CFA Board of Directors
Mr. J. Craig Bloom, MBA, RN, BSN
Craig Bloom is a nurse currently working for Genentech, Inc. He has spent 35 years in the industry assisting hospitals and physician practices set up systems of care for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke. Craig's undergraduate and graduate degrees are from the Research College of Nursing and Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO. He is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma national business honor society and a co-founder of CF Americas.
Dr. Mark Brady, M.D.
Dr. Brady is a physician in a Level One Trauma Emergency Center affiliated with the CoxHealth medical system, Springfield, MO. He has 28 years of experience as a physician and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). He graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Services (UAMS) and completed his residency at Cox Medical Center in 1993. Dr. Brady also has previous experience as a certified civil engineer and has participated in our medical missions to Costa Rica, providing valuable support in our fight against the ravages of cystic fibrosis.
Mr. Charles L. Bailey, Jr.
Charles L. 'Chuck' Bailey is a prominent Springfield, MO businessman, entrepreneur and investor with a background in non-profit management. He has previously served on the boards of CoxHealth Foundation, Springfield Workshop and NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Southwest Missouri, helping to insure a sound financial footing for organizations serving thousands of people in need in the local community.
Mr. David W. McPherson, CPA, MBA
David McPherson has been a professional CPA since 2000, with 18 years of audit and tax experience at Roberts, McKenzie, Mangan and Cummings, P.C. in Springfield, MO. He provides business planning services with his MBA expertise to a wide variety of local, regional and national clients. He also has previous experience in business operations and distribution as a production manager with McLane Company, a large national food service provider.
Col. Mark C. Masters, USAF, Ret.
Mark 'Buzz' Masters is a retired Air Force officer and former commercial airline pilot. While in the Air Force, he was an F-16 and F-15 pilot, a pilot with the USAF Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team, and a Group Commander for seven squadrons. Buzz began helping children afflicted with cystic fibrosis in Costa Rica in 2006 after befriending a local family, and went on to co-found the CF Americas organization. After retiring from a 20-year career at Southwest Airlines, he continues to devote his time to the expansion of the program to help “our kids” in the Dominican Republic.