Stacie Pace's background includes 20 years of marketing experience, 12 years of economic and community development with Little Dixie Community Action Agency, as well as 20 plus years as an entrepreneur. Ms. Pace has been involved in advocacy for rural communities for about 15 years on a state and federal level. Being part of the local Chamber of Commerce board for 15 years and the chamber president for three years helped her to see how important networking is in rural America. Over the past 12 plus years she has served on or been a member of numerous boards and organizations on a local, regional and state level. In 2003 Stacie was selected to be a part of the Southeast Leadership Programs and in 2011 was selected to attend ORHP's 2012 Rural Voices Leadership and Policy Program. Stacie Pace is currently a director on the board of MyHealth Access, one of the health information exchange organizations in Oklahoma and served three years on the board of the National Cooperative of Health Networks and one year as secretary. Stacie also sits on the advisory board for the PARTNER Advisory Council which job is to guide the Oklahoma Primary healthcare Improvement Cooperative, to help strengthen the state's primary health care delivery system.