Silas Pera, Information and Funding Specialist

Silas Pera has been an Information and Funding Specialist for the Rural Health Information Hub since 2020.

In this role, Silas works with our Funding Resources Specialist in selecting funding opportunities for inclusion on the RHIhub website as well as writing, indexing, and updating funding records. He is also responsible for adding and updating items on the RHIhub events calendar.

Before joining the North Dakota Center for Rural Health, Silas taught intensive English as a Second Language courses to students from other countries preparing to enter university studies in the U.S. Prior to that, he worked as a care worker/case manager for an outpatient mental health facility that served rural areas in central Kansas. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Silas earned his bachelor's degree in English from Midland University and his master's degree in English from University of North Dakota.

Having grown up in a number of different rural and urban places in the Midwest, he understands the disparities and challenges that exist in rural areas, and he appreciates that he gets to play a part in translating knowledge and information into action that can have a real impact for people living in rural communities.

Contact Silas at 701.777.5812 or by email at silas@ruralhealthinfo.org.