Who We Are

Our Team

April Holman

Executive Director
April@ExpandKanCare.com
785-251-0919

Lacey Kennett

Director of Communications
Lacey@ExpandKanCare.com
785-251-0929

Marissa Alcantar

Policy & Advocacy Specialist
Marissa@ExpandKanCare.com
785-251-0932

Chandra Dickson

Storybank Specialist
Chandra@ExpandKanCare.com
785-251-0739

Masara Al-Sharieh

Community Organizer
Masara@ExpandKanCare.com
785-251-0940

Our Coalition

The Alliance for a Healthy Kansas is a coalition of more than 130 organizations and leaders across the state that support KanCare expansion. Coalition members support the Alliance’s values and efforts to expand KanCare through involvement with Alliance meetings, activities and outreach efforts.


  • ADAPT-KANSAS
  • ALS ASSOCIATION
  • AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS-KANSAS CHAPTER
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS-KANSAS
  • AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
  • AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION IN KANSAS & GREATER KANSAS CITY
  • ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI
  • ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS OF KANSAS
  • BETTER TOGETHER
  • BIG TENT COALITION
  • BREAKTHROUGH EPISCOPAL SOCIAL SERVICES
  • BREAKTHROUGH HOUSE
  • CAIRN HEALTH
  • CAPPER FOUNDATION
  • CENTRAL PLAINS HEALTH CARE PARTNERSHIP, INC.
  • CHC IN COWLEY COUNTY
  • CHILDREN’S ALLIANCE OF KANSAS
  • COMMUNITIES CREATING OPPORTUNITY (CCO)
  • COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK OF KANSAS
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY
  • CROSS-LINES COMMUNITY OUTREACH
  • CULTIVATE KANSAS CITY
  • DISABILITY RIGHTS CENTER OF KANSAS
  • DOUGLAS COUNTY CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
  • DOUGLAS COUNTY COALITION ON AGING
  • EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION
  • EL CENTRO INC., KANSAS CITY
  • FAITH VOICES FOR MEDICAID EXPANSION
  • FIRST CARE CLINIC
  • FLINT HILLS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
  • FREEDOM HEALTHY CHOICES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
  • FRIENDS OF YATES, INC.
  • GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WINFIELD
  • GRACEMED
  • GRASS ROOTS ADVOCATES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
  • HEALTH ALLIANCE OF SEDGWICK COUNTY
  • HEALTH FORWARD FOUNDATION
  • HEALTH PARTNERSHIP CLINIC
  • HEALTHY COMMUNITIES WYANDOTTE
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
  • JERRY WHITE FAMILY CARE CLINIC
  • JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
  • JOHNSON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
  • KANCARE ADVOCATES NETWORK
  • KANSAS AARP
  • KANSAS ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
  • KANSAS ACTION FOR CHILDREN
  • KANSAS ADVOCATES FOR BETTER CARE
  • KANSAS AFL-CIO
  • KANSAS APPLESEED
  • KANSAS AREA AGENCIES ON AGING
  • KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS
  • KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
  • KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS
  • KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
  • KANSAS BREASTFEEDING COALITION
  • KANSAS CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
  • KANSAS CHAPTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
  • KANSAS CITY KANSAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
  • KANSAS CITY MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION
  • KANSAS COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
  • KANSAS DENTAL HYGIENISTS ASSOCIATION
  • KANSAS EMS ASSOCIATION
  • KANSAS EQUALITY COALITION
  • KANSAS FARMERS UNION
  • KANSAS HEAD START ASSOCIATION
  • KANSAS HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
  • KANSAS HEALTH FOUNDATION
  • KANSAS HOMECARE ASSOCIATION
  • KANSAS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
  • KANSAS INTERFAITH ACTION
  • KANSAS MENTAL HEALTH COALITION
  • KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
  • KANSAS NURSES ASSOCIATION
  • KANSAS PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION
  • KANSAS RURAL CENTER
  • KANSAS SILVER HAIRED LEGISLATURE
  • KEYS FOR NETWORKING INC.
  • KIDSTLC
  • KONZA PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DENTAL CENTER
  • LA FAMILIA SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER
  • LABETTE ASSISTANCE CENTER
  • LAWRENCE UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP
  • LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF KANSAS
  • LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, KANSAS
  • MAINSTREAM COALITION
  • MARCH OF DIMES
  • MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF THE HEARTLAND
  • METRO ORGANIZATION FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY (MORE2)
  • MINDS MATTER, LLC
  • MISSION MOBILE MEDICAL
  • NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS-NAMI KANSAS
  • NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
  • NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS
  • NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR ON CEDAR ST. FOUNDATION
  • NURTURE KC
  • ORAL HEALTH KANSAS
  • OVERLAND PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD
  • POETRY FOR PERSONAL POWER
  • POSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL - KANSAS CHAPTER
  • PROSTATE CANCER NETWORKING GROUP
  • PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
  • REACH HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
  • ROSEDALE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
  • SALINA FAMILY HEALTHCARE CENTER
  • SELF-ADVOCATES COALITION OF KANSAS (SACK)
  • SHAWNEE COUNTY HEALTH AGENCY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
  • SILVER CITY HEALTH CENTER
  • SKIL RESOURCE CENTER
  • SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD FAMILY HEALTH CARE
  • ST. PAUL'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LENEXA
  • SUNFLOWER FOUNDATION
  • SUSAN G. KOMEN OF KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI
  • SWOPE HEALTH SERVICES
  • TEAM SAINT MARK PRISON MINISTRY GROUP
  • THE 802 UNITED
  • THE ARC OF DOUGLAS COUNTY
  • THE FAMILY CONSERVANCY
  • THE MIDLAND GROUP
  • THE WHOLE PERSON
  • THRIVE ALLEN COUNTY
  • THRIVE HEALTH CONNECTION
  • TOPEKA CENTER FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
  • TOPEKA INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCE CENTER
  • UNITED COMMUNITY SERVICES OF JOHNSON COUNTY INC.
  • UNITED METHODIST HEALTH MINISTRIES FUND
  • UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
  • UNITED WAY OF GREATER TOPEKA
  • VIBRANT HEALTH
  • WICHITA HUTCHINSON FEDERATION OF LABOR
  • WICHITA MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
  • WICHITA PEACE CENTER
  • WOMEN FOR KANSAS
  • WYANDOT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK
  • WYANDOTTE HEALTH FOUNDATION
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Healthy Kansas Advocacy Community

The Healthy Kansas Advocacy Community is a group of Kansans who want to work together to advocate for KanCare expansion in their communities and social circles. This peer advocacy group meets twice a month in the evening on Zoom to discuss the latest efforts to expand KanCare and talk about how they can make a difference in their sphere of influence. We welcome anyone and everyone to join the Healthy Kansas Advocacy Community – no prior advocacy experience necessary!
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