Council Members
KMCHC Chair: Kari Harris, MD, FAAP
University of Kansas, School of Medicine - Wichita,
Department of Pediatrics
Rebecca Adamson, APRN-C, FNP, MSN
Crawford County Health Department
Brenda Bandy, IBCLC
Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition
Kourtney Bettinger, MD, MPH, FAAP
University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics
Joe Caldwell
Parent Representative
Lisa Chaney
Greenbush - SW Kansas Education Service Center
Stephanie Coleman
University of Kansas Medical Center, Center for Child Health and Development
Julia Connellis
Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy
Dennis Cooley, MD, FAAP
Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Mary Delgado, MSN, APRN, FNP
United Healthcare
Stephen Fawcett, PhD
University of Kansas Work Group for Community Health and Development
Beth Fisher, MSN, RN
Hays Area Children's Center
Terrie Garrison RN, BSN
Wyandotte County Public Health Department
Cory Gibson, EdD
Superintendent, USD 262
Phil Griffin
KDHE Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention
Sara Hortenstine
State Child Death Review Board
Charles Hunt, MPH
Kansas Health Institute
Elaine Johannes, PhD
Kansas State University Research and Extension
Kimber Kasitz
Kansas School Nurse Organization
Peggy Kelly
Kansas Head Start Association
Scott Latimer, MD
Sunflower Health Plan
Steve Lauer, MD, PhD, FAAP
University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics
Melody McCray-Miller
Zero to One
Patricia McNamar DNP, APRN, NP-C
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Brian M. Pate, MD, FHM, FAAP
University of Kansas, School of Medicine - Wichita,
Department of Pediatrics
Susan Pence, MD, FAAP
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
Cherie Sage
SAFE Kids Kansas
Cari Schmidt, PhD
University of Kansas, School of Medicine - Wichita,
Department of Pediatrics
Katie Schoenhoff
United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
Christy Schunn, LSCSW
Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network
Pam Shaw, MD, FAAP
University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics
Sookyung Shin
Parent Representative
Cassandra Sines
KDHE Title V Family Delegate
Bureau of Family Health
Sharla Smith, PhD, MPH
Univeristy of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Preventative Medicine and Public Health
Juliet Swedlund
Topeka Doula Project
Alice Weingartner
Community Care Network of Kansas
John Wilson
Kansas Action for Children
Donna Yadrich
Special Health Care Services, Title V Program, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Taryn Zweygardt
Sedgwick County Health Department
KDHE Staff
Title V and Bureau of Family Health Director:
Rachel Sisson, MS
KDHE Bureau of Family Health
Carrie Akin
KDHE Maternal & Child Health Program Manager Team Lead
Bureau of Family Health
Taylor Atwood
KDHE Maternal & Child Health Program Consultant
Bureau of Family Health
Kayzy Bigler
KDHE Maternal & Child Health Unit Director
Bureau of Family Health
Greg Crawford
KDHE Vital and Health Statistics Data Analysis Director
Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics
Geno Fernandez
KDHE Pregnancy Maintenance & Team Programs Manager
Bureau of Family Health
Jessica Grubbs
KDHE Nurse Consultant
Division of Health Care Finance
Jamie Kim, MPH
KDHE Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
Bureau of Family Health
Brandi Markert
KDHE PRAMS Epidemiology
Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics
Kelli Mark
KDHE Children & Families Section Director
Bureau of Family Health
Jennifer Marsh
KDHE Women & Maternal Health Consultant
Bureau of Family Health
Elisa Nehrbass
KDHE Child & Adolescent Health Consultant
Bureau of Family Health
Angela Oldson, MPA
KDHE Family Planning & Reproductive Health Program Manager
Bureau of Family Health
Brooke Sisson
KDHE Home Visiting Program Manager
Bureau of Family Health
Heather Smith, MPH
KDHE Title V Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs Director,
System of Supports Section Director
Bureau of Family Health
Kasey Sorell, BSN, RN
KDHE Perinatal Quality Collaborative/Maternal Mortality Consultant
Bureau of Family Health
Lori Steelman
KDHE Early Care and Youth Programs (Child Care) Section Director
Bureau of Family Health
David Thomason, MPA
KDHE Nutrition and WIC Services Section Director
Bureau of Family Health
Kelsee Torrez
KDHE Behavioral Health Consultant
Bureau of Family Health
Lisa Williams
KDHE Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics
Stephanie Wolf, RN, BSN
KDHE Perinatal Health Consultant
Bureau of Family Health
Daina Zolck
KDHE Injury and Violence Prevention Section Director
Bureau of Health Promotion
Project Support
Melissa Hudelson
Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Connie Satzler
EnVisage Consulting, Inc.