Board of Directors
E. Frank Ellis
Chairman since 1986
Chairman and CEO of Swope Community Enterprises. Previous President and CEO of Swope Health Services, formerly Swope Parkway Health Center, for twenty-one years, chairman and CEO of FirstGuard Health Plan, Swope Community Builders, and the Applied Urban Research Institute, all of which work to improve quality of life for patients and residents in surrounding communities.
Dr. Leslie Becker, M.D.
Director since 1996
Community Volunteer and Retired Physician. Dr. Becker was a former physician with United Medical Group, and Physicians Associated in Kansas. Dr. Becker remains a licensed physician in the State of Missouri.
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Irene Caudillo
Director of Children and Family Services for Catholic Charities of Kansas.
Dana Tippin Cutler
Director since 2002
Partner with James W. Tippin & Associates, attorneys at law. Admitted to practice with the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Missouri State Courts, U.S. District Court of Kansas. Elected member of The Missouri Bar Board of Governors.
Lisa White Hardwick
Director since 2002
Appeals Court Judge for the Western District of Missouri. Judge Hardwick was formerly a Jackson County Circuit Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, and was twice elected as Second District At-Large member of the Jackson County Legislature. She was previously a partner and practicing attorney with Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
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Sharon Jackson
Director since 2005
Community Volunteer and Swope Health Services Outreach Program Supporter.
Edward Richard Jones
Director Since 1979
Community Volunteer, Retired Entrepreneur and Swope Health Services Behavioral Health Program Supporter.
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Carol Marinovich
Director since 2006
Senior Vice President of Fleishman-Hillard Kansas City. In 2005, Mayor Marinovich completed ten years of service as Mayor and CEO of Kansas City, Kansas, and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas.
David S. Odegard
Director since 1994
Sales Consultant with Lamar Advertising. Former partner with Odegard Crane & Display LLC, and with Odegard Outdoor Advertising, LLC. Prior to owning his own business, Mr. Odegard served in executive positions with Major Media Inc, in Minneapolis, and with the Institute of Outdoor Advertising in New York City.
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E. Wynn Presson
Retired Health Midwest Vice Chairman of the Board from 1993 to 2001, and President and Chief Executive Officer from 1991 to 1992.
Rupert G. A. Thomas
Director since 1993
Attorney and Senior Associate Regulatory Counsel with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII.
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Charlotte M. Tillman
Director since 1968
Founding Board of Director’s Member, Community Volunteer and Retired Nurse. Ms. Tillman held the position, registered nurse with the Black Health Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri.
David Warm
Director since 2002
Executive Director of the Mid-America Regional Council. Previous was the city administrator at Liberty, Missouri and also served in administrative positions with the city of Kansas City, Missouri.
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William M. Washington
Director since 1988
President of the Washington Consultant Group, a management, consulting, government affairs, and business development company and senior consultant for Felton & Harley, a professional services firm. Mr. Washington retired in 2001 as an executive in the telecommunications industry, including Sprint, Inc., and its predecessor, United Telecommunications. Mr. Washing is also a former commissioner with the Kansas City Park and Recreations Commission.