Meet the team
Meet the Team
The brains behind RHF.
Isaac Armstrong
FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – RHF
Isaac Armstrong is a certified Information Professional who has served in the oil and gas industry and biotechnology industry for about 14 years. He has a post graduate degree in Information Science from the University of Ghana and a post graduate diploma in Business Analytics from Harvard Business School.
He is originally from Ghana but relocated to the United States in 2019. He is the founder of Rural Health Foundation, based in Portland, Oregon. Having lost two siblings in Ghana due to lack of finances to access good healthcare, he made it his mission to establish a nonprofit to help provide access to quality healthcare for people living in low-income communities using modern point of care ultrasound technologies and telemedicine App to do rapid assessments, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions that would otherwise go undetected and eventually cause death. He has developed a telemedicine App called HomDoc to help achieve this goal.
Isaac is also the Founder and C.E.O of eCourseMate, a social networking and learning platform developed to help students from around the world to connect and help each other through their academic journeys. In his free time, Isaac writes educational books for children and the youth. Among some of his favorite books are “ The Art of Learning”, “Regrets of the elderly, thoughts for the young”, and “The Legal Frogs” (available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble).
Dr. Gordon Johnson
Head Medical Research / Board Chair
Dr. Johnson’s clinical interests include Point of Care Ultrasound, Global Health/tropical medicine, in patient medicine and ambulatory emergency medicine. Hobbies include Soccer/Futsal, bass guitar, surfing, travel and working in developing countries.
Fellowship: Point of Care Ultrasound
Residency: Legacy Health System
Medical School: University of Washington
Undergraduate: Washington State University
Year I Started Practice: 1997
Hospitals Served: Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center
Dr. Gordon Johnson is an internist in Portland, Oregon and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Graduate of the Ultrasound Leadership Academy. Co-founder of Portland Barefoot Soccer-bringing HIV prevention & esteem building to youth in Africa. Co-founder of Sonoportlandia: Point of care ultrasound educational resource.
Lead physician advisior to Atriaconnect.org
SPECIALTY
Internal Medicine
General internal medicine physicians, or internists, are primary-care doctors who perform physical exams and treat a wide spectrum of common illnesses in adult men and women. One of every four physicians in the U.S. is an internist, many of whom are certified in one of 19 subspecialties, including cardiology, infectious disease and medical oncology.
David Monte
Principal Rad, Neuroimaging Scientist, Radiology Equipment Consultant, Commonwealth Scholar
He has a Bsc. Diagnosis imaging from the University of Ghana and an MSc. Neuroimaging from Kings College, London
Lanita Franklin
Board Member
Lanita is a professional bookkeeper with Franklin Squared, LLC and works for Powder Tech Industries and Pete’s Mountain Winery. She has her bachelor’s in business management from University of Phoenix. She donates her time and is responsible for Rural Health’s administrative functions including all financial operations. Lanita enjoys traveling and reading.
Stacey Jung
Board Secretary
Stacey received her bachelor’s in business administration –human resources from University of Southern New Hampshire. She is the Senior Director of HR Operations at Portland Public Schools. Stacey is also on the Oregon Chapter Board for the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. She is an avid sports fan and a long-time season ticket holder for both the Portland Timbers and Thorns, enjoys traveling, and reading.