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
Elizabeth Braham – Chair
Bill Krueger – Vice Chair
Vince Clark – Treasurer
Andrew Teigen – Secretary
Kevin Barth
Jean-Paul Chaurand
Carolyn Davis, MD
Diane Gallagher
Jeff Geheb
Paul Kempinski, MS, FACHE
Olga Koper
Terry Matlack
Paul McLaughlin
Walter Porter
Doug Swanson, MD
Administration
President and CEO
Paul D. Kempinski, MS, FACHE – President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive vice presidents
David Cauble – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Jodi Coombs, MBA, BSN, RN – Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Alex Daneshmand, DO, MBA, FAAP – Executive Vice President and Chief Quality Officer
Robin Foster, JD – Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Rob Lane, MD – Executive Vice President, Physician-in-Chief
Rob Steele, MD, MBA – Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
Tom Wright – Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Senior vice presidents
Tom Curran, PhD, FRS – Senior Vice President, Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Children’s Mercy Research Institute
Stacy Doyle, RN, PhD – Senior Vice President, Ambulatory and Physician Practice Operations
Laurie Ellison, EMBA – Senior Vice President and Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Bob Finuf – Senior Vice President, Value and Payor Relations; Executive Director, Integrated Solutions
Jeanne James, MD, FAAP, MBA – Pediatrician-in-Chief, Chair of Department of Pediatrics
Ylan Kazi – Senior Vice President, Chief Data Officer
Carol Kemper, PhD, RN – Senior Vice President, Service and Performance Excellence; Executive Director, The Improvement Center
Chad Mills, CISSP, CRISC, CPP, CISA – Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Jenea Oliver, PhD – Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Brian O’Neal, PharmD, MS, FASHP – Senior Vice President, Allied Health
Shawn St. Peter, MD – Senior Vice President and Chair, Department of Surgery
Tangula Taylor, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC – Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Michelle Wimes, JD – Senior Vice President, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
Vice presidents
Ahmed Abdelmoity, MD, FAAP, FAES – Vice President, Clinical Access
Kim Brown, CPA – Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
Marshaun Butler, MHSA – Vice President, Clinical Support Services and CMHK Operations, Chief Diversity Officer
John DeWitt – Vice President, Facilities Management
Gena Fitzgerald – Vice President, Supply Chain Services
Laura Fitzmaurice, MD, FAAP, FACEP, FAMIA – Associate Executive Medical Director, Chief Medical Information Officer, Senior Director Clinical Applications
Scott Gage – 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
Jennifer Kingry – Vice President, Finance
Stephanie Meyer, RN, MS-FNP, NEA-BC – Vice President, Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Genny Nicholas – Vice President, Government Relations
Ashley Papenberg, RN, BSN, MHA, ACM-RN - Vice President of Care Management and Patient & Family Services
Mary Ann Queen, MD, FAAP – Vice President of Regional and Diagnostic Services
Nicole Strombom, MBA – Vice President, Financial Planning
Mary Tomlinson – Vice President of Research Administration, Children’s Mercy Research Institute
Dawn Wolff, MPA – Vice President of Strategy, Innovation, and Partnerships