Leadership at Children's Mercy
The Administration and Board of Directors 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
Paul McLaughlin, chairman
Elizabeth Braham, vice chairman
Bill Krueger, treasurer
Andrew Teigen, secretary
Kevin Barth
Jean-Paul Chaurand
Vince Clark
Carolyn Davis, MD
Laura Fitzmaurice, MD
Paul Kempinski, FACHE
Terry Matlack
Charles Schellhorn
Debbie Sosland-Edelman
Edna Talboy
Tom Weir
Administration
Paul D. Kempinski, MS, FACHE- President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive vice presidents
Jodi Coombs, MBA, BSN, RN - Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer
Rob Steele, MD, MBA – Executive Vice President / Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
David Cauble - Executive Vice President / CFO
Senior vice presidents
Robin Faulk - Senior VP and Chief Human Resources Officer; Executive Director, The Leadership Institute
Michael Artman, MD - Senior VP / Pediatrician-in-Chief
Tom Curran, PhD, FRS, CSO – Senior VP and Chief Scientific Officer; Executive Director, Children’s Research Institute
Stacy Doyle, RN, PhD - Senior VP – Ambulatory and Physician Practice Operations
Laurie Ellison – Senior VP and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Bob Finuf - Sr. VP, Value and Payor Relations / Executive Director – Integrated Solutions
Robin Foster, JD - Senior VP – Legal Counsel
Cheri Hunt, MHA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President for Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer
Carol Kemper, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CPPS - Senior VP-Quality and Safety
Chad Mills – Senior VP - Chief Information Officer
Jenea Oliver - Senior VP and Chief Development Officer
Shawn St. Peter, MD – Senior VP and Chair, Department of Surgery
David Westbrook - Senior VP-Strategy and Innovation
Vice presidents
Kim Brown, CPA - VP- Audit and Compliance
Marshaun Butler, MHSA- VP-CM KS and Regional Medical Practices/Chief Diversity Officer
John DeWitt - VP-Facilities Management
Scott Gage- VP – Business Development and Contract Management
Beau Gostomsky – VP – Revenue Cycle
Jennifer Kingry, VP – Finance
Genny Nicholas - VP – Government Relations
Nicole Strombom, MBA – VP – Financial Planning
Mary Tomlinson – VP of Research Administration – Children’s Research Institute