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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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)

Linda Brady

Healthcare Strategy and Policy

The Boeing Company
(Vice Chair)

Richard Covert, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer,
Missouri Commercial Plan

Anthem

Jake Erickson

CFO for MO, IA, KS, NE,
Central & Southern IL

UnitedHealthcare

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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

Chip Chambers, MD, MPH

Market Medical Executive,
MidAmerica Market

Cigna

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)