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