Meet the Board

Leadership

California State Rural Health Association (CSRHA) was founded in Arcata, California in 1995. CSRHA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit corporation.

If you are interested in volunteering to serve on the board, then please contact us at assistant@csrha.org. We are especially interested in adding board members representing rural Central and Southern California, and representing rural public health agencies.

2025 Board of Directors

Kirsten Storne-Piazza, MA, LMFT, CRHCP

PRESIDENT
Kirsten Storne-Piazza, CRHCP

Clinic Administrator, Orchard Hospital
Gridley, CA

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PRESIDENT-ELECT
Lily Lau, PhD

Chief Clinical Officer, Momentous Health
San Jose, California

Elena Francisco, MDSH, RDHAP

SECRETARY
Elena Francisco, MSDH, RDHAP

Director, RDHAP Connect
Escalon, CA

Jim Suver

TREASURER
Jim Suver

CEO, Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA

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IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Michel Schneider
Director, AIPAC
Los Angeles, CA
Listen to Michel's interview →

Board Members

Kirsten Storne-Piazza, MA, LMFT, CRHCP

Kirsten Storne-Piazza, CRHCP
Clinic Administrator, Orchard Hospital
Gridley, CA

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Michel Schneider
Director, AIPAC
Los Angeles, CA
Listen to Michel's interview →

Elena Francisco, MDSH, RDHAP

Elena Francisco, MSDH, RDHAP
Director, RDHAP Connect
Escalon, CA

Jim Suver

Jim Suver
CEO, Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Ridgecrest, CA

Jeff Dunbar

Jeff Dunbar
CEO, OffSite Care, Inc.
Santa Rosa, California
Listen to Jeff's interview →

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Holly Laird, MPH
CDPH's Office of Health Equity
Sacramento, California

Abhiram Reddy, NREMT

Abhiram Reddy, NREMT
Undergraduate Student, UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

Shelly Brantley, MPA Project Director

Shelly Brantley, MPA
Project Director
RISE-Rural Initiatives Strengthening Equity
California Health Collaborative