RPAP Board

The RPAP board of directors is the oversight body for the RPAP. The board is appointed by the Members of the corporation which consist of the Alberta Health Services Board, AMA (AMA and its Section of Rural Medicine), and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.

The RPAP board includes the following individuals:

• Dr. Karen Lundgard, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
• Dr. Clayne Steed (RPAP Chair), Alberta Medical Association (AMA)
• Dr. Allan Garbutt (RPAP Vice-Chair) and Dr. Bert  Reitsma, AMA Section of Rural Medicine
• Mrs. Pam Whitnack and Dr. Odell Olson, Alberta Health Services (AHS)
• Ms. Linda Mattern, Alberta Health and Wellness (non-voting observer)

The RPAP team consists of the following staff and contractors:

• David Kay, Executive Director
• Hubert Fischer, Manager, Accounting & Corporate Services
• Dean Lack, Human Resources Consultant
• Kelly Lyons and Christine Hammermaster, Community Physician Recruitment Consultants
• Vacant, Program Support Coordinator - Finance
• Donna Bonsteel and Kasia Debski, Program Support Coordinators
• Dr. Barrie McCombs, Medical Information Service Coordinator 
• Dr. Ron Gorsche, Skills Broker Southern Alberta, and Dr. Hugh Hindle, Skills Broker Northern Alberta
• Rhonda Crooks, Communications Consultant
• Rosemary Burness, Medical Students' Initiatives Coordinator
• Rob McGaffin, IT Consultant

The RPAP team is complemented by members of its Alberta Rural Family Medicine Network (ARFMN) and Rural Medical Education Support teams:

• Karen LaDuke (Medicine Hat) and Trudi Jersak (Lethbridge), Regional Site Academic Support Assistants
• Dr. Jack Bromley, Co-Director, Rural Alberta North (RAN) Red Deer, Alberta Rural Family Medicine Network (ARFMN)
• Emma Currie, Rural Unit Coordinator, RAN - Red Deer
• Dr. Brenda Millar, Co-Director, RAN Grande Prairie, ARFMN
• Pam Nacinovich, Rural Unit Coordinator, RAN - Grande Prairie
• Dr. Sergiu Ciubotaro, Co-Director, Rural Alberta South (RAS) Medicine Hat, ARFMN
• Dr. Charlotte Haig, Co-Director, RAS Lethbridge, ARFMN
• Cheryl Morin, Rural Unit Coordinator, RAS

Other important people related to the RPAP include:

• Dr. Jill Konkin, Associate Dean, Rural and Regional Health, University of Alberta
• Tamara Mitchell-Schultz, Administrative Assistant, Rural and Regional Health, University of Alberta
• Dr. Doug Myhre, Associate Dean, Distributed Learning & Rural Initiatives, University of Calgary
• Kelly McSweeny, Rural Program Coordinator, Distributed Learning & Rural Initiatives, University of Calgary
• Barry Brayshaw, Director, Physician Locum Services, Alberta Medical Association