Partner Advisory and Technical Assistance
I understand the partner side, not just the field side.
I help the organizations responsible for strengthening rural health build smarter strategy, stronger staff capability, and better field-facing support across State Offices of Rural Health, rural health networks, Rural Health Associations, Hospital Associations, Accountable Care Organizations, value-based care organizations, State Medicaid Offices, federal and state government entities, and rural health transformation programs.
Building stronger rural health systems starts with the right partnerships and support.
I work with State Offices of Rural Health, rural health networks, Rural Health Associations, Hospital Associations, Accountable Care Organizations, value-based care organizations, State Medicaid Offices, federal and state government entities, and rural health transformation programs that need strong rural health strategy, staff education, and trusted technical assistance support.
Selected Experience That Matters to Partner Organizations
- Directed a national technical assistance program serving all 50 State Offices of Rural Health.
- Briefed and collaborated with CDC, HRSA, SAMHSA, and CMS on rural health policy, program implementation, and regulatory alignment.
- Delivered 250+ invited technical assistance engagements and national presentations on Medicaid and Medicare compliance, RHC operations, quality improvement, rural health policy, and implementation.
- Managed federal and state program work, including approximately $1.6 million in budgets, 80 to 95 contracts and subgrants annually.
- Designed and facilitated stakeholder interviews, focus groups, surveys, and analytical reporting to assess program effectiveness and identify emerging needs.
- Advised AI-enabled rural health workflow and usability design, including workflow journey mapping, cognitive load reduction, and regulatory usability integration.
- Recognized by the Idaho Rural Health Association as Rural Health Hero: Educator of the Year, 2025.
- Served as a state and national subject matter expert on the CMS-Certified Rural Health Clinic program.
Who This Page Is For
- State Offices of Rural Health
- RHC networks and broader rural health networks
- Rural Health Associations and Hospital Associations
- Accountable Care Organizations and value-based care organizations
- State Medicaid Offices
- Federal and state government entities
- State rural health transformation programs
- Other partner organizations working to strengthen rural health systems
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How I Can Help
To your organization
I can advise your leadership team, program team, technical assistance staff, or initiative leads directly on strategy, program design, operational efficiency, implementation planning, evaluation design, workforce strategy, health IT and workflow issues, and readiness work.
For your organization
I can provide field-facing technical assistance, subject matter expertise, training, and implementation support on your behalf.
With your organization
I can work alongside your internal team as a visible partner through co-delivered technical assistance, co-facilitated training, and initiative planning.
Organizations Typically Bring Me In When
- Internal staff need stronger rural health subject matter grounding
- Technical assistance needs to be designed, strengthened, or scaled
- A grant, initiative, or transformation effort needs outside advisory support
- The work is cross-functional, operationally messy, or politically sensitive
- Staff need education on rural health organizations and field realities
- Program leaders need help turning data into decisions and decisions into practical action
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Areas of Support
- Rural health strategy and transformation
- Technical assistance design and delivery
- Staff education and capability-building
- Research, evaluation, and readiness
- Operational efficiency and implementation
- Grant, contract, and cooperative agreement support
- Workforce and organizational effectiveness
Ways to Work Together
- Strategic advisory
- Technical assistance subcontracting
- Staff training and education
- Webinar and workshop delivery
- Website user experience auditing and usability review
- Program and initiative evaluation
- Retained advisory support
- Project-based consultation
- Co-delivered support with your team
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Work With Me Pricing
My standard hourly rate is $250 per hour. For individual projects expected to require 20 or more hours, I offer a 20% rate reduction applied to that project total. All work is delivered remotely unless otherwise agreed in the engagement letter; when on-site days are agreed, the proposal names the number of included on-site days, and travel is reimbursed at actual cost with meals at current federal per diem rates.
Radical transparency includes scope, not just pricing. Agreed-upon scopes of work are clearly defined up front and strictly adhered to. No surprise charges. No vague scope creep. No games.
Built for Real Rural Health Work
If your organization needs a trusted rural health advisor who can help your team think clearly, strengthen staff capability, and deliver stronger support to the field, I would be glad to talk.
Regulatory Clarity. Financial Durability. Rural Health Viability.