Thank you all for attending the ICAHN Economic Summit: Connecting Healthcare and the Community!

Please see the following for the presenter slides.


David Johnson, AIA, EDAC, JJCA, Architect, Certified Economy Expert, Johnson Johnson Crabtree Architects, PC

Creating a Thriving Rural Community

ALIVE Principles (Breakout Session)


Steven Deller, Community Development Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin

Alison Davis, Executive Director, Community & Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK)

What We Mean by Economic Growth - How our Understanding and Approach Have Changed

Economic Development for Healthcare Leaders


Christopher Merrett, Ph.D., Dean for Innovation and Economic Development, Director of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA)

Economic Development Resources in Illinois: Making the Connections


Cameron Joost, Assistant Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Closing the Digital Divide in Illinois


Tony Iriti, Executive Director of the Jefferson County Illinois Development Corporation

The Housing Shortage: How one Rural Town is Tackling the Crisis (Breakout Session)


Alyson Grady, Deputy Director for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Regional Economic Development Team

Gisele Hamm, Program Director, MAPPING the Future of Your Community, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA)

Investing in Your Community Partnering with the State (Breakout Session)

Mapping the Future of Your Community (Breakout Session)


Ty Shaull, President and Chief Executive Officer, Wyandot Memorial Hospital

Josh Messersmith, Assistant Vice President Institutional Advancement, Executive Director OF Wyandot Health Foundation

Matt Mercer, RN, MBA Chief Financial Officer

Resilience and Innovation in Rural Healthcare: Lessons from an Independent Critical Access Hospital


Marie Barry, Director of Community Economic Development at Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative

What's Next? Developing an Action Plan and Moving Forward