Jack C. Salo

Jack Salo is a rural advocate and former non-profit executive who has worked in South Central New York State for the past 35 years. Jack’s experience includes leading health, human service, and youth development organizations. As a rural health advocate, he has and continues to work with a wide range of partners to address the root causes of health issues and health disparities. Central to this effort has been providing leadership to develop collaborative, regional projects, including Getthere (transportation services); Rural Health Services Corps (AmeriCorps and VISTA services); and The Food & Health Network of S.C.N.Y. Jack currently provides non-profit technical assistance and interim Executive Director services as an independent consultant.

Jack received his BA degree in Geography and his MS degree in education from SUNY Oneonta. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the NYS Association for Rural Health, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, and Care Compass Collaborative. Jack is a member of the Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Southern Tier Regional Advisory Board.