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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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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Ellen Junger
Ellen Junger is senior vice president of consumer solutions and a corporate officer at Hallmark Cards, Inc.
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Fred G. Mitchell, CFA
President
For fifteen years prior to founding MCM in 1987, Fred worked at Waddell & Reed. He began as an Investment Analyst, progressed to Director of Research, Separate Account and Mutual Fund Portfolio Manager, President of Waddell & Reed Asset Management Co and Chief Investment Officer. He is a member of the CFA Institute, the Kansas City Society of Financial Analysts, and is a past chairman of the Board of Regents of the Financial Analysts Seminar. He has served on the Board of Directors of several Foundations and Corporations. He has written numerous articles for the Kansas City Star and is a frequent guest speaker on investment and economic topics.
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.
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.
Harry E. Wilkins, III, M.D.
Dr. Wilkins was most recently the Medical Director of the Trauma Department at St. Luke’s Hospital. A graduate of Northwestern University Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Wilkins is dedicated to improving internal processes and utilizing existing resources in order to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective clinical services to the community.
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