BCHS Staff Directory

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Bureau Director and Administrative Staff
Bureau Director Mindee Reece mreece@kdheks.gov 785-296-0201
Senior Administrative Assistant Jenny Nixon jnixon@kdheks.gov 785-296-1200
Office Manager Julie Dillingham jdillingham@kdheks.gov 785-296-7100

Health Facilities Program
Director Joyce Smith jsmith@kdheks.gov 785-296-0131
State Survey Manager, Interim Liza Ben Vaughn lbenvaug@kdheks.gov 785-296-0127
Certification Coordinator Tamara Wilkerson twilkers@kdheks.gov 785-296-1263
Risk Mgmt/Home Health Specialist & OASIS Education Coordinator Vacant    
Senior Administrative Assistant LaDonna Lee llee@kdheks.gov 785-296-1249
Senior Administrative Assistant Lois Wilkins lwilkins@kdheks.gov 785-296-1258

Local Health
Local Health Program Director Jane Shirley jshirley@kdheks.gov 785-296-6549
Public Health Workforce Development Specialist Vacant   785-296-3641
Public Health Nurse Specialist Teri Caudle tcaudle@kdheks.gov 785-296-4485
KS-TRAIN Administrator Debbie Nickels dnickels@kdheks.gov 785-291-3457
Administrative Specialist Pat Behnke pbehnke@kdheks.gov 785-296-0425
KS-TRAIN Project Manager Jacob Jackson jjackson@kdheks.gov 785-291-3241

Preparedness
Preparedness Director David Meek dmeek@kdheks.gov 785-296-8656
Director of Homeland Security Operations Michael McNulty mmcnulty@kdheks.gov 785-291-3065
Exercise Coordinator Vacant   785-296-1984
Program Consultant Kelsey Gordon kgordon@kdheks.gov 785-296-1190
IT Systems Analyst Vacant    
Preparedness Budget Manager Tabetha Mallonee tmallonee@kdheks.gov 785-296-8115
Medical Materials Program Manager Vacant   785-296-7428
Director of Grant Administration Jamie Hemler jhemler@kdheks.gov 785-296-5529
Planning & Volunteer Coordinator Emily Nickel enickel@kdheks.gov 785-296-5201
Planning & Technology Specialist Gilbert Tabares gtabares@kdheks.gov 785-296-3380
Grant & Contract Coordinator Lisa Williams lawilliams@kdheks.gov 785-296-1984

Primary Care
Primary Care Director Barbara Huske bhuske@kdheks.gov 785-296-2742
Workforce Coordinator Vacant   785-368-8110
Primary Care Clinic Coordinator Angela German agerman@kdheks.gov 785-296-3135

Rural Health
Rural Health Director Sara Roberts sroberts@kdheks.gov 785-291-3796
Rural Health Analyst Vacant   785-296-1232
Rural Health Consultant Allen Sester asester@kdheks.gov 785-291-3819

Special Population Health
Special Population Health Director Cyndi Treaster ctreaster@kdheks.gov 785-296-8113
KSFHP Regional Case Manager Kendra Baldridge kbaldridge@kdheks.gov 785-296-2671
Administrative Specialist Sarah Beery sbeery@kdheks.gov 785-296-6028
KSFHP Regional Case Manager Pat Fernandez pfernandez@kdheks.gov 785-625-5663

Trauma Systems
Trauma Director Rosanne Rutkowski rrutkowski@kdheks.gov 785-296-1210
Trauma Program Assistant Nancy Akin nakin@kdheks.gov 785-296-3180
Regional Trauma Coordinator Jeanette Shipley jshipley@kdheks.gov 785-296-0604
Trauma Epidemiologist Dee Vernberg dvernberg@kdheks.gov 785-296-0613

Additional Staff
Public Information Officer Miranda Steele msteele@kdheks.gov 785-296-5795
Epidemiologist Vacant    
Medical Investigator – Hays M. Ella Vajnar mvajnar@kdheks.gov 785-625-5663
Laboratory Preparedness Director Shannon Gabel sgabel@kdheks.gov 785-296-6621
Senior Epidemiologist Daniel Neises dneises@kdheks.gov 785-296-5585