SEHP Contact Information
Kansas Health Policy Authority
State Employee Health Plan Staff
Room 900-N - Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson Street
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Phone - (785) 296-3226
Fax - (785) 368-7180
Instructions for using Tumbleweed (KHPA Secure Email System)
Health Plan Operations
Melody Connell, Benefits Consultant
785-368-6533
melody.connell@khpa.ks.gov
Jeanne Kelly, Non State Group Coordinator
785-296-6205
jeanne.kelly@khpa.ks.gov
Membership Services
John Aureli, Sr. Benefits Consultant
785-296-4760
john.aureli@khpa.ks.gov
Judy Crawford, Sr. Admin. Assistant
785-296-3226
judy.crawford@khpa.ks.gov
Brenda Vaughn, Active Employee Specialist
785-296-3147
brenda.vaughn@khpa.ks.gov
Lea Weishaar, Active Employee Specialist
785-296-0611
lea.weishaar@khpa.ks.gov
Cindy Miller, Senior Manager
785-368-6578
cindy.miller@khpa.ks.gov
Flexible Spending Account Enrollment
Zaq Rood, Benefits Consultant - FSA Coordinator
785-368-6341
zaq.rood@khpa.ks.gov
ASI Flex, Vendor
800-659-3035
asi@asiflex.com
Non-State Employer Groups and COBRA Enrollment
Eilene Wason, NSE - COBRA Specialist
785-296-4459
eilene.wason@khpa.ks.gov
COBRAGuard (COBRA billing vendor)
www.cobraguard.net
Customer Service All Areas (Toll Free): 866-952-6272
Fax: 913-438-8385
HP Enterprise Services (Premium billing vendor)
Note: formally known as EDS
866-688-5009 (Toll Free)
Direct Bill Enrollment and Forms
Direct Bill Call Center
866-541-7100 (Toll Free)
785-296-1715 (Topeka area)
Deb Dumas, Direct Bill Specialist
785-291-3126
deb.dumas@khpa.ks.gov
Alicia Thurlow, Direct Bill Specialist
785-291-3264
alicia.thurlow@khpa.ks.gov
SEHP Project Coordination - SEHP Website Management
Laurie Knowlton, Project Coordinator
785-296-6280
laurie.knowlton@khpa.ks.gov
Health Plan Design/Fiscal and Data Management
David Bollig, Health Plan Analyst
785-296-4084
david.bollig@khpa.ks.gov
Delos DeCelle, Senior Manager
785-296-3667
delos.decelle@khpa.ks.gov
Health Management (Wellness)
Julie Faust, Wellness Communications Coordinator
785-296-5624
julie.faust@khpa.ks.gov
Cheryl Miller, Senior Manager
785-296-4304
cheryl.miller@khpa.ks.gov