Who we are

Meet the
Board of Directors
FRHA board members Leah Vail Compton (left to right), Robert Rihn, Randy Calvert, Melissa Thibodau, Joe Peters, David Duke, and Michael Ham-Ying. Not pictured: board members Rich Rasmussen, Thomas Leach, Andy Behrman, Sharon Johnston, and Kendra Siler-Marsiglio.
Officers
President
Michael Ham-Ying, MD
Cheif Clinical Officer, Central Florida Health Care, Inc.
Email: jham-ying@cfhconline.org
Vice-President
Currently vacant
Treasurer
Joe Peters
Executive Director, Everglades Area Health Education Center
Email: jpeters@eahec.org
Secretary
Melissa Thibodau
Executive Director, Heartland Rural Health Network
Email: melissa.thibodeau@hrhn.org
Past President
Thomas J. Leach, FACHE
CEO of Medical Center Radiology Group in Orlando
Email: tjleachsr@gmail.com
FRHA Committees
Government Affairs Committee
Goals:
1. Develop a legislative agenda and policy positions for the Association.
2. Annual Survey of membership to determine important issues.
3. Publish results of survey, develop strategy for legislative visits
Communication and Membership Committee
Goals:
1. Broaden and increase membership.
2. Contribute to newsletter communications with members.
3. Develop membership
Conference Committee
Goals:
1. Hold well organized & well attended annual conference
2. Increase number of vendors and/or amount of income each year
3. Provide pre-meeting for Rural Health Networks, Rural Hospitals, Rural EMS
Directors
Andy Behrman
CEO, Florida Association of Community Health Centers
Email: abehrman@fachc.org
Randy Calvert
Director, Office of Rural Health, DOH
Division of Health Access & Tobaacco
Email: randall.calvert@flhealth.gov
David Duke
AirMethods
Email: dduke@airmethods.com
Sharon Johnston
Associate Director, Central Florida Area Health Education Center
Email: sharon@cfahec.org
Robert "Bob" Rihn
Executive Director, Tri-County Human Services
Email: rrihn@tchsonline.com
Kendra Siler-Marsiglio, PhD
President, CommunityHealth IT
Email: kendra.siler@CommunityHealthIT.org
Leah Vail Compton, MA, MBA
Community Forensic Liaison, Florida Department of Children and Families, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Program Office
Email: leah.vailcompton@myflfamilies.com
Ex-Officio Contract Managers
Sarah Catalanotto & Laura Hampson
Suwannee River AHEC & FRHA
Email: sarahc@srahec.org, lhampson@srahec.org