Policy Scholars

  Michael Bond is an Adjunct Scholar for the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy, a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, a Professor of Finance at Cleveland State University, and a Senior Fellow in health care with the James Madison Institute in Florida. Dr. Bond’s work on health care policy reform has received national attention and his policy prescriptions have been applied in reforming Medicaid in Ohio, Florida, and other states.  He has authored numerous policy papers for Flint Hills and these can be found at FHC Publications.  Among other widely published work he is the author of the nation's first practical guide to establishing MSAs and the co-author of a guide to reforming Medicaid using a market based plan.

   John R. LaPlante is an Education Policy Fellow with the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy. He has a Masters of Art in Political Science from The Ohio State University, where he studied the politics of economic development, social movements, and international relations. Mr. LaPlante has worked in the field of public policy since 1998, assisting lawmakers across the country in promoting consumer-driven, cost-effective solutions to the public issues of the day, particularly in regards to education. His commentaries have been widely published online and in publications such as the The Wichita Eagle, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Detroit News, the Hutchinson News, and the Salina Journal.  Mr. LaPlante’s policy papers and commentaries for Flint Hills can be found at FHC Publications. Download a high resolution or low resolution photo of Mr. LaPlante.

  Stephen Moses is an Adjunct Scholar for the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy and is President of the Center for Long-Term Care Reform, Inc. in Seattle, Washington. Previously, he was Director of Research for LTC, Inc., a Medicaid State Representative for the Health Care Financing Administration, and a Senior Analyst for the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Moses publishes and speaks throughout the United States on public versus private financing of long-term care and related issues and is widely recognized as an expert and innovator in the field of long-term care.  He has authored policy papers for Flint Hills, which can be found at FHC Publications.

is senior advisor on Health Policy to the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy. A native Kansan, Dr. Warner is a psychiatrist in private practice in Overland Park, Kansas. He is vice-president of the Kansas Medical Society, and past president of the Medical Society of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties (MSJWC). Over the past five years Dr. Warner has contributed a number of articles to the publications of the MSJWC and the Kansas Medical Society on policies that would preserve the patient-doctor relationship and enhance individuals’ control over their own health care. He has authored policy papers for Flint Hills, which can be found at FHC Publications.

  Jonathan Williams is a Fiscal Policy Fellow with the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy and Director of Tax and Fiscal Policy at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). He graduated magna cum laude from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, majoring in Economics, Banking/Finance and Business Management. Prior to joining ALEC, Mr. Williams was a Staff Economist at the Tax Foundation and has authored numerous studies in the areas of tax reform, state tax competition, and energy taxation.  He has written several policy papers and commentaries on tax and fiscal policy for Flint Hills, which can be found at FHC Publications.

Dave Trabert is the President of the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy.  Trabert developed his interest in the public policy arena during his 18-year career in managing television stations.  Most recently Trabert served as general manager of WYTV in Youngstown, Ohio, an area beset with chronic employment issues resulting from a high tax burden, low education attainment and a lack of regionalism.  Trabert initiated community discussions, published an extensive white paper on the issue and led a research-driven education campaign focusing on possible solutions for removing job growth barriers.  He graduated cum laude from West Liberty State College with a degree in Business Administration and previously managed KAKE-TV in Wichita.  Trabert does research and writes on fiscal policy issues.