Members

Ms. Lesley was appointed to the CAC in March 2016. She is the executive director of Gilda’s Club Kansas City.

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.

Ms. Strother was appointed to the CAC in 2018. She currently serves as a human relations manager for the Kansas City Aviation Department.

Dr. Brown was appointed to the CAC in 2014. She is the extension agent for Family & Consumer Sciences at Kansas State University.

Ms. Clark was appointed to the CAC in 2020. She is a nonprofit leader, speaker, and author. She She currently serves as the director of community outreach for Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City.

Mr. Crossley was appointed to the CAC in 2020. He is a project coordinator at Truman Medical Centers Behavioral Health.

Mr. Daniel was appointed to the CAC in 2018. He is the president of Ad Hoc Group Against Crime in 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.

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.

Ms. Garcia was appointed to the CAC in 2017. She currently serves at the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center as the manager of quality improvement and waiver services.

Mr. Geary was appointed to the CAC in 2017. He currently serves as the vice president of commercial loans in Olathe, Kansas.

Mr. Hodes was appointed to the CAC in 2020. He is currently a community health consultant at Blue KC.

Mr. Link was appointed to the CAC in October 2015. He is the director of operations at Sivic Solutions Group.

Ms. McKinney was appointed to the CAC in 2018. She is the director of community impact at American Heart Association.

Ms. Mills-Gray was appointed to the CAC in 2015. She is a Nutrition and Health Specialist at University of Missouri Extension.

Dr. Pham was appointed to the CAC in February 2015. She is a pediatrician at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Ms. Riker was appointed to the CAC in 2019. She is a practical nursing instructor at Liberty Public Schools.

Ms. Spain was appointed to the CAC in January 2019. She is the director of social work care management at Children’s Mercy Hospital.