Karole Bradford is Chief Program Officer with the Kansas City Medical Society Foundation, leading health access and equity initiatives, including the WyJoCare and MetroCare programs.
Karole believes that access to quality, compassionate healthcare is foundational to a healthy community and society.
“The volunteer docs of the Kansas City Medical Society enable our community to maximize human potential. When people are healthy, they work, take care of their families, support their neighbors, and build the kind of Kansas City we all want to live in. Yes, our work is about fundamental human dignity; it’s also about community and economic development.”
As Executive Director of Riverview Health Services, Karole led efforts to support health access, leveraging $1,500,000 annually in donated medications and medical care for uninsured people with chronic conditions. As Development Director of Caritas Clinics for seven years, Karole led a fundraising team that generated annual operating funds for two charity-care clinics. In Wichita, Karole served as Program Director at Inter-Faith Ministries, overseeing the More Alike Than Different dialogue project, the Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, Safe State Kansas, and several other programs and projects.
Karole holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Wichita State University. You can contact Karole at kbradford@kcmedicine.org.