Regional Coordinating Center

The mission of the Heartland Regional Coordinating Center (HRCC) is to provide leadership in the region. We facilitate activities to promote access to quality clinical genetic services, genetic testing, and public health programs for the citizens of the states within the Heartland collaborative. The HRCC provides continual assessment, evaluation, modification and strategic planning for the collaborative; facilitates and improves regional communication and networking; and promotes inclusion of consumers, advocates, and partners in a meaningful and substantial way and at all levels of organizational structure.

HRCC Team

Klaas Wierenga, MD                   Program Co-Director

G. Bradley Schaefer, MD             Program Co-Director

John J. Mulvihill, MD                    Senior Advisor

Lori Williamson, MS, CGC, LGC   Program Manager

Shona Whitehead                      Program Coordinator

Barbara Jackson, PhD                Project Evaluator

Mary Ann Coffman, MS, CGC      Project Coordinator

The HRCC is physically located in the Section of Medical Genetics at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC).