Anne Newland, MD, MPH, Chief Executive Officer

Anne Newland, MD, MPH is the Chief Executive Officer for North Country HealthCare. Prior to joining North Country in 2013, Dr. Newland worked for the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Reservation. She trained in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee-Memphis, served as Chief Resident for Internal Medicine at UT, and later completed a Master in Public Health degree at Harvard School of Public Health as a Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellow in Minority Health Policy. She works to improve the quality of care across the North Country system as well as to make it easier for people to see their primary care providers.

Cynthia Martin, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Clinical Quality Officer

Cynthia Martin, MD is the Chief Medical Officer for North Country HealthCare. Prior to joining North Country in 2015, Dr. Martin established Flagstaff Family Care Clinic, a ten provider primary care practice. She trained in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at the University of Texas-Houston and is also Board Certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She works to improve the quality of care across the North Country system and has developed a productivity incentive program to increase provider satisfaction and retention. Dr. Martin is currently pursuing her MBA through the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Marti Neff, Chief Operations Officer

Gregory Kuzma, Chief Financial Officer

Gregory Kuzma, CPA is the Chief Financial Officer for North Country HealthCare. Prior to this, Mr. Kuzma was with Northern Arizona Healthcare, a system with two acute care hospitals and 382 combined beds, for 22 years in various roles beginning in 1992, including Vice-President/Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2014 and Director of Financial Planning from 1993 to 2004. Prior to joining Northern Arizona Healthcare, Mr. Kuzma worked in finance and accounting, in three different service and manufacturing businesses. Mr. Kuzma received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Arizona State University in 1984 and his Masters of Business administration degree from Northern Arizona University in 1991. Mr. Kuzma is a Certified Public Accountant in Arizona.

Dr. Kimberley Barnes, Director of Dental Services

Dr. Kimberley Williams-Barnes has been the Dental Director at North Country HealthCare for 15 years. Kimberley previously was a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Barnes was appointed by former HHS Director, Donna Shalala to serve on the Advisory Council of the National Health Service Corp. She is currently adjunct faculty for Arizona School of Oral Health and Lutheran Medical Program- Dental Residency Program.

Dr. Barnes is an aluma of The University of Michigan and Howard University College of Dentistry.

David Bianco, Director of Human Resources

David Bianco is the Human Resources Director at North Country HealthCare. He joined North Country in November of 2008 and has over 20 years of human resources experience.

David came to North Country HealthCare from Coconino County where he worked in Human Resources for five years. Prior to moving to Flagstaff from Phoenix, he worked for Ace Asphalt of Arizona Inc. in Human Resources for just over five years.

He holds a Master of Arts in Organization Management from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies from the University of Arizona. David has his Senior Professional Human Resources Certification (SPHR) and is a Professional Member of the Society for Human Resources Managers (SHRM) and the Northern Arizona Human Resources Association (NAHRA).

Kim Chen, RPh, Director of Pharmacy

Kim Chen, RPh is the Director of Pharmacy at North Country HealthCare. The pharmacy operates out of the Flagstaff location and maintains two satellite telepharmacies with service to all other sites. Her current professional interests include managing patients’ current medications and disease states as part of an integrated healthcare team.

Beginning in high school, Kim worked in a community pharmacy which sparked her interest in the profession. Since then, she has accumulated over 20 years of experience in an out-patient setting. Before moving to Arizona, Kim worked in a clinic-based pharmacy and community pharmacy in Ohio. She also worked as a Certified Specialist in Poison Information at the Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center. Additionally, she has experience in the industry with adverse event reporting for phase 4 clinical trials

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Cincinnati and is a registered pharmacist in Ohio and Arizona.

Sean Clendaniel, NAHEC Director, Director of Health Information Technology, and Compliance Officer

Sean Clendaniel is the Director of NAHEC, Health Information Technology, and is the Compliance Officer.  In his role he manages all Educational, Technology, Research, and Compliance related programs and services.  Sean Clendaniel is honored to live and work in beautiful northern Arizona. He loves his job, the people he works with, and the communities and people we do this work for.  The Northern Arizona AHEC and North Country HealthCare embody his work related passions: primary care, education, technology, and community health.  In addition to serving as the NAHEC Director and on the Senior Management team at North Country Healthcare (FQHC), he holds academic appointments and is actively involved with various Governing and Advisory Boards and Committees.  Through this he has many strong partnerships with healthcare, academic/ educational, public health, social service, workforce, economic, and community-based organizations across the region, state, and nation.

He holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor of Science Health Sciences: Community Health from Northern Arizona University.

Amanda Guay, Director of Community Health Programs & Services

Amanda Guay is the Director of Community Health Programs & Services at North Country HealthCare. In her role, Amanda oversees and develops community health and behavioral health programming for specific target populations. She has worked with multiple stakeholders from governmental agencies, local officials, community organizations, health departments and Tribes to educational institutions with the goal of conducting health outreach to targeted populations, as well as developing policy to achieve improved health outcomes. Ms. Guay has over twenty years of experience working with minority and under-served populations and is a native of Flagstaff, Arizona.

Prior to working at North Country, Amanda worked with affected communities on efforts to mitigate health impacts of environmental contamination at the state health department in Oregon. She also worked in a county health department and a school district to pass tobacco policy. Her current interests focus on identifying strategies to improve health outcomes by engaging the community and leveraging existing health resources. She previously served on the boards of the Flagstaff Leadership Program and the Coconino Regional Partnership Council for First Things First and is the board president for Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona.

She holds a Master’s in Public Health Promotion and Education with an emphasis in Women’s and Minority Health from Oregon State University.

Tammy Howell, Director of Marketing

Tammy Howell is the Director of Marketing at North Country HealthCare. In her role, Tammy is responsible for all marketing efforts using a variety of platforms including: broadcast, print, social media, novelty, events and fundraising activities. Since rejoining North Country HealthCare in 2010, Tammy has assisted the organization in establishing both school based and employer healthcare services.

Tammy has over twenty years of marketing and management experience, including six years at North Country in various marketing and management positions; three years in physical therapy business management; and over ten years in retail management and merchandising.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Marketing with a minor in Customer Service and Integrated Marketing Communications-Graphic Design from Northern Arizona University.