SPEAKERS
Laura L. Adams
Senior Advisor
National Academy of Medicine
Nate Blackford
Senior Vice President of Membership Services
Missouri Hospital Association
Nim Chinniah
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of MHA Management Services Corporation
Missouri Hospital Association
Stephanie Clements
Senior Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive
Mercy
McKinzie Consolver, R.N., MSN
Executive Director
Northwest Missouri Area Health Education Center
Jenny Davey
Director of Provider Talent Management
Mosaic Life Center
Justin Davison
President and CEO
Saint Francis Medical Center and Healthcare System
Jon D. Doolittle
President and CEO
Missouri Hospital Association
Jessica Dresner, BS, M.Ed.
Chief Operating Officer
Missouri Department of Social Services, MO HealthNet Division
Karyn Fowler M.D. MHCM FACOG
Co-Principal Investigator, OB-GYN
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital-Lake St. Louis
Esther George
Former President and CEO
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Christy Gudenkauf
Division Vice President of Clinical Operations and Informatics
HCA Midwest Health
Jenna Hicks, MBA, BSN, R.N.
Director of Quality & Population Health
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Susan Kendig, MSN, JD, WHNP
Women’s Health Integration Specialist
SSM Health – St. Mary’s Hospital
Urs Koenig
Founder
Radical Humility Leadership Institute
Jeff Lee
Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
Cass Regional Medical Center
Ashley McClellan
Founder and CEO
MedCurate
Brent McGinty
President and CEO
Missouri Behavioral Health Council
Heidi Miller, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Julie Mitchell
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
HCA Healthcare
Nate Percy
Vice President of Children's Health and Medicaid Advocacy
Missouri Hospital Association
Joe Pierle
President and CEO
Missouri Primary Care Association
Stephen L. Reintjes Sr., M.D.
2026 Board Chair, Missouri Hospital Association
President and CEO, NKC Health
Ann Schlueter
CEO
Community Hospital – Fairfax
Craig A. Thompson, P.T., MSA, FACHE
CEO
Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare
Tom Valdivia, M.D., M.S.
Managing Partner & Director
Mindshare Institute
Cy Wakeman, M.S., CSP
Founder
Reality Based Leadership
Andrew Wheeler
Vice President of Federal Advocacy and Finance
Missouri Hospital Association
Alison Williams, DNP, MBA-HCM, CPHQ, LSSGB
Division Vice President of Clinical Quality Affairs
Missouri Hospital Association