Board of Directors
The North Country Initiative Board of Directors is a clinically led board of directors which also includes hospital and community-based organization leadership.
CHAIR: Dr. Collins Kellogg, Watertown Internists
VICE CHAIR: Dr. Jack Rush, Samaritan Medical Center
SECRETARY: Dr. David Rechlin, DO, Samaritan Medical Center Pulmonary Associates
TREASURER: Kelley Tiernan, River Hospital
ASSISTANT TREASURER: Dr. Jason White, Watertown Internists
Amanda Root, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County
Amanda Rydberg, PA, River Hospital
Ashley Waite, Lewis County Public Health
Brad Frey, RPA, River Hospital
Crystal Simmons, PMHNP-BC, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
David Flint, MD, North Country Emergency Medical Group
Dierdra Sorrell, Clifton Fine Hospital
Karen Williams, MD, Complete Family Care and Laser Center
Kenneth Hilborne, FNP-C, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
Mario Victoria, MD, Samaritan Medical Center
Michael Gordon, MD, Carthage Area Hospital
Michael Seidman, MD, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
Myla Estepa, MD, Pediatric Wellness of Northern New York
Richard Duvall, Carthage Area Hospital
Stephen Lyndaker, MD, Lowville Medical Associates
Tom Carman, Samaritan Medical Center