The Process for Electing HCF Directors Was Established by the Missouri Attorney General

OVERVIEW

The terms of seven Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) Board members expire in February 2013. In selecting members for the HCF Board of Directors, special consideration is given to ensuring that the candidate pool meets the qualifications shown below.

The process for electing HCF Directors was established by the Missouri Attorney General when the foundation was created in 2002. The process requires time and steps that go beyond those that are usually involved in recruiting candidates for board seats. However, it ensures that foundation leadership emerges from qualified candidates who are diverse in gender, race and ethnicity, culture, service area geography, and expertise. Candidates who have experience or sincere interest in working with the underserved in the field of health are encouraged to apply. We include mental, physical and oral health in our definition of health.

Instead of the HCF Board recruiting new members, the HCF Community Advisory Committee (CAC) is charged with this all important task. The CAC is a 24-member group that is appointed by various elected officials throughout the HCF service area. The CAC Nominating Committee is charged with soliciting applications, interviewing and vetting applicants, and recommending a slate of nominees—at least 2 for each open slot--first to the full CAC for approval and then to the HCF Board of Directors for interviews and selection. The CAC is required to approve the final selection of candidates approved by the HCF Board.

Terms

HCF Directors serve without pay for a three-year term. Directors can be re-nominated for a second three-year term. All HCF Board members are required annually to complete and submit an Attestation and Statement of Personal Interests, which is outlined in the HCF Conflict of Interest policy and found on our website ( A brief overview of our Conflict of Interest Policy is attached.

Meetings

Board meetings are held every other month starting in February 2013 at the HCF offices (2700 E. 18th Street, Kansas City, MO 64127). It is customary for Board members to spend at least 3-6 hours each month attending Board or Committee meetings. In addition, board members also spend time reading material in preparation for Board and Committee meetings. Consistent attendance is expected at both Board and Committee meetings. All Directors serve on one or more Board committees, many of which meet six times per year either in person, or by telephone conference call.

Number of Candidates

This year, the Community Advisory Committee expects to submit to the HCF Board at its December12thmeeting a slate consisting of 14 to 21 candidates to fill the seven expiring terms. At its February 2013 meeting the Board will elect seven members from those nominated.

Timeline and Process

The CAC Nominating Committee begins the search process to identify candidates in July. Applicants are asked to complete the attached application and send in a current resume by September 7, 2012.

During September and October the Committee will review applications and select applicants for face-to-face interviews. Nominating Committee interviews with applicants will be audio taped and made available to HCF Board members as an aid to their selection process. (HCF adheres to Missouri Open Meetings Law, which requires that HCF, when requested, will also provide public access to the taped interviews.)

The Committee will identify a slate of nominees following the first round of interviews. Nominees will be interviewed a second time by the HCF Board of Directors at its February 2013 meeting.

Election results will be communicated to candidates within 48 hours of the final vote. New Directors will participate in orientations prior to taking office at the next scheduled Board meeting.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age and a resident in the HCF service area.
• Must have knowledge, expertise, education, or experience in one or more of the following: public health, health care delivery to the uninsured or underinsured, health care advocacy, community/neighborhood development, asset management and investment strategy, philanthropic administration, marketing/public relations, law, social science research, or non-profit management.
• Must contribute perspective in one or more of the following areas: uninsured and underinsured consumers of health care services; access to health care for the uninsured and underinsured; health promotion and education in underserved communities; health care quality and outcome improvement; health care needs of women, children, the elderly, low income, ethnic and cultural minorities, or general issues of public health.
• Must have demonstrated core leadership attributes.
• Must have a recognized reputation for integrity and competence.
• Must have demonstrated an ability to devote the time necessary to fulfill Board responsibilities and regularly attend meetings.
• Must have demonstrated an ability to understand and appreciate the role and responsibility of a public health care philanthropic foundation and the need to balance various constituency requirements.
• Must have demonstrated a personal interest in and concern for the public health and welfare of residents throughout the entire Missouri and Kansas Service Areas and a commitment to accomplishing the Corporation's overall mission, purposes and goals.

• Public officials are not eligible to serve as Directors. For purposes of this exclusion, "public official" means any elected or appointed officer or employee, other than those who serve without compensation, of any city, county, or state government or of the federal government. Any Director who chooses to run for election to public office must resign as a Board member upon filing documents declaring his or her candidacy.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Interested and qualified candidates are asked to complete and return the attached application with your most current resume (no more than 5 pages):

Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

c/o Mr. Brian Johnson, Chair

CAC Nominating Committee

2700 E. 18th Street, Suite 220

Kansas City, MO 64127

Email:

All materials must be emailed or postmarked on or before September 7, 2012.

Name ______

Address ______

Telephone ______(Home) ______(Business) ______(Cell)

Email Address ______

Fax ______

Employment Status ______

Employer ______

Employer Address ______

Employer Phone ______

Please briefly answer the following questions.

Attach additional sheet, if needed.

1. Indicate what expertise, education or experience you have in one or more of the following areas: public health, health care delivery to the uninsured or underinsured, health care advocate, community/neighborhood development, asset management and investment strategy, philanthropic administration, marketing/public relations or work in the research, legal or non-profit sectors. How would this expertise benefit you in assisting the Board of Directors with meeting the unmet needs of the community?

1. Please write a brief statement that explains your interest in serving on the HCF Board.

1. HCF Directors are expected to regularly attend board meetings and actively participate on at one Board committee. Can you devote the time necessary to fulfill these responsibilities?

1. Have you ever been arrested for or convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

1. Have you ever had or is there currently a judgment against you? If so, please explain.

1. Do you live in the HCF service area? This includes the City of Kansas City, MO and the following six counties (Cass, Jackson and Lafayette in Missouri and Allen, Johnson and Wyandotte in Kansas). If so, please offer the county (s) in which you live or work?

Statement of Commitment:

I am fully prepared to dedicate the time and energy to serve on the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City Board. I will attend meetings regularly and serve as an active and involved member of the Board. I will serve with the utmost integrity and sensitivity to the health care needs of the citizens of this community.

I have no conflict of interest in serving on the Foundation Board and no history of activities, illegal or otherwise that would cause embarrassment to the Board.

The information that I have submitted in this application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Signature ______

Date ______