HSG Staff Directory
Executive
Dana Frese, JD, CPCU, ARe
President/CEO
(573) 644-1327
dfrese@hsg-group.com
Accounting
Aaron Cooper, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
(573) 644-1305
acooper@hsg-group.com
Maria Todd
Senior Accounting Supervisor
(573) 644-1318
mtodd@hsg-group.com
Madi Craighead
Accountant
(573) 644-1348
mcraighead@hsg-group.com
Administration
Suzanne Roush, SPHR, AINS
Board Liaison
(573) 644-1313
sroush@hsg-group.com
Claim and Legal Services
Rachel Hill, JD, CPCU, ARe
Director of Claims, Risk Management and Patient Safety
(573) 644-1326
rhill@hsg-group.com
Diane L. Light, DO FACOS
Chief Medical Officer
(573) 740-0040
dlight@hsg-group.com
Thomas Phillips, JD, CPCU
Claim & General Counsel | Executive Director, Hospital Association Trust
(573) 644-1328
tphillips@hsg-group.com
Nicole L. Sublett, JD
Director of Compliance & Claim Counsel
(573) 644-1325
nsublett@hsg-group.com
Crysti Downes, MBA, BSN, CPPS, CPHRM
Liability Claims Supervisor
(573) 644-1324
cdownes@hsg-group.com
Jodie Helming, MBA, AIC
Liability Claims Supervisor
(573) 644-1336
jhelming@hsg-group.com
Velma Van Winkle, MSN, RN, CPHRM
Senior Claim Consultant
(573) 644-1345
vvanwinkle@hsg-group.com
Joni R. Wilbers
Claims & Legal Specialist
(573) 644-1339
jwilbers@hsg-group.com
Melanie Gates
Claims Specialist
(573) 644-1315
mgates@hsg-group.com
Risk Management & Patient Safety
Laura E. Hirschinger, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, CPPS
Manager – Risk Management & Patient Safety
(573) 644-1349
lhirschinger@hsg-group.com
Jennifer Walton, BS, RRT, RCP
Risk Management Consultant
(573) 740-0035
jwalton@hsg-group.com
Staci Walters, MSN, RN, CNL, CPPS
Risk Management Consultant
(573) 644-1350
swalters@hsg-group.com
Diane Kliethermes, AINS
Senior Risk Management Assistant
(573) 644-1307
dkliethermes@hsg-group.com
Marketing, Communications,
and Information Systems
Becky Branson Hill, MBA, Ed.D.
Vice President – Marketing, Communications, & Information Systems Director
Executive Director, HSG Charitable Foundation
HSG Security Officer
(573) 644-1323
bbranson@hsg-group.com
Kim Schlup, AIS
Senior Marketing and Communications Coordinator
(573) 644-1304
kschlup@hsg-group.com
Alexander Luebbert
Senior Programmer Specialist
(573) 644-1333
aluebbert@hsg-group.com
Jerry Wilbers
Information Technology Analyst
(573) 644-1344
jerrywilbers@hsg-group.com
Austin Hollis
Programmer Specialist
(573) 644-1340
ahollis@hsg-group.com
Underwriting
Jesse Muenks, CPCU, RPLU, ARe
Vice President – Underwriting
(573) 644-1337
jmuenks@hsg-group.com
Julie Thomas
Underwriter II
(573) 644-1335
jthomas@hsg-group.com
Ashtin Smith, MBA
Underwriter II
(573) 644-1346
asmith@hsg-group.com
Jenie Call
Underwriter I
(573) 545-5913
jcall@hsg-group.com
Christen Schulenberg
Underwriter I
(573) 644-1303
cschulenberg@hsg-group.com
Tricia Gerdes
Underwriter Specialist
(573) 644-1347
tgerdes@hsg-group.com
Bethany Sellers
Credentialing and Billing Specialist
(573) 644-1341
bsellers@hsg-group.com