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Ozark Tri-County Health Care Consortium, Inc.
Board of Directors

Board President Jerrie Wise- Attended Arkansas State in Conway, Arkansas majoring in Business Administration/Secretarial Science.  Previous Administrative Assistant of Mid-American Business College and previous Administrative Assistant of Draughon's Business College.  Previous Director of Jay Truck Driver Training Center; previous Administrative Assistant of New Covenant Academy; and previous Administrator of Newton County Health Department.  Current Administrative Assistant of Newton County Health Department.  Served, as well as, held numerous offices on a number of professional organizations of which included Missouri Public Health Association, Missouri Human Development Advisory Committee, Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation, and Southwest Missouri Community Alliance.

Board Vice President Charles Buehler- Graduate of Aurora, MO., resident of Barry County for 24 years. Presently business owner of JC Penney catalog store and Buehler Sales in Cassville. Driver for OAT’s Inc. for 26 years. Previous employment: housing contractor, farm owner, and a various other businesses. Currently clerk/treasurer of local Baptist Church.

Board Treasurer Mary Ann Bradley- Graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Nursing.  Employed as Community Health Nurse IV and Administrator of McDonald County Health Department for 44 years.  Began the McDonald County Home Health Agency for 22 years, from 1968 to 1990.  On the committee that began the OTCCHC, and served as President for the first two years, and worked very hard to get it started, and found a CEO, then, subsequently served three years as Secretary and one year as Treasurer.  Appointed by Governor John Ashcroft as one of six Statewide to serve on the newly formed Emergency Planning Commission, and served for four years.  Also belonged to the ANA, MOSNA, and was Chair for the Public Health Committee; Treasurer for the local United Way for eight years; Pineville City Council for 16 years; and many positions in the Pineville Methodist Church.  Also FEMA Board and R-1 School District Health Committee as volunteering for community work.

Board Secretary Cindy N. Walker is a life long resident of McDonald County.  She is a graduate of McDonald County High School and a graduate of Crowder College.  She has been married for 14 years to Bryan Walker and they have three children.

Board Member Pat Tichenor- Lifelong resident of Barry County.  Graduated from Exeter High School and Draughan’s Business College in Springfield.  Employed by Barry County Health Department from 1974 to 1999.  Served as Administrator the last 10 years.  Have four children, three daughters and one son, three live in Cassville and one daughter lives in rural Fairview, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Along with Mary Ann Bradley, Jerrie Wise, and Lou Ellen Honeycutt, started working toward the establishment of a Federal Funded rural Health Clinic for Southwest Missouri in 1994.  Am currently employed by Wal-Mart part time.

Board Member After graduating from Anderson H.S., Dr. Al Chapman obtained an A.A. from Joplin Jr. College, a B.A. and M.S. from the University of Missouri (Columbia) and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska (Medical Center).  He took a faculty position at the University of Kansas Medical Center where he taught medical students Anatomy/Cell Biology, did biomedical research and trained Ph.D. students the biomedical sciences for some 18 years.  He then served in the KUMC administration as Dean of Graduate Studies and Research for some 20 years and later as Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs until his retirement.  During that time he founded the 501(c)3 KUMC Research Foundation and served as the President.  He and his wife Pat, “retired” to the family farm to run cattle in 1999.  He currently serves on the Crowder Board of Trustees.

Board Member Francisco Bustillo is a native to Honduras where he received and education in Industrial Mechanics.  While in Honduras Mr. Bustillo assisted in farming communities.  For the past 16 years Mr. Bustillo has lived in the United States where he currently is employed with Branco Enterprises.

Board Member Steve W. Graddy graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor in Science with an emphasis in Accounting in 1981.  He and his wife (Diane) have been married for 25 years; they have three sons Adam (23), Zack (21) and Bryan (16).  They moved to Joplin in 1988 when Mr. Graddy went to work for Freeman Hospital as Controller.  He has served in various progressive positions since that time with his latest role being that of Chief Financial Officer for Freeman Health Systems.

Board Member Peggy Carpenter was educated in the Baxter Springs/Riverton, Kansas school systems.  She has 5 grown children and has resided in the Joplin, MO. area for 39 years. 

Board Member Randall J. Handly has been a resident of McDonald County since October of 1993, relocating from Topeka, Kansas.  He was born and raised in Vernon County and is a graduate from Metz H.S.  He attended Central Missouri State University and the IBM Technical School.  He worked 26 years in the data processing field as a computer programmer analyst in the areas of human resources, payroll and insurance.  He held a management position for 10 years before retiring in this field.  He was elected mayor of Prescott, Kansas in 1975 at the age of 26 and recognized by the state of Kansas as the youngest mayor ever elected.  He was also honored by the Cambridge Who’s Who for his accomplishments.  Since 1984 he has also served as a pastor/evangelist.  He and his wife, Donna, have recorded 10 albums of their Southern/Country Gospel Music and have received numerous awards for their talents in this area.  He is currently the National Secretary/Treasurer for Full Gospel Churches International, holding that position for 10 years, and a full-time evangelist.  He and Donna have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.

Board Member Chuck Brewster graduated from Pittsburg State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration with emphasis in Management in 1993.  He and his wife (Allisyn) have been married for 10 years and have two sons.  Chuck is a member of the Four States Health Professions Consortium, a member of the Missouri Rural Health Association, and currently serves as the Regional Development Coordinator for St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin.