Leadership at Children's Mercy

The Board of Directors and Administration at Children’s Mercy have the honor, and responsibility, of ensuring the children of our community receive the best care possible. They work together — alongside more than 8,000 employees — to fulfill the mission and vision of the organization on a daily basis.

Leadership

Board of Directors

Diane Gallagher – Chair

Kevin Barth – Vice Chair

Charlie Harris, Jr., JD – Secretary

Vince Clark – Treasurer

Christy Dempsey, RN, DNP

Jeff Geheb

Sean L. Hart, BS, MA, MBA

Mark Jorgenson, BA, MBA

Olga Koper, PhD

Terry Matlack

Ashley McClellan

Laura McConnell, BA

Paul E. McLaughlin

Walter Porter

Alejandro Quiroga, MD, MBA

Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, BS, PhD

Jennifer Sauer, MD

Jotishna Sharma, MD

Administration

President and CEO

Alejandro Quiroga, MD, MBA – President and Chief Executive Officer

Presidents and executive vice presidents

Amy Fallon, MPH, PhD – President of Regional Operations

Senior vice presidents

MaLiz Denk, JD – Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Dave Henriksen – Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer

Jeanne James, MD, FAAP, MBA – Senior Vice President, Pediatrician-in-Chief; Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Brian Lancaster, CHCIO, MHA – Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

J. Steven Leeder, PharmD, PhD – Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer

Stephanie Meyer, RN, MS-FNP, NEA-BC – Senior Vice President/Chief Nursing Executive, Chief Operating Officer for Inpatient Operations

Jenea Oliver, PhD – Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer

Brian O’Neal, PharmD, MS, FASHP – Senior Vice President, Allied Health

Douglas Rivard, DO – Senior Vice President, Physician-in-Chief

Jim Simaras, MBA, CPA – Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Rob Steele, MD, MBA – Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer

Michelle Wimes, JD – Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer

Vice presidents

Ahmed Abdelmoity, MD, FAAP, FAES – Vice President, Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) for Ambulatory Services

Lonna Anderson, MS, PHR – Vice President, Human Resources Operations

Stephanie Burrus, DO – Vice President, Chief Quality Officer

Annie Craig, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC, NEA-BC – Vice President, Clinical Operations and Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) of Critical Care Services

Bob Finuf – Vice President, Value and Payor Relations; Executive Director, Integrated Care Solutions

Gena Fitzgerald – Vice President, Supply Chain Services

Scott Gage, MBA – Vice President, Support Services

Allison Gardner, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CPN – Vice President, Clinical Operations and Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) for Practice Operations

Angela Harse, JD – Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Risk Management

Scott Helm, PhD, MBA – Vice President, Talent Management

Dayne Hoffman, MBA – Vice President, Revenue Cycle

Abigail Jackson – Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer

Jennifer Kingry, CPA – Vice President, Finance

Brian Lancaster, CHCIO, MHA – Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Kristin Littrell, MPH – Vice President, Chief of Staff

Colleen Meurer, MA-IR, CCP, SPHR – Vice President, Total Rewards

Stacey Murr, MSN, RN, CPN, NE-BC – Vice President, Patient Care Operations and Associate Chief Nursing Officer

Brian O’Neal, PharmD, MS, FASHP – Vice President, Allied Health

Ashley Papenberg, BSN, RN, MHA, ACM-RN – Vice President, Care Management and Patient & Family Services

Tomi Pastinen, MD, PhD – Vice President, Associate Chief Medical Officer for Clinical and Research Integration

Dallas Polen, JD, MBA, CFA – Vice President, Government Relations

Mary Ann Queen, MD, FAAP – Vice President, Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) for Regional and Outreach Services

William Saltmarsh, MBA – Vice President and Chief Data Officer for Data Intelligence

Debbie Schwartzkopf, DNP, RN, CPHQ – Vice President, Interim Chief Administrative Officer

Jotishna Sharma, MD, DCH, MEd, FAAP – Medical Staff President

Sheri Shiddell, MSN, RN, PPCNP-BC, CPN – Vice President, Clinical Operations and Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) for Advanced Practice Providers

Nicole Strombom, MBA – Vice President, Financial Planning

Shawn St. Peter, MD – Vice President, Surgeon-in-Chief; Chair, Department of Surgery

Mary Tomlinson, MBA – Vice President, Research Administration

Jennifer Watts, MD, MPH – Vice President, Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) for Acute Care and Inpatient Services

Dawn Wolff, MPA – Vice President of Strategy, Innovation, and Partnerships

Adam Zorn, PE, MBA – Vice President, Facilities Management