Sunflower Leadership

OFFICERS

Mary Bennett
President

Director, Patient Accounts
Clara Barton Hospital

Tanner Wealand
President-Elect

Controller
Hutchison Regional Medical Center

John Nelson
Treasurer

Director
BKD, LLP

Liz Murphy
Secretary

Patient Access Manager
Community Healthcare System Onaga

Patrick Whisennand
Past President

Senior Account Executive
Breez Health

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Melissa Atkins
Director (2024)

Administrator/Chief Executive Officer
Graham County Hospital

 

Pam Blochlinger
Director (2025)

Director, Revenue Cycle
Cloud County Health Center

Laraine Gengler
Director (2024)

Chief Financial Officer
Lindsborg Community Hospital

Kelli McCarty
Director (2025)

Director, Revenue Cycle
Amberwell Health

Michelle Brown
Director (2023)

Manager, Reimbursement and Revenue Integrity
Stormont Vail Health

Bart Kenton
Director (2023)

Chief Financial Officer
Holton Community Hospital

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Shannon Flach
KHA Liaison

Vice President, Finance and Reimbursement
Kansas Hospital Association

Josh Honn
Corporate Sponsorship

Vice President, Shareholder
HUB International Mid-America

Laraine Gengler
Membership Chair

Chief Financial Officer
Lindsborg Community Hospital

Nikki Esquibel
Program Co-Chair

Vice President of Client Services
Account Recovery Specialists, Inc.

Casey Cockrum
Programs Co-Chair

Director
FORVIS

Sophie Crow
Social Chair

Assurance Manager
RSM US, LLP

Cameron Werth
Audit Chair

Manager
WNNJ, LLC

Lauren Beard
Communications 
Chair

RVP, Client Development
Cloudmed

Cameron Werth
Audit Chair

Manager
Wendling Noe Nelson & Johnson LLC

Danica Case
Founders Awards

Controller
Newman Regional Health

Paula Pederson
Professional Excellence

Revenue Cycle Manager
Konza Prairie Community Health Center

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https://www.hfma.org

https://www.linkedin.com/company/hfma-sunflower-chapter

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