(Oct. 11, 2024) – The Kansas Hospital Association Leadership Institute graduated its 22nd class of 32 students on Sept. 5 at the KHA Annual Convention and Trade Show in Overland Park. Hospital CEOs nominated students to be part of this select group. They represent the future leaders of Kansas hospitals. Helping to build future health care leaders is important to the Kansas Hospital Association. "We are committed to strengthening and promoting the leadership capacity of hospital employees in Kansas," said Chad Austin, president and CEO of the Kansas Hospital Association. The KHA Leadership Institute was established to help hospitals provide professional development opportunities that accentuate the personal skills and abilities needed to facilitate positive change and innovation in Kansas hospitals. Each of these students made a personal and professional commitment to expand their skills by attending all six courses of the Leadership Institute. Congratulations to this year's class.
KHA Leadership Institute Class of 2024
- Wade Babcock, The University of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus, Great Bend
- Brooke Bacon, LMH Health, Lawrence
- Cindy Bass, Labette Health, Parsons
- Tori Bowers, Memorial Health System, Abilene
- Tanya Brabender, Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc., Manhattan
- Niki Buesing, Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, Seneca
- Teresa Ellis, Hospital District #1 of Rice County, Lyons
- Carol Fickes, McPherson Hospital, Inc., McPherson
- Brian Forinash, HaysMed, Hays
- Gerald Fulton, Coffey County Hospital, Burlington
- Cassandra Gilbert, NMC Health, Newton
- Stacey Hardy, Osborne County Memorial Hospital, Osborne
- Veronica Heredia, Satanta District Hospital, Clinics & LTCU, Satanta
- Danelle Holzwarth, Wilson Medical Center, Neodesha
- Jason Johnson, Cheyenne County Hospital, Saint Francis
- Michelle Johnson, Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg
- Kirstin Keller, Logan County Health Services, Oakley
- Roy Kirk, Wichita County Health Center, Leoti
- Ashley Lambert, Citizens Health, Colby
- Marla McElderry, Salina Regional Health Center, Salina
- Jodie Miller, Lindsborg Community Hospital, Lindsborg
- Mellissa Mixon, Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital, Medicine Lodge
- Sarah Mohr, Norton County Hospital, Norton
- Lindsey Osterhaus, Decatur Health, Oberlin
- Tonya Powell, Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt
- Cody Ray, Greenwood County Hospital, Eureka
- Julie Robben, Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned
- Kim Smith, Fredonia Regional Hospital, Fredonia
- Michael Thomas, Clara Barton Medical Center, Hoisington
- Yadira Torres, Minneola Healthcare, Minneola
- Jordan Trujillo, Greeley County Health Services, Tribune
- Lee Wolf, Salina Regional Health Center, Salina
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Jennifer Findley