2007 KHHRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President,
Vice-President,
Secretary,
Treasurer,
Past-President,
Chapter
Management,
KHA-KHHRA
Liaision,
Northwest
District Director,
Southwest
District Director,
North
Central District Director,
South
Central District Director,
Southeast
District Director,
Northeast
District Director
PRESIDENT
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Ken Brown
Pratt Regional
Medical Center
W- 620-450-1170
F - 620-450-1410
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Ken Brown is the
V.P. Human Services with Pratt
Regional Medical Center, a position
he has held since 1987. Ken has a
dual BS degree in Human Resource
Management and Radiologic Technology
from Friends University, Wichita, KS
and a Masters degree in Health
Services Administration from Central
Michigan University. Brown is a
member of ASHHRA and was awarded the
Outstanding Chapter Contribution
Award in 2003. Brown has served as
South Central District Director and KHHRA Board Treasurer.
Ken is the recipient of the 2008
Marilyn Gates Award. |
VICE-PRESIDENT
Bob Brazil
Memorial Health System
Abilene, KS
W-
F-
rbrazil@MHSKS.org |
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Bob
began his career at Memorial Health
System in Abilene, Kansas as the
Chief Operating Officer in May 2002.
His primary function is Human
Resources; however, several
departments also report to him. He
has over 30 years in the Human
Resources field. During this time he
has been the President of the
Oklahoma Hospital Personnel
association, President of the Tulsa
Personnel Association, and an
officer in the Colorado Hospital
Human Resources Association. He has
been a member of KHHRA for 7 years
and is a member in good standing of
the American Society for Healthcare
Human Resources Administration. He
earned a Master of Behavioral
Science degree from Cameron
University in Lawton, Oklahoma and a
Bachelor of Business Administration
degree from Wichita State University
in Wichita, Kansas.
Bob is
currently the Abilene ROTARY Club
President, a City of Abilene
Planning Commissioner, and an
Abilene Marketing Plan Committee
Member.
In the
past he has also been Worshipful
Master of Benevolent Masonic Lodge
#98, Board of Directors of the
Abilene Masonic Temple Association,
Board of Director Abilene Area
Chamber of Commerce, and Board of
Director for the Mile High Chapter
of Legal Administrators. Bob Brazil
is married, has two married
daughters, two granddaughters, and
one grandson. He and his wife Alice
enjoy an excellent quality in
Abilene, Kansas! |
SECRETARY
NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT
- Nicole Nelson
Cloud County
Health Center
- W-
785-243-8522
- F-
785-243-8411
nrnelson@cchc.com
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Nicole
Nelson is the Director of Human
Resources at Cloud County Health
Center in Concordia and has worked
in the Human Resources field for 10
years with the past 4 years being at
the Director level.
Nicole has been a member of KHHRA
since 2003 and is currently serving
as the North Central Director and
Secretary. She is also a member of
ASHHRA and SHRM.
Nicole
and her husband Jeff have three
daughters at home; MaKayla, Olivia
and Kaitlyn. They enjoy living and
raising their family in a smaller
community.
“KHHRA
and the opportunities it provides
are invaluable. I feel extremely
fortunate to be part of such a
knowledgeable and supportive group
of people.” |
TREASURER
- Sandy Wedel
Ellsworth County
Medical Center
- W- 785-472-5028, x305
- F- 785-472-5731
swedel@ewmed.com
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Sandy Wedel is the
Director of Systems Improvement and
Rural Health Clinics at Ellsworth
County Medical Center, a position
held since 2001. Sandy is a member
of ASHHRA, SHRM and has been a part
of KHHRA for the past 4 years.
Although she has had extensive
experience in managing Physician
clinics for over 15 years, human
resources has always been a part of
that. “I felt like I was ready to
take on the responsibility of this
position and so began a new career
and have enjoyed it immensely. I
know it sounds corny but I love
helping people and the relationships
developed through the KHHRA group
have become invaluable. The
list-serve and now our website are
great tools and we do our best to
help each other in any given
situation.”
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PAST-PRESIDENT
CHAPTER MANAGEMENT CHAIR
- Margaret Kummer
Citizens Medical Center, Colby
- W- 785-460-4877
- F- 785-460-4895
mkummer@nwkshealthcare.com
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Margaret Kummer
is the Director of Human Resources
for Citizens Medical Center, Inc.,
in Colby; a position she has held
since 1994. Margaret has a Bachelor
of Arts’ degree from Fort Hays State
University. She is a member of
ASHHRA and of SHRM. Margaret has
been a member of KHHRA for eleven
years, serving as the Northwest
District Director, Board Treasurer
and Secretary. |
- Steve Poage
KS Health Service Corp.
- W-
785-233-7436
- F- 785-233-6955
spoage@kha-net.org
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Steve Poage is the
liaison between the Kansas Hospital
Association and KHHRA. Steve
has been the Vice President/CFO for
the Kansas Hospital Association
since 1997 and assumed the role of
CEO for Kansas Health Service
Corporation in 2005. A 1990
graduate from Bethany College, Steve
has also passed the certified public
accountant exam. Steve and his
wife Tammy have four children. |
NORTHWEST DISTRICT
- Carla Sharp
Citizens Medical Center
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csharp@nwkshealthcare.com
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Carla has been an employee with
Citizens Medical Center, Inc. since
1994 and in the Human Resources
department as Benefits Coordinator
since 1998. Carla enjoys her job
and loves working with her fellow
employees, she considers CMCI her
extended family. Carla joined KHHRA
in 1998 and has learned so much
being a part of this very talented
and dedicated group. She strives
to follow in the past Board of
Directors footsteps and keep KHHRA
always moving forward.
Carla is a single Mom
and she has two beautiful children,
Desire’e, and Jordan, both in
college. Carla is involved in her
community with Thomas County Relay
for Life, Ambassador for American
Cancer Society, Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Thomas County, and Thomas
County Interagency Coalition. |
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT
- Pam Wheeler
Scott County Hospital
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620-872-7796
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F-
620-872-7193
pamw@scotthospital.net
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Pamela
has been the Human Resource
Coordinator with Scott County
Hospital since 1998. She has
been a KHHRA member since 2000. |
SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT
Traci Smith
Sumner
Regional
Medical Center
W-
(620) 399-1231
F-
(620) 399-1296
tracis@srmcks.org |
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Traci Smith is the
Human Resources Coordinator for
Sumner Regional Medical Center in
Wellington. Traci has been with
SRMC in the human resources
department since 2002. She
graduated in 2001 with a bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration
(focus in Human Resources) and a
minor in management from Wichita
State University. She has been a
member of KHHRA since 2003. Outside
of work, Traci enjoys spending time
with her husband, Ryan and their two
small children, a son Laken and a
daughter Olivia. Traci is an active
part of the community she lives in
by volunteering with the Sumner
County Relay for Life and Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Sumner
County. |
SOUTHEAST DISTRICT
Debbie Marr
Fredonia Regional Hospital
W -- 620-378-2121, x202
F -- 620-378-3169
dmarr@frh1.org |
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Debbie Marr is the
Director of Human Resources at
Fredonia Regional Hospital. Debbie
joined the Fredonia Regional
Hospital administration staff in
2000 on a part-time basis as an
administrative assistant and the job
developed in to a full-time human
resource position for Fredonia
Regional Hospital. Besides the
Administrative duties that Debbie is
responsible for, she is also
responsible for the human resources
management, new hire orientations,
benefits administration, workers
compensation, performance
management, employee relations,
personnel data management and
credentialing of all physicians. Debbie’s professional career started
in business office management for a
Physicians Office where she enjoyed
a successful 19-year’s prior to
coming to Fredonia Regional
Hospital. She is a member of SHRM
and has been a member of KHHRA since
2000. Debbie received the
Chapter Officer Award for
Outstanding Leadership in 2007.
She has previously held the board
positions of secretary and VP. |
NORTHEAST DISTRICT
Kathy Orear
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Kathy Orear has been employed by
Newman Regional Health in Emporia,
Ks for fourteen years and has been
the Human Resources Director for
eleven years. Kathy graduated
from Emporia State University with a
B.S. in Psychology and Business and
followed that with a Masters Degree
in Industrial and Organizational
Psychology. Following college she
started her Human Resources career
working for Greenwood County
Hospital in a duel role as Assistant
to the Administrator and Human
Resources Manager. Kathy obtained
her Senior Professional Human
Resources (SPHR) Certification in
2002 through the Society for Human
Resources Management. Kathy is an
active member of the Emporia Chamber
of Commerce, Emporia Leadership, and
the St. Joseph Auxiliary. Kathy
lives in Olpe, Kansas with her
husband. They have three grown
children and three very active
grandchildren.
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