Staff
Chris Guastaferro
Executive Director
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Executive Director
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Dianne Halbert
Director of Operations
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Director of Operations
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Amy Nelson , B.S.
Education Coordinator
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Education Coordinator
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Board
Vanessa Becker, MPH
Chair
Douglas County Representative
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Chair
Douglas County Representative
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Karen Gillette, BA, MS
Secretary/Treasurer
Lane County Representative
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Secretary/Treasurer
Lane County Representative
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Renee Coen,RN
Vice Chair
Douglas County Representative
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Vice Chair
Douglas County Representative
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Scott Hall, MLS, RT
Douglas County Representative
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Douglas County Representative
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Laura Williams , BS
Coos County Representative
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Coos County Representative
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Ex-Officio
Andy Goldner, PhD
Josephine County Representative
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Josephine County Representative
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John Irwin, BS
Jackson County Representative
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Jackson County Representative
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L. Dodson, M.D.
Director AHEC Program Office
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About AHEC
Area Health Education Center of Southwest Oregon achieves its mission in several ways:
- AHEC-SW focuses its resources on the healthcare needs of underserved/unserved populations.
- AHEC-SW organizes and coordinates training opportunities for healthcare providers who treat the underserved/unserved to enable clinicians to keep abreast of emerging issues.
- AHEC-SW places healthcare students in clinical rotation to motivate tomorrow's providers to start practices to reach the underserved/unserved in Oregon.
- AHEC-SW encourages youth to pursue a career in healthcare.
- AHEC-SW collaborates with communities in securing grants to help respond to the healthcare needs of the region.
- AHEC-SW is guided by a Board of Directors consisting of representatives from the six counties we serve.
Area of Operation
Serving Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson,
Josephine and Lane Counties
- 17,000 square miles
- Timbered mountains
- Small agricultural valleys
- 6 major river systems
- Wild and scenic Pacific coastline
