KMCH Council Members

Deborah Alliston, MD, MEd
Clinical Associate Professor, Wichita - Pediatrics
University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita

Antje Anji, MD, PhD
Epidemiologist
KDHE Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics

Brenda Bandy, IBCLC
Executive Director
Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition

Kourtney Bettinger, MD, MPH, FAAP
Pediatrician
University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics

Heather Braum
Senior Policy Advisor
Kansas Action for Children

Jennifer Bruning
Executive Director
Kansas State Alliance of YMCAs

Linda Buchheister
Children's Program Manager
KDADS

Lisa Chaney
Statistical Analyst
Greenbush - SE Kansas Education Service Center

Mariah Chrans
Program Director of Cradle Kansas City
Community Health Council of Wyandotte County

Stacy Clarke
Kansas Interagency Coordinating Council Coordinator
KSDE

Stephanie Coleman
Autism Family Educator and LEND Faculty
University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Developmental and Behavioral Sciences

Tisha Coleman
Public Health Nurse Specialist
KDHE Bureau of Public Health Services

Drew Duncan
Screening & Surveillance Unit Director
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Stephen Fawcett, PhD
Senior Advisor
University of Kansas Work Group for Community Health and Development

Lisa Frey Blume
Community Health Manager
KDHE Bureau of Health Promotion

Sapphire Garcia-Lies
Executive Director
Kansas Birth Justice Society

Cory Gibson Ed. D.
Superitendent
Unified School District 232

Carrie Greenwood
Prograsm Coordinator
Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy

Kirstianna Guerrero
Program Coordinator
Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy

Kari Harris, MD, FAAP
KMCHC Chair
University of Kansas, School of Medicine - Wichita
Department of Pediatrics

Shalae Harris
RN Clinical Program Supervisor
KDHE Division of Health

Sara Hortenstine
Executive Director
State Child Death Review Board

Stephanie Jerguson, BSN, RN, CCM
Healthy First Steps Maternal Program Coordinator
UHC Community & State Kansas

Elaine Johannes, PhD
Youth Development Associate Professor, Extension Specialist
K-State Research and Extension

Kaitlin Johnson, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Emporia State University

Shannon Kennedy
Executive Director
Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy

Steve Lauer, MD, PhD, FAAP
Pediatrician
University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics

Oluwakemi Onyenagubo
BEPHI-Vital Health & Data , Assistant Director
KDHE Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics

Patricia McNamar, DNP, APRN, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital and Clinic

Susan Pence, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas

Cherie Sage
Representative SAFE Kids Kansas

Cari Schmidt, PhD
Associate Research Professor
Director of Pediatric Research
University of Kansas, School of Medicine - Wichita

Melissa Schoenberger
Early Childhood System Specialist
Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund

Katie Schoenhoff
Program Manager
United Methodist Health Ministry Fund

Christy Schunn, LSCSW
Executive Director
Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network

Heather Schrotberger
Executive Director
Kansas Head Start Association

Sookyung Shin
Family/Consumer Leader
Family Representative

Lisa Shoop
Public Health Policy Analyst
KDHE Health Care Finance

Peter Stoepker
Family/Consumer Leader

Kayla Stangis
Maternal Health Innovation Coordinator

Melissa Valenza
Education Program Consultant
KSDE

Natalie Watkins
Training Cohort
Kansas LEND

Kristi Weaver, MD
OB/Gyn
Kansas City Women's Clinic

Alice Weingartner
Chief Strategy Officer
Community Care Network of Kansas

Tara Wells, MSN, RN
Maternal and Child Health Coordination Manager
Sedgwick County Health Department

Liz Whitson
Policy Analyst
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance

Rachel Wray, MPH, MPA, CHES
Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Program Manager
KDHE Division of Healthcare Finance

Kendra Wyatt
Chief Executive Officer
New Birth Company

Donna Yadrich
Family/Consumer Leader
Owner and Principal Patient-Centered Care Advocate, Audrey Spirit, Inc.

Kaoutar Yartaoui
Community Health Specialist
West & Central Regions
KDHE Bureau of Health Promotion

Daina Zolck
KDHE Injury and Violence Prevention Section Director
KDHE

Carrie Akin
Maternal & Child Health Program Manager Team Lead
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Ali Braun
Family Systems Consultant
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Michelle Black
Newborn Blood Screening Blood Spot Follow-up Coordinator
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Amy Dean-Campmire
Bureau Co-Director
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Alyson D. Dalrymple, MPH
Director, Administration & Policy
Deputy Bureau Director
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Braddy Decarlo
Title X Planning Program Manager
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Adra Doyle-Tandoc
MCH Program Manager
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Geno Fernandez
Pregnancy Maintenance Initiative & Teen Pregnancy Targeted Case Management
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Derik Flerlage, RRT, MHA
Sr. Deputy Division Director for Public Health
KDHE

Kelsee Fout
MCH Behavioral Health Director
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Holly Frye
Home Visiting Program Manager
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Jason Geslois
Senior Maternal and Child Health Epidemiologist
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Afsheen Hasan, PhD, MPH, MBBS
MCH Epidemiologist
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Sarah Hinton
Consultant Section Director
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Jamie Kim, MPH
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiologist
KDHE

Jennifer Miller
State MCH/Title V Director
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Shane Morris
Screening & Surveillance Outreach and Education Coordinator
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Cora Ungerer
Children Special Health Care Needs Director
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Maddie Wegner
Child Health Consultant
KDHE Bureau of Family Health

Karey Padding, LMSW
Executive Director
Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

Marisa Guerrero
Event Coordinator
Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

Michelle Horst
Foundations Manager
Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

Connie Satzler & EnVisage Team
KMCHC Website and Social Media Support
Envisage Consulting Inc.