Ms. Marten has over 20 years’ experience in budgeting and financial planning with 17 of those years working directly with contracts, grants and State of Kansas budgets. She has served as a Healthcare Coalition Readiness and Response Coordinator since 2016 while also serving as a Co-Owner of Healthcare Coalition Partners of KS (HCCP of KS) since 2019. Danielle currently continues to serve as Co-Owner of Healthcare Coalition Partners of KS, assisting all 7 KS HCCs in a Readiness and Response Coordinator role and focusing on HCC sustainability and expansion. Her Master’s in Public Administration has equipped Ms. Marten with the skill-set necessary to work with all levels of Government. As a founding partner of HCCP of KS, her vision is to provide a unified approach to Healthcare Coalitions within the State of Kansas and to represent KS HCCs on a Regional and National level. She works passionately to complete the Healthcare Coalition Partners of KS mission, which is to stand with communities and caregivers - saving lives, reuniting loved ones, and bringing calm to the chaos.

In her personal life, Danielle is a proud military wife and mother. She volunteers for several causes, with a passion in serving families of law enforcement officers that were killed in the line of duty, as Danielle herself is a survivor. In her free time, Danielle enjoys attending Fellowship Bible Church in Topeka, KS, traveling, and playing with her two Great Danes.

Tami Wood has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree and has over 30 years of experience in the medical field with 17 plus years of experience in local, regional, and state-wide disaster planning, training, exercise, evaluation and sharing of lessons learned. She has served as a Healthcare Coalition and Regional Hospital Preparedness Coordinator since 2007 and a co-owner of Healthcare Coalition Partners of Kansas since 2019. Tami has a vast knowledge of rural healthcare, serving in EMS and working in critical access hospitals for many years, Tami understands the relationships and teamwork it takes to achieve desired outcomes in the rural and frontier communities. Tami has represented Kansas HCCs at a local, regional and national level, educating other HCC members across the nation on the remarkable work and best practices developed by members of the Kansas HCCs.

 In her free time, Tami enjoys spending time with her husband of 41 years, three children, their spouses, nine grandchildren and two dogs.  Her grandchildren spend many hours at her home and enjoy weekends camping with grandma and grandpa.

Readiness and Response CoordinatorJonathon Blackburn, MBA, MA, MSCJ is the Lead Readiness and Response Coordinator with Healthcare Coalition Partners of KS, LLC.  Jonathon is also the Readiness and Response Coordinator for the South-Central Healthcare Coalitions.  Jonathon has worked in the healthcare field for over 10 years, including healthcare emergency management at the local and regional levels in Kansas.  Jonathon received his certification to train Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) Training from the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, AL.

Mindi Bremer started her Career in 1992 as a Certified Nurse Aide, eventually earning her associate’s degree in nursing in 2001. She worked at Greeley County Hospital/Long Term Care from 1992-2004. In 2001 she returned to her hometown in Leoti, Kansas to work as an RN (PRN) at Wichita County Health Center and transitioned to full-time in 2004. She took the lead as Director of Nursing from 2015-2017. Mindi started working in emergency preparedness in 2006 while working as a floor RN. Eventually, this role became full-time. Mindi continues to work for Wichita County Health Center as an RN, Emergency Preparedness Manager and Safety Officer. She also is acting Chairperson for the Wichita County Local Emergency Planning Committee.

Mindi serves as the SWKSHCC Readiness & Response Co-Coordinator (RRC) and Clinical Advisor. Mindi is also a member of the Kansas All Hazards Incident Support Team.

Mindi obtained her Healthcare Emergency Manager – Mastery (HcEM-M) Certificate through Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals (AHEPP) in November 2024. She is also a Certified HERT Instructor along with a Verified AHLS Instructor.

Mindi has two children. Her son Trae Bremer (Jewell), granddaughter Trinity live in Raleigh, NC. Her daughter Tailar (Seth), McGregor, granddaughter Mayzee and grandson Boaz live in Clay Center, KS. In her free time, Mindi enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Andrew has served as the Regional Response Coordinator for the Kansas Metro Healthcare Coalition since 2020. His background is in Public Health with a master's degree in Disaster and Emergency Management. He is a husband and father to 4 young children and has passion for preparedness and a love of adventure!

Readiness and Response Coordinator

Michelle joined the HCCP or KS, LLC in August of 2025 bringing with her 25 years in Business Administration & 9 years in HR. Her experience in a state facility while navigating the Covid pandemic gives her leverage to coordinate, communicate, and achieve the goals while partnering with our HCC members. Using practical preparedness approaches in her daily life, Michelle lives on a small homestead with her family and many animals. She incorporates the mission of preparedness by being proactive in prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery on her homestead.