Our Board of Directors is dedicated to ensuring our mission is fulfilled while constantly keeping up with changes in our profession through innovation and strategic initiatives. Each Board member brings from their career and/or life experiences expertise to help us succeed. The Board of Directors meets eleven times each year with an annual retreat in November.

Chair:

Andrea Plowman
Real Estate Agent
Olathe Noon Rotary Club, Board Member & Past President

Vice Chair:

Jason Armstrong
Regional Market Director
CommunityAmerica Credit Union

Treasurer:

Jill Grube
Assistant Chief Financial Officer
The City of Lenexa

Secretary:

Jessica Dupriest
Office Administrator, Grace Point Church of the Nazarene
Johnson County Young Matrons Representative
Former ELI Board Chairperson

Board Members:

Chad Butterfield
Director of Business Affairs
Olathe Medical Services

Anthony Davis
The Rob Elleman Team, ReeceNichols Realtors
Kansas City Chiefs Ambassador

Tom Dupriest

Mark Gash
Financial Advisor
Prime Capital Investment Advisors/Qualified Plan Advisors

Nancy Ingram
Former Volunteer Services Coordinator at Olathe Medical Center
Former Executive Director of Olathe Public Schools Foundation

Bryan Rapp
Agency Owner
American Family Insurance

Penny Shaffer
Nurse Consultant
Former Director of GERTI

Charlene Shibel, RN
Former Director of Hospice, Home Health, and Center Resource Center
Olathe Medical Center

Cori Leonard Young
Shareholder
Polsinelli PC

Non-Voting Members:

Dr. Fredrick Short, DO
Medical Director of Evergreen Community of Johnson County

Roger Templin, JD
Attorney, Payne and Jones, Chartered

Chris Osborn, RN, MBA, LACHA
CEO of Evergreen Living Innovations

Gene Howe
CFO of Evergreen Living Innovations

Jamie Paredes, LMSW, LACHA
Executive Director of Evergreen Community

Belinda Vierthaler, LMSW, LACHA
Director of GERTI