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Sara Seitz is Director of the Maryland State Office of Rural Health at the Maryland Department of Health. The State Office of Rural Health (SORH) operates as a state-level coordinating body, working toward positive health outcomes in rural areas of Maryland.  Sara has nearly 20 years of experience engaging stakeholders to expand access to healthcare and to improve health outcomes across Maryland.  She has served in program management roles at the local and state health department levels as well as in a Federally Qualified Health Center. She has particular interest in health equity topics, process and quality improvement, and, of course, rural populations!  She earned her undergraduate degree from George Washington University and holds a Masters of Public Health from Emory University.