MIM WILKEY APPOINTED TO CHILD HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Our congratulations go out to Mim Wilkey, K.E.N. staff member, who has been appointed to Governor Sebelius' Child Health Advisory Committee. The Governor's press release follows. Information about Mim is at the bottom of the page (the names are alphabetical).
For immediate release:
Nicole Corcoran, Press Secretary
January 20, 2006
785.368.8500
Governor seeks to ensure healthier Kansas children
Sebelius appoints fifteen members to the Child Health Advisory Committee
Kansas children have many different needs in the 21st Century and among the most pressing is the need for good health. To help encourage good health, Governor Kathleen Sebelius today appointed fifteen individuals to the Child Health Advisory Committee.
“We have an obligation to help our children grow up healthy and limit the risks of future health problems,” Sebelius said. “We’ve assembled a distinguished group of Kansans who care about kids, and I look forward to working with them to help our children live healthier lives.”
The Child Health Advisory Committee advises the Governor and the Secretary of Kansas Department of Health and Environment on various issues involving children, including: obesity, newborn screening, immunizations and education. Each newly appointed member serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
Mary Baskett, Shawnee, serves 10,000 young Kansas children and their families as the executive director of Kansas HeadStart Association. She is also a principal at MarketPLAN Associates, LLC, a consulting practice. From 2003 to 2005 she was board president of Oral Health Kansas, a statewide oral health coalition.
Gary Brunk, Lawrence, has served as executive director of Kansas Action for Children, Inc. since 1996. He currently serves on the Systems of Care Statewide Steering Committee, Kansas Enrichment Network Executive Committee, and Kansas Early Childhood Care and Education Advisory Committee. In 2004 he was a member of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Immunizations, and in 2005 served on the Healthy Kansans 2010 Steering Committee and Kansas Health Consumers Coalition Executive Committee.
Dr. Dennis Cooley, Topeka, has been a board certified pediatrician for 25 years. He currently practices at Pediatric Associates of Topeka. He was chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at both St. Francis Hospital and Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. He has been involved with Kansas Safe Kids, the Oral Health Kansas Board of Directors, the Pediatric Liaison Committee of Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Success by Six Steering Committee and the Kansas Action for Children Board of Directors.
Leadell Ediger, Salina, has sixteen years of experience planning, implementing and coordinating early childhood services. Currently, he is executive director of the Kansas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. Ediger has been a member of the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies Board of Directors and Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children Board of Directors.
Betsy Hineman, Dighton, has a 35-year history of teaching and working with young children and their parents. In 1970, she began her career as a teacher in Michigan before moving to Dighton, Kansas, where she was a teacher in 1973. Hineman became involved in the Parents as Teachers program, and since 1994 has served as a PAT trainer, coordinator supervisor and consultant.
Vicki Hoffman, Hesston, has twenty years of experience in food service, specifically for students. She is the food services director for Wichita Public Schools, in which she oversees a program that provides approximately 30,000 lunches, 10,000 breakfasts, and 800 snacks daily for infants through high school students. Previously, she was the school food service consultant for nutrition services at Kansas State Department of Education and food service director for Hesston USD 460. Hoffman is a member of the Health and Wellness Coalition of Wichita and Kansas Nutrition Council.
Dr. Gerard Lozada, Kansas City, has been an optometrist since 1987. Currently, he works at Rosedale Vision Center. Between 2001 and 2003, he provided vision care for children at Turner House, a clinic for children. He was a recipient of the 2005 Distinguished Service Award from the Kansas Optometric Association and is co-chair of the Healthy Eyes Healthy Vision Committee for the Kansas Optometric Association.
Carol Massieon, Seneca, has been a school board member for Nemaha Valley Schools (USD 442) since 1979. She previously served on the Board of Directors of the Kansas Association of School Boards and has been president of the Kansas Association of School Boards. She was also a member of the Professional Standards Board, a sub-committee of the State Board of Education. Massieon is the owner of Gallery of Hair and co-owner of Sunflower Patch, a retail store.
Rand O’Donnell, Ph.D., Kansas City, is the president and chief executive officer for Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, since 1993. Previously, he was chief executive officer of the Arkansas Children’s Hospital and associate administrator of The Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. He has served on many boards, including the Partnership for Children Community Council, the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions, and the Children’s Hospitals International Executive Forum.
Tom Ostrander, Clearwater, is currently the assistant superintendent of Andover (USD 385). Between 1998 and 2005, he was superintendent of Clearwater (USD 264). In 2005, he was the president of the Kansas Association of School Administrators. He has served on the Kansas Council of Superintendents and as a district representative for the United Way.
Dr. Nick Rogers, Arkansas City, is a general dentist in private practice since 1978. He has served on the Kansas Dental Board, Wichita State University Dental Hygiene Steering committee for clinic renovation, and Oral Health Kansas. Dr. Rogers has been active on the Arkansas City (USD 470) Board of Education. He co-founded Ark City HeadStart and has served on its Board of Directors since 1985.
Penney Schwab, Garden City, is the executive director of the United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican-American Ministries. She has served on the Sunflower Foundation Board of Directors and was a panelist for the Kansas Association for Medically Underserved. Since 1986, Schwab has been a member of the Kansas Primary Care Association, serving as past president and treasurer. She is co-author of Abundant Technology: Limited Access. Health Care in the Land of Plenty.
Mary Ann Shorman, Hays, has been a school nurse for the Hays school district (USD 489) since 1988. She provides health care services, screenings and health teaching for Kansas children. Shorman has nearly twenty-five years of experience has a nurse. She has served as secretary and president of the Kansas School Nurse Organization and is a member of the National Association of School Nurses.
Doug Vance, Lawrence, is the executive director of the Kansas Recreation and Park Association. From 1983 to 2003, he worked in the University of Kansas Athletic Department, serving as Associate Athletics Director/Communications and Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations. Vance has served on the Sunflower State Games Board of Directors and the Kansas Wildscape Board of Directors.
Mim Wilkey, Wichita, is currently a consultant for the Community Health Institute at Kansas State University. She also works at the Institute for Educational Research and Public Service at the University of Kansas as a technical assistance coordinator for the Kansas Enrichment Network. In addition, she is the metropolitan community development director for the Wichita YMCA. Currently, Wilkey serves as the membership coordinator for the Kansas Community Education Association, an advisory board member of The National Youth Sports Program, and as a Wichita State University LINK Advisory Board member.
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Posted 1/23/2006
