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Program officer Donna Bushur finds gratitude in five years with Health Forward

By Donna Bushur on February 6, 2020
Program Officer
Health Forward Foundation

Last week I celebrated my fifth year as a program officer with Health Forward Foundation, and my 25th year working full time in the social service area.  Though my professional background is filled with a variety of positions from direct service to management, none have been more important to me than my current role. I […]

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Meet Qiana Thomason, new Health Forward president/CEO

By Qiana Thomason on January 24, 2020
President/CEO
Health Forward Foundation

I am filled with great humility, purpose, and elation to begin this next chapter as president/CEO of Health Forward Foundation. I can’t imagine a finer organization to lead. Because of my own experience as a former uninsured patient and then later an administrator within the Kansas City safety-net system, I am embracing this leadership opportunity […]

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Looking ahead: Health Forward policy and civic engagement in 2020

By Tania Hewett-Mader on January 9, 2020
Policy Associate
Health Forward Foundation

Happy New Year! While January is just like every other month, I can’t help but to enter each year with a sense of new beginnings. It feels particularly true this year, with the announcement of Qiana Thomason as our new president and CEO, and the approval of $1 million in Policy and Civic Engagement Grants […]

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A look back at 2019

 Health Forward's 2019 grantmaking

By Health Forward Blog Team on January 2, 2020

As we all file back to work in the new decade, we pause to celebrate a time-honored tradition here at Health Forward by recapping highlights from the previous year. Here’s how we spent some of 2019: Honoring Bridget McCandless’ service to Health Forward Foundation Dr. Bridget McCandless announced her retirement as Health Forward President/CEO in […]

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Bridget McCandless: ‘My final week at Health Forward’

By Bridget McCandless, MD on October 9, 2019
President and CEO
Health Forward Foundation

This week is my last as president/CEO of Health Forward Foundation.  While my commitment to the mission of Health Forward will continue to be a guiding force in my life, this marks the formal end of what has been a 15-year relationship with this foundation, first as an inaugural board member, then a grantee, and […]

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Committee announces search firm for Health Forward president/CEO

By Jim Pryde on May 8, 2019
Board Treasurer, Search Committee Chair
Health Forward Foundation Board of Directors

In January, Health Forward Foundation President/CEO Dr. Bridget McCandless announced her retirement. Shortly after, I was asked to lead a search committee to begin the process of identifying our next leader. Anyone who has been involved in a search committee before knows this is no small task. But there is no more important responsibility we […]

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Grants administrator celebrates 5 years at Health Forward

By Keonna Baldwin on April 24, 2019
Grants System Administrator
Health Forward Foundation

WOW! Five years with Health Forward. It came fast. I remember the first big project I was tasked with: taking registrations and attending the Community Conversation forum, which took place in October 2014. This event brought together a diverse group of people into one room to discuss barriers to health and how the community can […]

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