FOR RELEASE October 7, 2004
Contact: Heather McClurg
Director of Communications
314.345.5500 office

Missouri Foundation for Health Hires Four New Staff

St. Louis, Oct. 7 - The Missouri Foundation for Health, the largest health foundation in the state, announces the recent addition of four new staff.

PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Sopheak W. Srun
Mr. Srun joins the Foundation from Saint Louis University where he worked as a pediatric cardiology research assistant and studied various health conditions in pediatric patients. He has also worked with an after-school program designed to prevent violence and drug use among at-risk youths. He holds a Master of Public Health with a concentration in epidemiology from Saint Louis University.

COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT LIAISON
Caroline Battles
Ms. Battles comes to the Foundation after serving as field director for Cover the Uninsured Week. There she was responsible for planning grassroots activities designed to focus attention on uninsured and underinsured Americans. She has also worked with local and state elected officials including serving as Eastern Missouri deputy director for U.S. Senator Jean Carnahan. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Drake College.

GRANTS MANAGER
Donna Shoff
Ms. Shoff comes to the Foundation from Washington University in St. Louis, where she served as manager of finance and administration. She also has experience with University of Missouri - St. Louis, where she served as grants and contracts administrator. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from St. Louis University and is pursuing a Masters of Business Administration from Webster University.

RECEPTIONIST
Anita Morton
Ms. Morton joins the Foundation from The Brentmoor, where she worked as a receptionist. She also has experience from working as a receptionist with the American Cancer Society and as an administrative assistant with Industrial Warehouse Equipment in St. Louis. She graduated from Laboure High School (currently Cardinal Ritter Prep.) and has attended Florissant Valley Community College.

Established in January of 2000 through the for-profit conversion of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri, MFH is the largest health care foundation in the state and the second largest health conversion foundation in the country. Its vision is to improve the health of the people in the communities it serves. The Foundation is in its third year of grantmaking. Current assets are approximately $1.1 billion.

For additional information regarding MFH, call (314) 345-5500, (800) 655-5560 or visit the Web site at www.mffh.org.

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