Meet the BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The UHSP Board of Trustees is responsible for the University’s finances and approval of the annual budget, implementation of University policies and the hiring and support of UHSP’s president.
The Board consists of no more than 20 members, who are not employed by UHSP.
Executive Committee

NEAL SAMPLE, chair
Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Best Buy

Tom Hunt, B.S. ’80, Senior Vice Chair
Owner and Pharmacist
Lindenwood Drug

Laura Butkievich, Pharm.D. ’06, Vice Chair
Pharmacy Manager, Quality and Regulatory
University of Missouri Health Care

Al Li, Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer
Artis Commercial Capital
Joel Hennenfent, B.S. ’96, Pharm.D. ’97, SECRETARY
Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Member Services
Vizient
Immediate Past Chair
JOANNE LEVY
Vice President, Mercy Research
Mercy Health
At-Large Members
Daniel Kistner, Pharm.D. ’11
Group Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Solutions
Vizient
Bernard L. Shore
Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs (retired)
Centene Corporation
Sandra Van Trease
Independent Board Director
Board Members
Ashley Baker
Partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP
Jerry Esker, B.S. ’82
President and CEO (retired)
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System
Rick Gates
Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer
Walgreens, Co.
Tim Koch, B.S. ’95
Senior Director of Pharmacy Compliance, Health and Wellness
Walmart
Justin Lienemann
Chief Financial Officer, Clayco Foundation and CCDI
Clayco
Lois Margaret Nora
President
Medical School Advisory Group, LLC
Jackie Tischler
Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer
BJC HealthCare
Jason Wang, Pharm.d. ’11
President, Co-Owner and Pharmacist-in-Charge
Pevely Rx, Inc DBA Medicine Shoppe #1985