Executive Committee: Mary Beth Warren, Chairperson Open, Vice Chairperson Carol Smith, Past Chairperson Arlis Herriman, Member at Large Gib Garrow, Member at Large Pam Barlet, Team 3 Leader D'Ann Dennis, Team 4 Leader Dr. Tia Strait, Team 5 Leader Deborah Chiodo, Team 6 Leader Dr. Carolyn Keil Chair Department of Nursing Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS Dr. Tia Marie Strait (Executive Committee) Dean, School of Technology Missouri Southern State College Joplin, MO 64801 Deborah Chiodo (Executive Committee) Director of Humans Resources Freeman Health System Joplin, MO 64804 Regina Bowling Director SW Missouri AHEC Springfield, MO 65804 Gary Little VP of Human Resources St. John's Regional Medical Center Joplin, MO 64804 Jasen Jones Administrative Director Workforce Investment Board of Southwest Missouri Joplin, MO 64801 Carol Smith - (Past Chairperson) Network Development St. John's Regional Medical Center Joplin, MO 64804 Mary Beth Warren, (Chairperson) Dir. Rural Eastern Kansas AHEC Pittsburg, KS 66762-0296 D'Ann Dennis (Executive Committee) Nursing Instructor/Co-Director Crowder College Neosho, MO 64850 Arlis Herriman, (Executive Committee) Associate Director AHEC-NW Fayetteville, AR 72703 Dr. John Rucker Dean of Instruction Crowder College Neosho, MO 64850 Rachel Kennedy Health Sciences Instructor Crowder College Tech Ed Center Neosho, MO 64850 Charles Bentlage, MD Chief Medical Officer Freeman Health System Joplin, MO 64804 Marie Nepple Dept. of Nursing, Skills Coordinator Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS 66762 Jamie Hirshey Retention and Turnover Coordinator Freeman Health System Joplin, MO 64804 Rita Rickel Rural Eastern Kansas AHEC Pittsburg, KS 66762-0296 Teri George Director of Patient Services Missouri Rehabilitation Center Mt. Vernon, MO 65712 Don Anderson VP Human Resources CoxHealth Center Springfield, MO 65807 Brenda Kaiser Human Resources Director McCune Brooks Hospital Carthage, MO 64836 Pam Barlet, R.R.T. Executive Committee Director of Pulmonary/Outreach Services McCune - Brooks Hospital Carthage, MO 64836 Jim Brookhart VP Human Resources St. John's Health System Springfield, MO 65084-2263 Sue Joslen Administrator St. Luke Care Facility Carthage, MO 64836 Steve Russell Director of Mid-America Science and Tech Alliance Joplin Chamber of Commerce Joplin, MO 64804 Pam Sweger Director of Human Resources Nevada Regional Med Center Nevada, MO 64772 Ann Garrigues Director of Nursing Education Northwest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR 72712 Patti Yates Nurse Supervisor Newton County Health Department Gib Garrow (Executive Committee) Dir. of Economic Development City of Neosho/County of Newton Neosho, MO 64850 Steve McIntosh Field Representative for Congressman Roy Blunt Joplin, MO 64801 Sheila Boice Director of HR Barton County Memorial Hospital Lamar, MO 64759 Rick Guyton, PhD AHEC Director Northwest Fayetteville, AR 72703 Dr. Helen Reid Acting Associate Dean, College of Health & Human Services Southwest MO State University Springfield, MO 65804 Cynthia L. Pemberton Dean, College of Health & Human Services Southwest MO State Univ. Springfield, MO 65804 Mary Ann Holloway Human Resources Manager Hospital District #1 Girard, KS 66743 Dr. Richard Saporito Dir. Post Sec. Education MSSC Campus Joplin, MO 64801-1595 Tiffany Alaniz News Anchor KSN TV Joplin, MO 65804 Dr. Mark Skrade President -Forest Institute of Professional Psych Springfield, MO 65807 D. Sean Donegan GlaxoSmithKline Senior Executive Clinical Specialist Springfield, MO 65809 Billy Meyer Human Resources Manager La-Z-Boy Midwest Neosho, MO 64850 Marcus Patton -Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical