MO HealthNet Oversight Committee Members
Stephen C. Bradford, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is president and chief executive officer for Pyramid Home Health Services, Inc. Mr. Bradford holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and master’s in urban and regional planning from the University of Mississippi..
Joan Bray has served in the Missouri Senate since January 2003 after having served ten years in the Missouri House of Representatives. Senator Bray represents the 24th District, which includes all or parts of 18 municipalities and unincorporated areas in St. Louis County. Joan serves on the Appropriations Committee; Ways and Means; Transportation; Committee on Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics; Commerce, Energy and the Environment; Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight; Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; and the Joint Committee on Tax Policy. Also, she is a delegate to the Streamlined Sales Tax Implementing States of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Joan has a B.A. in English from Southwestern University in Texas, a Master of Education in Counseling and Human Relations and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She lives in University City with her husband, Carl Hoagland. They have two grown sons, Noel and Kolby.
Gwendolyn Crimm, St. Louis, Missouri, is the placement coordinator at the Construction Career Center Charter High School. Ms. Crimm attended Forest Park Community College and Fontbonne University.
Dr. Frederick G. DeFeo, Kansas City, Missouri, is a physician at University Physician Associates. Dr. DeFeo holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Rockhurst College and medical degree from the University of Kansas.
Jane Drummond was appointed Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services by Governor Matt Blunt in November 2006. As director of DHSS she serves as the state’s top public health official and oversees 1900 employees and 200 programs ranging from emergency response coordination to chronic diseases to environmental health issues to senior and disability issues. She previously served as Governor Blunt’s General Counsel, beginning in May 2006. In addition to providing legal counsel to the Governor and his staff, she served as liaison between the Governor’s Office and the Departments of Public Safety, Corrections and Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration. Jane previously worked as the Department of Health and Senior Services’ General Counsel, where she coordinated all legal matters on behalf of the Department. Prior to her work in state government, Jane was an associate in the Jefferson City office of Husch & Eppenberger, LLC. She was a member of the firm’s Health Care and Labor & Employment practice groups. (ex-officio member)
Craig D. Frazier, Springfield, Missouri, is president and CEO of Intuitive Medical Software, LLC. Mr. Frazier holds a bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University.
Dr. Shawn P. Griffin, St. Joseph, Missouri, is chief medical information officer at Heartland Health. Dr. Griffin holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Northwest Missouri State University and medical degree from the University of Iowa.
Steven H. Lipstein, Clayton, Missouri, is president and CEO of BJC HealthCare. Mr. Lipstein holds a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and master’s in health administration from Duke University.
Dr. Debra O. McCaul, Rolla, Missouri, is a physician at St. John’s Health System. Dr. McCaul holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from John Hopkins University and medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia.
Dr. Heidi B. Miller, St. Louis, Missouri, is an internal medicine doctor at the Family Care Health Centers. Dr. Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Yale University and medical degree from Harvard.
Laura M. Neal, Columbia, Missouri, is coordinator for Quality of Life Services at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. Ms. Neal holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia and master’s in social work and public health from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
Dr. Joseph Parks serves as the Chief Clinical Officer for the Department of Mental Health as well as the Director for the Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services for the State of Missouri Department of Mental Health in Jefferson City. He also serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health and University of Missouri in Columbia. He serves as President of the Medical Director’s Council of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors. He practices psychiatry on an outpatient basis at Family Health Center, a federally funded community health center established to expand services to uninsured and underinsured patients in the Columbia area. Dr. Parks has authored or co-authored a number of original articles, monographs, technical papers, and reviews on implementation of Evidence Based Medicine and Pharmacy Utilization Management and behavioral treatment programs. His work has appeared in several journals. He was awarded the 2006 American Psychiatric Association Bronze Achievement Award for a program controlling pharmacy costs by improving prescribing practices. (ex officio member)
Joseph E. Pierle, Jefferson City, Missouri, is the executive director the Missouri Primary Care Association. Mr. Pierle holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and master’s in public administration from George Mason University.
Dr. Rob Schaaf, a family physician from St. Joseph, was elected to the Missouri House in 2002, and was the House handler of the MO HealthNet legislation this year. He was named to the MO HealthNet Oversight Committee by the Speaker of the House. Dr. Schaaf is the Chairman of the Special Committee on Healthcare Facilities and serves on the following House committees: Budget, Appropriations for Health, Mental Health and Social Services, and Health Care Policy. He also serves on the Board of the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan, the Healthcare Stabilization Fund Feasibility Board, and is a member of the Infection Control Advisory Committee created by the Infection Control Act of 2004, which he authored. He is a Councilor of the Missouri State Medical Association and a board member of the Missouri State Medical Foundation. He is also Board Chair of the Missouri Doctors Mutual Insurance Company, which he helped found in 2004. He and his wife Debbie have two children, Robert and Renee.
Deborah E. Scott was appointed by Governor Matt Blunt as Director of the Department of Social Services on October 11, 2006. Prior to becoming director, Ms. Scott served as Department Deputy Director. In her tenure with DSS, Scott has also served as Special Assistant to the Director, Director of the Office of Early Childhood and held leadership positions in the Department's Children's Division and Human Resources. Ms. Scott began working for the state of Missouri in 1986 as a disability examiner and over the past 21 years has held various administrative positions within the Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education, Health and Senior Services, and DSS. Prior to becoming a state employee, Deborah was a teacher and school administrator in Northeast Missouri. Ms. Scott holds a bachelor's degree in secondary education from Truman State University. She has done graduate work in social science at her alma mater, as well as graduate studies in theology at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. (ex officio member)
Charlie Shields was elected to the Senate in 2003 after serving in the House of Representatives for 12 years. Senator Shields represents the 34rd District which include Platte and Buchanan Counties. As Senate Majority Floor Leader, Senator Shields serves as the Chair of the Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee, Vice-Chair of Gubernatorial Appointments, is a member of the Administration and Education Committees, the Joint Committee on Education and serves on the Education Commission of the State. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Marketing and a Masters Degree in Business Administration, both from the University of Missouri - Columbia. Along with his service in the House and Senate, Shields is employed as a Project Coordinator for Heartland Health System in St. Joseph. He and his wife reside in rural Buchanan County, and are the parents of two sons, Brandt and Bryce.
Mike Talboy was elected to the House of Representatives in 2006. He represents part of Jackson County (District 37). Rep. Talboy is a practicing attorney and is a member of the Missouri Bar Association and the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. He also is a member of the Board of Directors for the Kansas/Western Missouri chapter of the ACLU and is a member of the Committee for County Progress (Jackson Co) where he served on the Board of Directors. Rep. Talboy graduated from University of Missouri - Kansas City in 2000 with a Communications degree and then went on to attain his Juris Doctorate in 2002, also from the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Rep. Talboy was born in Boise, Idaho on August 2, 1977. In 1993 he moved with his family to Kansas City.
Dr. William D. Thousand, Springfield, Missouri, is dental director at Jordan Valley Community Dental Clinic. Dr. Thousand holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Central Missouri State University and doctorate of dental surgery from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
