KHI Promotes Para-Cremer Moore to Leadership Role

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Feb 19, 2025

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Kansas Health Institute

Samiyah Para-Cremer Moore, a young woman with long brown hair and glasses smiles at the camera while standing outdoors in front of a blurred historic building. She is wearing a textured blue blouse with puffed sleeves, and the background features greenery and architectural elements in soft focus.

TOPEKA, KANSAS — The Kansas Health Institute (KHI) is pleased to announce the promotion of Samiyah Para-Cremer Moore to Senior Analyst and Portfolio Strategist for the community technical assistance portfolio. In this role, she will lead KHI’s work in developing community technical assistance initiatives and manage projects and partnerships in the portfolio. She also will identify resources and build organizational capacity.

“Samiyah has been instrumental in establishing key relationships to improve health in Kansas,” said Kari Bruffett, KHI President and CEO. “Her work with others in the state to address issues such as hunger, poverty and other factors that influence health has been outstanding.”

Work in the community technical assistance portfolio involves ongoing partnerships and continuous engagement with communities. Para-Cremer Moore’s experience includes leading Data Walks in collaboration with the Kansas Health Foundation, providing technical assistance to communities in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Pathways initiative, and leading research and analysis to support Hunger Free Kansas.

As a portfolio strategist, Para-Cremer Moore joins the KHI leadership team. KHI staff members have a wide range of expertise on health-related topics. Learn more about their areas of focus on our website.

About Kansas Health Institute

The Kansas Health Institute supports effective policymaking through nonpartisan research, education and engagement. KHI believes evidence-based information, objective analysis and civil dialogue enable policy leaders to be champions for a healthier Kansas. Established in 1995 with a multiyear grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, KHI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization based in Topeka.

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