Sunflower Leadership

Meet our 2026-2027 leaders!

OFFICERS

Andrew Purcell
President
Business Office Manager
Kansas Heart Hospital

Weston Tallman
President-Elect
Chief Financial Officer
Rice Community Health

Tanner Wealand
Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer
McPherson Hospital

Thad Turner

Thad Turner
Secretary
Chief Financial Officer
Kingman Healthcare Center

Casey Cockrum

Casey Cockrum
Immediate Past President

Managing Director
Forvis Mazars, LLP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John Nelson

John Nelson
Director
Director
Forvis Mazars

Darah Isaacson

Darah Isaacson
Director

Director of Revenue Cycle, HIPAA Privacy Officer
McPherson Hospital                 

Rebecca Bird

Rebecca Bird
Director

Director of Finance
Ambermed

Laraine Gengler

Laraine Gengler , FHFMA
Director
Chief Financial Officer
Lindsborg Community Hospital

Luigi Gavino

Luigi Gavino
Director

Chief Financial Officer
Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems

Donald Tapella

Don Tapella
Director

President / CEO
Medical Recovery Services

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Shannon Flach
KHA Liaison
Vice President, Finance and Reimbursement
Kansas Hospital Association

Cameron Werth
Audit Chair
Manager
WNNJ, LLC

Mary Bennett
Founders
Director, Patient Accounts
Clara Barton Hospital

Casey Cockrum

Casey Cockrum
Membership Chair

Managing Director
Forvis Mazars, LLP

Nikki Esquibel
Program Chair – Facilities

Vice President of Client Services
Account Recovery Specialists, Inc.

Dennis Shirley
Program Co-Chair

VP, Revenue Cycle
UnityPoint Health

Kelsey Shoopman, CPA
Communications Chair

Senior Managing Consultant
Forvis Mazars

Pam Blochlinger
Social Chair

Director, Revenue Cycle
North Central Kansas Medical Center

David Purcell

David Purcell
Corporate Sponsorship

Business Development Associate
Account Recovery Specialists, Inc.

Liz Murphy 
Program Chair – Programming
 
Director of Revenue Cycle
Community Healthcare System Onaga

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Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors

Account Recovery Specialists, Inc. (ARSI)
Forvis Mazars
Medical Recovery Services
Wendling Noe Nelson & Johnson LLC

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