LaNice Murphy

LaNice moved to the valley 6 years ago. She has her Masters in Health Administration and Leadership, and a Bachelors of Science degree in Health Information Management. She is an Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) and a Facility Coding Specialist (FCS) with over 15 years experience in Health Information Management (HIM), coding management, consulting, auditing and HIM education. LaNice has been a Senior Consultant for several national service firms, a Director of HIM, and a Data Quality Coordinator. She is also an Adjunct Facility Educator. LaNice has experience in revenue cycle management, chargemaster, lost revenue reviews and clinical documentation improvement management. She is currently working as a Coding Compliance Manager completing internal auditing services within a large healthcare organization. When not working she enjoys spending time with her husband Dennis, fly fishing, camping and quilting.

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Robert Emerson

Robert Emerson "Emerson" relocated to Teton Valley from Sacramento, California in 2005. He graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelors degree in Public Administration and a Masters degree in Counselor Education. He obtained his Marriage, Family and Child Counselor license in 1979. Emerson managed the Behavioral Health department for Mercy Healthcare Sacramento, a large not-for-profit health system consisting of 41 hospitals. He also managed the Organizational Development and Training department for a 150 multi-specialty physician organization. Emerson is currently the Executive Director of the Teton Valley Housing Authority. Emerson and his wife, Charmayne, are avid hikers, kayakers and gardeners.

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Michael Whitfield

Michael is a fourth generation native of Teton Valley. His family has benefitted from Teton Valley Hospital since its inception. He has Bachelors and Masters degrees in Biology from University of Utah and Idaho State University respectively, and completed course work for a PhD in Conservation Biology from Montana State University. He has taught courses in ecology for three universities. Michael was one of the original EMTs trained at Teton Valley Hospital, where he volunteered for a decade, and was also one of the original locally trained Hospice volunteers. He has assisted in the start-up of multiple non-profits and has extensive board and staff experience on local and national organizations. Michael was the founding Board President and the former long-time Executive Director of the Teton Regional Land Trust. He is currently Coordinator of the Heart of the Rockies Initiative, a collaboration of 24 land trusts in the Northern Rockies. He also serves on the national Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Michael and his wife Liz enjoy outdoor activities of all sorts, particularly skiing and hiking.

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Mitch Felchle

Mitch Felchle has pre-law undergraduate degrees in History and Economics, and a law degree from the University of Minnesota. His varied career includes experience in law, marketing, strategic planning and startup operations with a Fortune 500 company, and nearly 10 years of consulting with nonprofits in strategic alliances and planning, marketing and revenue enhancement, including fundraising. Clients included numerous healthcare organizations in areas of long term care, services for the developmentally disabled, addiction treatment and hospital/clinic providers, including Fairview Health Services in MN, a 7 hospital and clinics operation. Mitch's Teton Valley work has been with Friends of the Teton River and, most recently, Huntsman Springs.

Mitch has been a Teton Valley landowner for nearly 30 years, a homeowner for 20 years (when he and his wife Dawn were married). He became a full-time resident in 2004; prior to that, he and Dawn were residents of Minneapolis. Their son, Brody, lives in Chicago. He and his wife enjoy hiking, snowshoeing, biking and traveling.

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