Who We Are

Collaborative Administrators

Don Lilly
Chief Network & Affiliates Officer
UAB Health System

Dawson Smith
Vice President, Affiliate Operations and Network Development
UAB Health System

DeWayne Bailey

Manager, Alabama Rural Health Collaborative

Advisory Board

Jane Knight
Vice President, Member Relationships
ALAHA

Christy Harris Lemak
Chair, Department of Health Services Administration
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Amy Ellison
Hospital Contracting Manager
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama

Karl Bryant
FLEX/SHIP Coordinator
ADPH Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

Niko Phillips, LPN, BBA
HPSA Coordinator
ADPH Office of Primary Care & Rural Health

Ralph Clark
Healthcare Administrator (Retired)

Michael Williams
Executive-in-Residence, Department of Health Services Administration
University of Alabama at Birmingham