Growing up in the 1950s, Phyllis Stevens recognized the social inequalities that people of color faced and grew passionate about addressing those issues. Stevens started off as an educator before coming to Swope Health (called Swope Parkway Health Center at the time), where she used her talents and skills for special event fundraising. In 1993, …
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Since her family relocated to Kansas City in the early 1980s, Kimiko Black Gilmore has fallen in love with the city. She’s dedicated her career to the Kansas City community, and currently holds the dual role of deputy city manager and executive director of convention and entertainment facilities in her third stint working for the …
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Dianne Cleaver dedicated nearly half of a century to working in the Kansas City community, with the longest tenure of her career at Swope Health. While here, she learned lots about the healthcare field and gained valuable experience that opened doors to many more prominent positions. Roots at Swope Health Cleaver began her Swope Health …
Sonja Bachus has a passion for serving the community, and that’s exactly what she’s done over the last two-plus decades in the health care field. The newly appointed Chief Experience Officer of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) has worked her way up in the industry, which includes being the CEO of two …
Kim Riley is a visionary innovator who has a passion for helping people – especially thosewith disabilities. She’s the founder and CEO of The Transition Academy and North Star Solutions, which are designed to help disabled students and theirfamilies. Riley has an impressive resume with stops all around Kansas City, and it all started at …
From 1990 to 2015, Swope Health patients had the privilege of being served by Dr. James True. He started off as a psychiatrist for six years before holding the chief of psychiatry position until retirement, along with two short stints as interim medical officer when the role was vacant. The early years Dr. True kicked …
Throughout his life, Kelvin Simmons has had ties to Swope Health in just about every way imaginable. From growing up down the road from Swope Health Central, to being a patient, to being employed by the organization, the co-founder and principal of the Nexus Group has spent both his youth and professional career affiliated with …
Arsenial Runion spent three years at Swope Health soaking inas much knowledge as he could. Now, Runion is the Chief Executive Officer at EastLiberty Family Health Care Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and says he couldn’t have done it without applyingall that he learned at Swope Health. Introduction to healthcareRunion had revenue …
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For someone who has spent her entire career assisting the underserved health population, Carla Gibson credits her former employers for getting her to where she is now. Her time at Swope Health paved the way for her current position at REACH Healthcare Foundation, where she has worked since 2006 and served as vice president of …
Irene Caudillo may have only spent 18 months at Swope Health in the early 2010s, but her tenure helped shape her career into what it is today. Currently, Caudillo is a sought-after, community-minded thought leader who currently serves as Chief of Staff to Kansas City, Kansas Mayor Tyrone Garner. Community connectionsFrom 2011 to 2013, Caudillo …
