Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley
Chair
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Ms. Lesley was appointed to the CAC in March 2016. She is the executive director of Gilda’s Club Kansas City.
Lana McKinney
Vice Chair
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Ms. McKinney was appointed to the CAC in 2018. She is the director of community impact at American Heart Association.
Aaron Link
Treasurer
Appointing Authority:
Johnson County, Kansas County Commission
Mr. Link was appointed to the CAC in October 2015. He is the director of operations at Sivic Solutions Group.
Charles Brown II
Appointing Authority:
Johnson County, Kansas County Commission
Mr. Brown was appointed to the CAC in 2021. He is the associate director of corporation and foundation development at KU Endowment.
Art Chaudry
Appointing Authority:
Jackson County Executive
Mr. Chaudry was appointed to the CAC in 2016. Prior to his retirement, he was the president/CEO of Swope Community Builders and Swope Community Enterprises.
Aaron Crossley
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Independence, Missouri
Mr. Crossley was appointed to the CAC in 2020. He is a project coordinator at Truman Medical Centers Behavioral Health.
Damon Daniel
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Mr. Daniel was appointed to the CAC in 2018. He is the president of Ad Hoc Group Against Crime in Kansas City, Missouri.
Niki Donawa
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Ms. Donawa was appointed to the CAC in 2015 and was elected as chair in 2017. She is the chief community relations officer for Truman Medical Centers.
Alan Flory
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Mr. Flory was appointed to the CAC in January 2019. He is the former president of reDiscover and a past member of Health Forward Foundation’s Board of Directors.
Brian Geary
Appointing Authority:
Johnson County, Kansas County Commission
Mr. Geary was appointed to the CAC in 2017. He currently serves as the vice president of commercial loans in Olathe, Kansas.
Chandra Green
Appointing Authority:
Wyandotte County
Ms. Green was appointed to the CAC in 2021. She is a program coordinator at Young Women on the Move.
Henry Hodes
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Mr. Hodes was appointed to the CAC in 2020. He is currently a community health consultant at Blue KC.
John Hoffman
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Harrisonville, Missouri
Mr. Hoffman was appointed to the CAC in 2021.
JaNia Motley
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Ms. Motley was appointed to the CAC in 2020. She is the Director of Risk Assessment at the USD# 500, Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools.
Edgar Palacios
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri.
Mr. Palacios was appointed to the CAC in 2021. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Latinx Education Collaborative.
Cynthia Riker
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Lexington, Missouri
Ms. Riker was appointed to the CAC in 2019. She is a practical nursing instructor at Liberty Public Schools.
Carey Spain
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Ms. Spain was appointed to the CAC in January 2019. She is the director of social work care management at Children’s Mercy Hospital.
Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Sub-Committees
Community Input Committee
Damon Daniel, Chair
Charles Brown
Art Chaudry
Aaron Crossley
Niki Lee Donawa
Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley
JaNia Motley
Carey Spain
Karen Dehais, Staff
Nominating Committee
Brian Geary, Chair
Charles Brown
Alan Flory
Henry Hodes
Lana McKinney
JaNia Motley
Edgar Palacios
Cynthia Riker
Qiana Thomason, Staff
Review Committee
Carey Spain, Chair
Aaron Crossley
Alan Flory
Lana McKinney
Cynthia Riker
Jennifer Sykes, Staff
CAC Representatives on Health Forward Board Committees
Alan Flory, Ad Hoc Equity Committee
Art Chaudry, Ad Hoc Permanent Home Committee
Lana McKinney, Ad Hoc Permanent Home Committee