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
Kevin Bryant
Christy Dempsey, RN, DNP
Jeff Geheb
Paul Kempinski, MS, FACHE
Olga Koper, PhD
Bill Krueger
Terry Matlack
Ashley McClellan
Paul E. McLaughlin
Walter Porter
Mary Ann Queen, MD
Jennifer Sauer, MD
Administration
President and CEO
Paul D. Kempinski, MS, FACHE – President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive vice presidents
Robin Foster, JD – Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Doug Rivard, DO - Executive Vice President, Physician-in-Chief
Jim Simaras, MBA, CPA – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Rob Steele, MD, MBA – Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
Tom Wright, MSA – Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Senior vice presidents
Stacy Doyle, PhD, MBA, RN, – Senior Vice President, Ambulatory and Physician Practice Operations
Bob Finuf – Senior Vice President, Value and Payor Relations; Executive Director, Integrated Solutions
Jeanne James, MD, FAAP, MBA – Senior Vice President, Pediatrician-in-Chief Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Brian Lancaster, CHCIO – Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer
Stephanie Meyer, RN, MS-FNP, NEA-BC – Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Jenea Oliver, PhD – Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Teresa Olsen – Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Brian O’Neal, PharmD, MS, FASHP – Senior Vice President, Allied Health
Shawn St. Peter, MD – Senior Vice President and Chair, Department of Surgery
Michelle Wimes, JD – Senior Vice President, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
Vice presidents
Ahmed Abdelmoity, MD, FAAP, FAES – Vice President, Clinical Access
Lonna Anderson, MS, PHR – Vice President, Human Resources Operations
Kim Brown, MBA, CPA, – Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
MaLiz Denk, JD – Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Deputy General Counsel
John DeWitt, MBA – Vice President, Facilities Management
Amy Fallon, MPH, PhD - Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas
Gena Fitzgerald – Vice President, Supply Chain Services
Laura Fitzmaurice, MD, FAAP, FACEP, FAMIA – Vice President and Chief Health Informatics Officer
Scott Gage, MBA – Vice President, Support Services
Allison Gardner, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CPN – Vice President of Clinical Operations
Beau Gostomsky – Vice President, Revenue Cycle
Sommer Hatfield, JD – Vice President, Provider Administration
Scott Helm, PhD – Vice President, Talent Management
Jennifer Kingry, CPA – Vice President, Finance
Colleen Meurer, MA-IR, SPHR – Vice President, Total Rewards
Stacey Murr – Vice President, Patient Care Operations and Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Ashley Papenberg, MHA, RN, ACM-RN - Vice President, Care Management & Patient Family Services
Dallas Polen, JD, MBA, CFA - Vice President, Government Relations
Mary Ann Queen, MD, FAAP – Vice President of Regional and Diagnostic Services
William Saltmarsh, MBA – Vice President and Chief Data Officer for Data Intelligence
Nicole Strombom, MBA – Vice President, Financial Planning
Mary Tomlinson, MBA – Vice President, Research Administration
Dawn Wolff, MPA – Vice President of Strategy, Innovation, and Partnerships
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