Lana McKinney
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.
Damon Daniel
Vice Chair
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.
Cynthia Riker
Secretary
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.
Brian Geary
Treasurer
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.
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.
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.
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.
Liz McClure
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Independence, Missouri
Ms. McClure was appointed to the board in 2021. Prior to her retirement, she served 26 years as program officer for Truman Heartland Community Foundation.
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.
Elmore Patterson
Appointing Authority:
Allen County, Kansas
Mr. Patterson was appointed to the CAC in 2021. He serves as administrator for both Allen County Regional Hospital and Anderson County Hospital.
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 II
Chandra Green
Liz McClure
Edgar Palacios
Elmore patterson
McClain Bryant Macklin, Staff
Nominating Committee
Edgar Palacios, Chair
Alan Flory
Henry Hodes
Cynthia Riker
JaNia Motley
Chandra Green
Qiana Thomason, Staff
Review Committee
Carey Spain, Chair
Alan Flory
Cynthia Riker
Charles Brown II
JaNia Motley
Jennifer Sykes, Staff
CAC Representatives on Health Forward Board Committees
Alan Flory, Ad Hoc Equity Committee
Carey Spain Ad Hoc Permanent Home Committee
Cynthia Riker, Audit Committee
Carey Spain, Board of Directors
JaNia Motley, Executive Committee
Alan Flory, Finance and Investment Committee
Lana McKinney, Governance Committee
Charles Brown II, Program and Grants Committee