Leadership

Shirley Gamble, MBA, FACHE
President
Regional Vice President, Operations
Triple Aim Partners

Alexander S. Gill, MHA, FACHE
President-Elect
Transplant Administrator
Children’s Mercy

Richard ("Ricky") Ogden, Jr., PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FACHE
Immediate Past-President
Director of Ambulatory Care
Children’s Mercy Kansas City

Matt Clausen, FACHE
Treasurer
Founder & CEO
Healthcare Simplified

Andrew Lovewell, MHA, MSHI, FACHE
Secretary
Chief Executive Officer
Columbia Orthopaedic Group

Darinda Dick, MSN, RN, FACHE
Regent
President & CEO
Western Missouri Medical Center

Jeanne Tucker, MHA, BSN, FACHE
Communications Chair
Director, Medical Management
G.E.H.A

Brianna Butler, MHA
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Senior Clinical Program Manager
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, BJC Health

Tyler Price
Membership Vice Chair

Larissa Wright, MHSA, RHIA
Membership Chair
Compliance Coordinator
Children’s Mercy

Dr. Hari Krishna Nallapaneni
Physicians Engagement Chair
is the Chief Medical Officer
CareSTL

Alyssa Adams, MHA
St. Louis LPC Chair
Clinical Program Manager
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Alex Ogburn, MBA, FACHE
Southeast LPC Chair
Vice President, Saint Francis Medical Partners & Health Plans
Saint Francis Healthcare System

Athena Beaudoin, MHA
Central LPC Chair
Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Initiatives
MU Health Care

Jeremiah Rossen, MHA,
Southwest LPC Chair
Director of Patient Transport
Crothall Healthcare

Bethany Baker, PharmD
KC LPC Chair
Director, Pharmacy Clinical Services
Children’s Mercy Hospital

Matthew Turner, FACHE
Programming Committee Chair
VP of Operations
CoxHealth

Katie Ellington, FACHE
Programming Vice Chair
Senior Principal Consultant
Oracle

Javier Vallejo, MSHA
Sponsorship Chair
Chief Financial Officer
BJK Peoples Family of Corporations

Chris DiGiusto, MHA, FACHE
Membership Committee Vice-Chair for Mentorship