About Us

Tammy is a former senior state government policy advisor with 12 years of experience managing policy objectives for the Governor of Idaho. Her areas of expertise include healthcare and social services policy development, advocacy, and legislative relations.

Upon leaving state government, she started her own government affairs business, Capital City Consulting, to help her clients manage their governmental needs. She received her B.A. in Political Science and Public Policy from Boise State University and has a Certificate in Management from Notre Dame University.

Dr. Tracy J Farnsworth was appointed President of the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) at Idaho State University (ISU) in 2016. He is also a professor of Healthcare Management at ISU where he led efforts to establish Idaho's first and only Masters in Healthcare Administration program in 2018.

Prior to his work at the University Dr. Farnsworth served in various executive level positions with Intermountain Healthcare, Catholic Healthcare West, and the City of Hope National Medical Center.

Dr. Farnsworth is a graduate of Brigham Young University. He also received Masters Degrees in Business and Health Services Administration from Arizona State University, and a Doctor in Educational Leadership at ISU. In 2014 Farnsworth received the Kole-McGuffey Prize for excellence in education research. In 2016 he received the distinguished author award by the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions.

Dr. Farnsworth is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). He is also past Board Chair of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), and has served as a member of the Portneuf Medical Center Board of Trustees in Pocatello, Idaho.

Farnsworth has been active in his church and community, including the Boy Scouts of America where he received the Silver Beaver award in 2009. Tracy and his wife Michelle are the parents of four children and fourteen grandchildren.

Kendra is the Executive Director of the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health. A recognized expert on community health, Kendra provides strategic oversight and leadership across the Foundation’s efforts to create a healthier Idaho through innovative, community-led health initiatives.

As an Idaho native and mother of two young boys, Kendra’s passion for improving the health of Idaho’s youth is integral to both her professional and personal life, motivating her to become active in community health organizations and coalitions. Kendra is a first-generation college graduate and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Boise State University; a Master’s in Public Health from University of Texas School of Public Health; and a Ph.D. from University of Texas El Paso.

Susie Keller joined the Idaho Medical Association in November of 2007, becoming only the fourth CEO in the organization’s 125-year history. She is the first female to hold the position. IMA is a professional membership association for Idaho physicians, providing advocacy, representation, communication, membership benefits, and many other valuable services.

Prior to moving to Idaho, Susie worked for the Wyoming Medical Society for nearly ten years, serving as its Executive Director during her final two years there. In her tenure with WMS, she also held the positions of Associate Executive Director and Director of Communications.

Susie has a wide range of experience across a variety of health care issues. Her background includes work with legislative committees and various other groups focusing on patient access to care, rural health system enhancements, health insurance affordability and availability, scope of practice issues, physician recruitment and retention, medical education, liability reform, and other topics affecting health care and medicine. She is an advocate for numerous public health initiatives, including Medicaid expansion, immunization access, tobacco use prevention and clean indoor air, combating the opioid crisis, and fighting obesity through promotion of healthy lifestyles.

Susie was appointed by former Idaho Governor Butch Otter to the Idaho Healthcare Coalition, Governor’s Medicaid Redesign Workgroup, Idaho Health Care Council and also to the Idaho Medical Home Collaborative. She was recently appointed by Governor Brad Little to the Healthcare Transformation Council of Idaho. Susie is the Chair of the Idaho Rural Health Care Access Program/Rural Physician Incentive Program and serves as a Board member for the Idaho Liability Reform Coalition. She is a former chair of the American Medical Association (AMA) Advocacy Resource Center Executive Committee, a member of the AMA Litigation Center Executive Committee, and recently completed a term on the Special Advisory Committee to the AMA CEO. Susie has been a member of the American Association of Medical Society Executives since 1998 and serves on its State CEO Committee. She also serves as Past Chair on the Church Council of Cathedral of the Rockies, Boise First United Methodist Church.

Susie graduated summa cum laude from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, and minors in Journalism and French.

Dr. Kevin Wilson serves as Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Wilson studied biology at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan before graduating from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988. He completed his internship and Internal Medicine residency at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital in Highland Park, Michigan. Dr Wilson was named Intern of the year and resident of the year twice during his residency. He practiced inpatient and outpatient Internal Medicine from 1992-2017 in Cottonwood Arizona at Verde Valley Medical Center. During his work in Cottonwood he served as chairman of the department of medicine and was chief of staff twice.

Dr. Wilson developed the Verde Valley Medical Center Internal Medicine residency and served as Director of Medical Education and Program Director. He developed the curriculum for the residency and taught medical students and residents. His practice, Cottonwood Internal Medicine, won the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona award for highest quality measures in primary care for the state of Arizona in 2015 and 2016.

Kelley Packer has over a decade of experience as an elected and appointed official. She served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2013-2018 and on the McCammon City Council from 2008-2012. During that time, she served on multiple committees including serving as Vice Chairman of the Health & Welfare Committee for 4 years.

Recognized as a leader amongst her peers, she was selected by the Speaker of the House and appointed by the Governor to serve on the Idaho State Health Insurance Exchange from 2014-2018. She attended the Council of State Government’s Western Legislative Academy in 2014 and was elected class president. Additionally, she is a trained NICD Facilitator, was the 2021-2022 national co-chair for Next Gen and has facilitated civil discourse discussions for state legislatures throughout the country. Beyond serving in an official capacity, Kelley has taken her responsibility as a citizen of her communities seriously, as she co-founded the Marsh Valley Education Foundation and served as its president from 2011-2013 and formed a beautification committee for her hometown in 2010.
Kelley led the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses under Governor Brad Little, an agency which serves more than 73,000 licensees and registrants and 28 Boards and one Commission and played a key role in the Governor’s initiative to reduce barriers for people who want to work in Idaho while ensuring public protection.

Currently, Kelley serves as the Executive Director for the Idaho Association of Cities which provides advocacy, training, and research on behalf of Idaho’s 199 cities.

Kelley is also a small business owner and she holds a degree in Business Administration.

Suzanne serves as the Executive Director of the Idaho Osteopathic Physicians Association, having started the organization in 2007. She is also the Executive Director of Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (and the Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Foundation) since 2022, working with 49 Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and 37 Military Residency Programs.
Suzanne has worked in Idaho Healthcare since 1983 as an RN, Hospital Administrator, Hospital Foundation CEO, Osteopathic Associations, as well as various Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. With a longtime interest in rural health, she started 2 Hospital Foundations, and recruited physicians to work in rural healthcare.
Suzanne served the Osteopathic Profession as President of the Association of Osteopathic State Executive Directors (AOSED) for 2 years. She has sat on numerous AOA committees and bureaus over the years, currently serving on the Bureau of Federal Health Programs and the AOA’s Bureau of International Osteopathic Medicine.
Suzanne was instrumental in the creation and founding of the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016, as well as serving as the interim Assistant Dean of External Affairs. With a passion for Osteopathic Medical Education, work with students and residents are always at the forefront.
Interest in rural health has been not only in Idaho, Oregon and Kentucky; expanding to global interest as well. Suzanne served as the US liaison to Africa Health in Johannesburg, South Africa for 5 years. In this positon, she visited rural hospitals and health facilities in rural (and sometimes remote) areas of South Africa, identifying needs assessments and healthcare projects. Many times this found her interacting with representatives from South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Canada, and the UK. In her work with South Africa, she participated in the Sight for Life at Yale University as a Global Health Fellow.