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Cynthia R. DuPree, CPA, FHFMA, CCS
Partner, Draffin & Tucker, LLP

Cynthia R. DuPree, CPA, FHFMA, CCS is a Partner with Draffin & Tucker, LLP in Albany, Georgia. She serves as Director of Consulting and Compliance Services for the firm. Prior to joining Draffin & Tucker, Cindy served as Director of Financial Analysis and Vice-President of Budget and Reimbursement for two large hospital systems. She is an active member of the Georgia HFMA, where she has served as a board member, chapter officer and has earned fellowship status. Cindy is a Certified Coding Specialist and is a frequent speaker to health care organizations including NRHA, HRSA, HFMA and Hospital Associations, as well as presenting in-house seminars to individual hospitals. She is also a frequent contributor to eduTrax, a web-based health care educational program.

Cindy has over thirty-five years experience in providing consulting services to hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and rural health clinics. She has performed numerous studies for Critical Access Hospitals under FLEX, SHIP and Delta RHPI grant programs. She has recently performed an extensive fiscal and operational analysis of 32 CAHS for the Georgia State Office of Rural Health.

Kami Norland, MA, ATR
Community Specialist, National Rural Health Resource Center

Kami Norland, MA, ATR is the Community Specialist for the National Rural Health Resource Center based in Duluth, Minnesota where she coordinates and conducts community research and outreach. She has experience with convening and facilitating educational and presentation sessions in numerous settings ranging from rural hospitals, clinics, communities, and at state and national workshops and conferences. Norland has also led a multi-state health initiative that organized health care facilities with rural communities and state organizations with the focus of identifying best practices and innovations to improve access to rural health care and educating on the economic impact of wellness. Norland guided these organizations in identifying health goals to promote local capacity and provided tools for creating sustainability of wellness. Kami is also involved with assisting rural hospitals with strategic planning and implementation of the balanced score card technology.

Kami has a master's degree in art therapy and is a registered therapist. She has clinical experience from working in a rural mental health facility, rural hospital and community outreach projects. She has experience with group facilitation, leadership trainings, event coordination and has spoken at state and national conferences.