About the Kim Moore Visionary Leadership Award
In 2017, the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund Board of Directors voted to honor its founding president by establishing the Kim Moore Award for Visionary Leadership. Each year, the Fund solicits nominations and presents the award to a Kansan exemplifying visionary leadership in one of our strategic focus areas: Access to Care, Thriving Children, or Engaged Congregations and Communities.
A cash award of $500 is given to the award winner. If the recipient is associated with an organization, that agency receives an additional $2,000 to use as it deems.
The following criteria are considered by the Board of Directors:
- What visionary leadership has the nominee demonstrated and what actions have benefited the health of Kansans in the chosen strategic field of work?
- How has the individual taken risks, shown innovation, and exhibited the flexibility and creativity needed to be effective in his/her work?
- What makes this individual an outstanding leader in this field of work? What are his or her significant contributions to the field of work?
- What change resulted from and/or who benefited from this person’s leadership?
As a philanthropy committed to realizing a vision where all Kansans are physically, mentally, and spiritually healthy, we’re pleased to recognize the following visionary leaders with this award.
Award recipients
2023 – Lisse Regehr
President & CEO, Thrive Allen County
2022 – Monica Murnan
Director of Community Support Services, Greenbush
2021 – Dr. Christine Fisher
Medical Director, First Care Clinic, Inc.
2020 – Deanna Berry
Executive Director, Russell Child Development Center
2019 – Krista Postai
President & CEO, Community Health Center for Southeast Kansas
2018 – Michelle Gaumé Finn
Lactation Program Coordinator, Shawnee Mission Medical Center
