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INMED Executive Officers from left to right: Micah Flint, Skylar Rolf, Nicholas Comninellis, Elizabeth Burgos

INMED's leaders are committed to assisting the most disadvantaged people on earth through inspiring and equipping the next generation of health care professionals. The Executive Officers carry out INMED's day-by-day activities. INMED's Board of Directors provide guidance and counsel on organizational decisions. All members are veterans of service to marginalized people. INMED's regular Consultants provide logistic support.

Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH, DIM&PH Nicholas' Blog Nicholas Comninellis is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Community & Family Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, and founder of the Institute for International Medicine - for whom he is a full-time, unpaid volunteer. He served inner city citizens for a year at Shanghai Charity Hospital during the pre-prosperity era, and over two year period initiated a healthcare ministry in the war-besieged city of Huambo, Angola in southern Africa. He also served one-month medical assignments in Honduras, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Niger and Kunming, China. Dr. Comninellis then worked for six years in the Kansas City public hospital system, before launching INMED in 2003. He attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, the Saint Louis University School of Public Health, and was a family medicine resident at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Comninellis also earned a diploma in tropical medicine from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He is board certified in both preventive medicine and family medicine, and is author of INMED International Medicine & Public Health.

Micah Flint, MPA Micah's Blog Micah Flint joined the INMED staff in 2005 as CEO and served in this position for 4 years while the organization grew rapidly. In 2009, Micah took the challenge of transitioning into the new role of Chief Programs Officer, where he overseas the development and maintenance of INMED programs. Micah is a native of Kansas City, and graduated from the University of Missouri with Bachelors degrees in biology and political science, and from Park University with a Masters of Public Administration degree in healthcare administration and disaster management. Micah is married to INMED graduate and first love, Jennifer Rathburn. Their family grew in 2008 with the birth of their first daughter, Lailah. "I've always dreamed that my career would be much more than a job," says Micah. "When I became acquainted with INMED, I was excited to realize this dream would become a reality."

Skylar Rolf, MA, MBA Skylar's Blog Skylar Rolf joined the INMED staff in 2007. Born into a farming family in rural MO, he graduated from Tarkio High School in 2002 and attended Northwest Missouri State University, graduating in 2006 with a B.S. in Business Management and Marketing. While at NWMSU, Skylar was a leader with Campus Crusade for Christ. In 2007, he attended the Kanakuk Institute, earning a Master of Arts Degree in Youth and Family Ministry from John Brown University. "I knew that I wanted to use my business skills to make a difference in people's lives. INMED is the perfect organization to allow me to positively impact others physically and spiritually." Skylar has recently received his MBA with an emphasis in Leadership & Ethics through John Brown University.

Elizabeth Burgos, MPA Elizabeth Burgos joined the INMED staff in 2010. She began work as an intern and was thereafter hired as the Director of Student Affairs. In December of 2010, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Missouri--Kansas City with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and a minor in History. During her undergraduate education, Elizabeth was a student leader of Campus Crusade for Christ at UMKC. During the summer of 2012, Elizabeth completed her Masters in Public Administration from UMKC's Bloch School of Management with an emphasis in Health Services Administration and began full-time with INMED as the Director of Programs in the fall of 2012. Elizabeth lives in Kansas City with her husband Christopher. "I knew that I wouldn't be satisfied with a job that didn't align with my passions. INMED has allowed me to combine my skills with my desire to serve others in a job that makes a lasting impact in peoples lives."

Board of Directors

Don Philgreen, M.D. Faculty Physician, Research Family Medicine Residency Don Philgreen has been a family physician for 35 years and faculty member with the Research Family Medicine Residency since 1996. He is also medical director for the LIGHT House and Rachel House ministries that assist young women who are involved in crisis pregnancy. Don's medical experience includes four years service to the Pima and Papago on the Gila River Indian Reservation. In 2004 Don was named the Missouri Family Physician of the Year by the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians. Don and his wife Martha live in the Kansas City area and have 5 children and 7 grand children.

Peter Greenspan, DO Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Associate Chairman, Department of OB-GYN, Truman Medical Center-Lakewood Dr. Greenspan is a native of Brooklyn, New York, and a graduate of the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Since 1997 this Board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist has instructed medical students and residents in the Kansas City area. Dr. Greenspan, a messianic Jew, is a recognized authority on subjects of apologetics, medical ethics and human cloning.

Mike Searcy, CFP President, Searcy Financial Services Mike Searcy is a Certified Financial Planner and an adjunct faculty member at the College for Financial Planning and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In addition, he has served as Education Chairman and President for the Kansas City Chapter of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners, and as an advisory board member to the National Committee of the International Association for Financial Planning. He is a member of the International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy. Michael has been a Rotarian since 1995 and for ten years participated with medical specialty care teams providing care in Guatemala.

Nancy Crigger, PhD, ARNP Associate Professor of Nursing, Graceland University Dr. Crigger is an associate professor of nursing at Graceland University, and specialized in the field of healthcare ethics. For two decades she has lead student volunteer medical teams to Central America, and has been published extensively regarding her insights into cultural, ethical and best practices subjects related to international service. Dr. Crigger is a Course Director in the INMED International Medicine & Public Health and International Public Health Intensive Courses. She was also recognized as the 2010 INMED International Preceptor Award Recipient in acknowledgement of the formative international health experiences she provides for nursing and advanced practice students.

Roy Moran, Th.M. Pastor, Shoal Creek Community Church Roy Moran is the primary leader of a church that is fully engaged in orphan care, health, and economic development for the community of Bhukwini, South Africa. Before founding Shoal Creek, Roy was Vice President of Human Resources for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Along with his responsibilities at Shoal Creek, Roy has served as a consultant in the areas of leadership development, executive coaching, and team building with SkillPath. Roy is a graduate of Baylor University and Dallas Theological Seminary. He loves golf, his four children, and wife, Candy, in reverse order.

Ted Higgins, MD General & Vascular Surgeon, Research Medical Center As a resident physician, Dr. Higgins served a three month surgical elective at Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti where he was mentored by Dr. William Larimer Mellon. The experience proved pivotal for this young physician who, in addition to his private practice in the United States, has been providing surgical care in the Dominican Republic each year since 1995.

Dan Schmidt, CPA Dan Schmidt is a Certified Public Accountant and the owner of The Emerging Business CFO, which provides finance and accounting solutions for startups and small businesses in the Kansas City area. He is also a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. His background includes 7 years as a financial statement auditor for various public accounting firms, as well as Senior Accountant to Controller positions at private companies. His ultimate goal is to help small business owners use their accounting software and systems in a way that frees them up to do what they are best at doing, not spend unnecessary hours keeping the books. Even more important than his work life, he and his wife, Gina, recently welcomed their first child, a son, Britton.

Josh Comninellis Since 2005 Josh has supported INMED through creation of original video, artwork and graphic design. In 2008, he traveled to INMED's training site in Angola, the Lubango Evangelical Medical Center where he filmed and later produced the INMED documentary Manuel Letter. Josh is a film production major at Missouri Western State University and producer of numerous films, including Despite Our Faults, Grace, Per Capita and The Meeting - runner up in the 2008 Liberty Film Festival.

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