OFFICERS
Tanner Wealand
President
Chief Financial Officer
McPherson Hospital
Liz Murphy
President-Elect
Patient Access Manager
Community Healthcare System Onaga
Casey Cockrum
Secretary
Managing Director
FORVIS
John Nelson
Treasurer
Director
FORVIS
Mary Bennett
Immediate Past President
Director, Patient Accounts
Clara Barton Hospital
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Melissa Atkins
Director (2024)
Administrator/Chief Executive Officer
Graham County Hospital
Laraine Gengler
Director (2024)
Chief Financial Officer
Lindsborg Community Hospital
Pam Blochlinger
Director (2025)
Director, Revenue Cycle
North Central Kansas Medical Center
Kelli McCarty
Director (2025)
Executive Director of Revenue Cycle
Amberwell Health
Erin Kurtz
Director (2026)
Chief Financial Officer
Clay County Medical Center
Dennis Shirley
Director (2026)
VP, Revenue Cycle
UnityPoint Health
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Shannon Flach
KHA Liaison
Vice President, Finance and Reimbursement
Kansas Hospital Association
Cameron Werth
Audit Chair
Manager
WNNJ, LLC
Lauren Beard
Communications
Chair
RVP, Client Development
Cloudmed
Andrew Purcell
Corporate Sponsorship
Director of Business Development
Account Recovery Specialists, Inc.
Mary Bennett
Founders
Director, Patient Accounts
Clara Barton Hospital
Patrick Whisennand
History Chair
Senior Account Executive
Breez Health
Laraine Gengler
Membership Chair
Chief Financial Officer
Lindsborg Community Hospital
Thad Turner
Membership Co-Chair
Chief Financial Officer
Kingman Healthcare Center
Weston Tallman
Professional Excellence Chair
Chief Financial Officer
Hospital District #1 of Rice County
Nikki Esquibel
Program Chair
Vice President of Client Services
Account Recovery Specialists, Inc.
Sophie Crow
Program Co-Chair/Social Chair
Assurance Manager
RSM US, LLP
Dennis Shirley
Program Co-Chair
VP, Revenue Cycle
UnityPoint Health
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