Sunflower Leadership

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

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

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