President Elect- Anne Swinney, MSN, RN
Staff Development Coordinator, Decatur County Memorial Hospital

Treasurer - Dean Jacks, PhD
Professor of Occupational and Physical Therapy, Hanover College

Secretary - Gene Hack, PhD
Director, C4 Columbus Area Career Connection

Savanna Fox, MBA
Director of Training and Development, Rush Memorial Hospital

Carrie James, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, King's Daughters' Health

Stephanie Knox, DNP, RN
Dean of Nursing, Ivy Tech Community College Lawrenceburg & Madison

Cara Moore
Medical Student & AHEC Scholars Fellowship Participant, Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Rob Moorhead
Superintendent, South Ripley School Corporation

Justin Rowland, MSW
Staff Development Coordinator, InCompass Health

Caroline Sims, PhD
Assistant Dean, Health Sciences, IU Columbus

Heather Wierzbinski-Cross, RN
Dean of Nursing, Ivy Tech Community College Richmond

Jennifer Taylor, DHEd, MPH
Executive Director, Indiana AHEC Network, IUSM Dept. of Family Medicine
ex-officio member

 

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