Terry Thompson
Chair
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Lexington, Missouri
Mr. Thompson was appointed to the CAC in 2012 and elected as chair in 2015. He is the Executive Vice President at B & L Bank.
Melissa Berg Harmon
Vice-Chair
Appointing Authority:
Johnson County, Kansas County Commission
Review Committee
Ms. Harmon was appointed to the CAC in 2011 and elected as vice-chair in 2015. She is a writer and communications consultant for Harmon Communications.
Daniel Shea
Treasurer
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Nominating Committee
Mr. Shea was appointed to the CAC in 2014 and elected treasurer in 2015. He is an associate for the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Thomas Alber
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Community Input Committee
Mr. Alber was appointed to the CAC in 2012. He is the chief of police for Garden City, Missouri.
Mary Ann Arnott
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Iola, Kansas
Community Input Committee
Ms. Arnott was appointed to the CAC in 2011.
Dee Ann Bowles
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Lee's Summit, Missouri
Nominating Committee, Chair
Ms. Bowles was appointed to the CAC in 2013. She previously worked as an administrator for Nueterra Healthcare and is now retired.
Nozella Brown, Ed.D.
Secretary
Appointing Authority:
Mayor/CEO of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas
Community Input Committee
Dr. Brown was appointed to the CAC in 2014. She is the extension agent for Family & Consumer Sciences at Kansas State University.
Cindy C. Chang, MD
Appointing Authority:
Johnson County, Kansas County Commission
Dr. Chang was appointed to the CAC in January 2016. She currently serves as the Medical Review Officer at Cynergy Medical Review Service in Overland Park, Kansas.
Art Chaudry
Appointing Authority:
Jackson County Executive
Mr. Chaudry was appointed to the CAC in 2016. He is the president/CEO of Swope Community Builders and Swope Community Enterprises.
David Clark
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Belton, Missouri
Community Input Committee
Mr. Clark was appointed to the CAC in 2010. He is the president of Meridian Insurance Group.
John Cottrell, M.A.
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Community Input Committee
Mr. Cottrell was appointed to the CAC in 2015. He is the director of minority and special programs at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry.
Niki Lee Donawa
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Nominating Committee
Ms. Donawa was appointed to the CAC in 2015. She is the Chief Community Relations Officer for Truman Medical Centers.
David Michael Enos
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Review Committee, Chair
Mr. Enos was appointed to the CAC in 2014. He is Vice President, Marketing Communication for Axis Insurance.
Aaron Link
Appointing Authority:
Johnson County, Kansas County Commission
Review Committee
Mr. Link was appointed to the CAC in October 2015. He is a project manager at Perceptive Software.
Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Review Committee
Ms. Lesley was appointed to the CAC in March 2016. She is Vice President, Director of Client Services at Walz Tetrick Advertising in Mission, Kansas.
Susan Mills-Gray
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Harrisonville, Missouri
Community Input Committee
Ms. Mills-Gray was appointed to the CAC in 2015. She is a Nutrition and Health Specialist at University of Missouri Extension.
Mary Jo Moore
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Independence, Missouri
Review Committee
Ms. Moore was appointed to the CAC in 2014. She is a consultant and coach for HealthierChurch.org.
Josephine Njoroge
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Nominating Committee
Ms. Njoroge was appointed to the CAC in 2012. She is a parent liaison at Benjamin Banneker Charter Academy of Technology.
Thuylinh Pham, M.D.
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Independence, Missouri
Community Input Committee
Dr. Pham was appointed to the CAC in February 2015. She is pediatrician at Children’s Mercy Hospital.
Alan Powell, M.D.
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Lee's Summit, Missouri
Review Committee; Nominating Committee
Dr. Powell was appointed to the CAC in 2014. He is a retired pediatrician in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
Melissa Robinson, M.B.A.
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Community Input Committee
Ms. Robinson was appointed to the CAC in 2014. She is the president of the Black Health Care Coalition.
Terry Trafton
Appointing Authority:
Mayor of Independence, Missouri
Community Input Committee, Chair; Nominating Committee
Mr. Trafton was appointed to the CAC in 2014. He is the associate administrator for Behavioral Health at Truman Medical Center.
LaShawn Walker
Appointing Authority:
Jackson County Executive
Ms. Walker was appointed to the CAC in 2016. She currently works as the client relationship manager at UMB Bank.
Kelvin L. Walls, M.D.
Appointing Authority:
Jackson County Executive
Community Input Committee
Dr. Walls was appointed to the CAC in 2014. He is an otolaryngologist in the metropolitan Kansas City area.
Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Committees
Community Input Committee
Terry Trafton, Chair
Thomas Alber
Mary Ann Arnott
Nozella Brown, Ed.D.
David Clark
John Cottrell
Susan Mills-Gray
Thuylinh Pham, M.D.
Melissa Robinson
Kelvin Walls, M.D.
Nominating Committee
Dee Ann Bowles, Chair
Niki Lee Donawa
Josephine Njoroge
Alan Powell, M.D.
Dan Shea
Terry Trafton
Review Committee
Mike Enos, Chair
Alan Powell, M.D.
Melissa Berg Harmon
Aaron Link
Siobhan McLaughlin-Lesley
Mary Jo Moore
Positions Available:
- Jackson County, Missouri: 2 open positions