Gail Nickerson Director, Clinic Services Adventist Health nickergw@ah.org

Mrs. Nickerson has worked in the field of rural health care for twenty‐five years, as a health systems consultant and an outpatient clinic administrator. She also has considerable experience working with a variety of nonprofit organizations. Gail is the Chair Elect of the California Mental Health Planning Council and Co‐Chair of the California Hospital Association’s Hospital‐Based Outpatient Clinics Committee. She is also a member of the County Medical Services Program’s Benefits and Planning Committee as well as on the faculty of Women’s Health Leadership, a program affiliated with the Public Health Institute. Gail currently works as the Director of Clinic Services for Adventist Health in Roseville, CA, providing oversight for over twenty‐five Rural Health Clinics in California, Oregon and Washington. She is also the founder of the California Association of RHCs.