8888 Ladue Road, Suite 250, St. Louis, MO 63124
Tel: 314-721-7800


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Eric Armbrecht, PhD, MS
Professor and Associate Provost
Saint Louis University
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Dave Cook
President
United Food Workers, Local 655
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Jake Erickson
CFO for MO, IA, KS, NE,
Central & Southern IL
UnitedHealthcare

Ron Laudel
Benefits Plan Administrator
Carpenters’ Benefit Plans

J.C. McWilliams
Vice President of Managed Care
BJC HealthCare
(Member-at-Large)

Judith Muck
Executive Director
Missouri Consolidated
Health Care Plan
(Treasurer)

Christopher Schlanger, MD
Clinical Leader, Digital and
Population Health
Mercy Virtual Care Center

Linda Brady
Healthcare Strategy and Policy
The Boeing Company
(Vice Chair)

Matt Edwards
DVP, Healthcare Transformation
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Kansas City

Tom Hastings, MD
Primary Care Physician
Esse Health
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John Lyday
Senior Vice President,
Human Resources
Bunzl Distribution USA, Inc.

Heidi Miller, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Missouri Department of
Health & Senior Services

Bob Pendleton, MD
Chief Clinical Officer,
St. Louis & So IL Region
SSM Health
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John Ziegler
Senior VP &
Chief Administrative Officer
Arch Resources, Inc.
(Member-at-Large)

Chip Chambers, MD, MPH
Market Medical Executive,
MidAmerica Market
Cigna

Edward Ellerbeck, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Population Health and Department of Internal Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center

Matthew Herzberg
Managing Partner &
Co-Founder
Principled Transformation

Kirk Mathews
Chief Transformation Officer
MO HealthNet

Mark Mispagel
Managing Director,
Compensation & Benefits
Spire Inc.

Beverly Propst
Senior Vice President of
Human Resources
Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
(Chair)
Board Liaisons

Jeff Howell, J.D.
Executive Vice President
Missouri State Medical Association

Jon Doolittle, MS
President & CEO
Missouri Hospital Association

Joe Pierle, MPA
Chief Executive Officer
Missouri Primary Care Association