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I am Co-Investigator on the proposed project (Dr. Patricia Matthews-Juarez PI) to plan a multisite –multi-institution collaboration for a community-centric program to address opioid misuse among the Native American communities. I bring to the project over 30 years’ experience in assessing feasibility studies for Senate appointed healthcare “Certificate of Need” review boards in the State of Missouri.
My professional life as a licensed administrator has centered on developing, building and operating post-acute care facilities for minority communities. Specifically, I have owned and operated skilled, assisted, mental health facilities in Missouri, Florida, Illinois and Tennessee with project management of 21 congregate living communities with over $233 million of new healthcare construction.
Education / Trainng
May 1998
American College of Health Care Administrators Fellow Professional Cert 
March 2019
The University of North Texas, Ph.D. Candidate, Present PhD Health Serv Research Personal Statement
I am Co-Investigator on the proposed project (Dr. Patricia Matthews-Juarez PI) to plan a multisite –multi-institution collaboration for a community-centric program to address opioid misuse among the Chickasaw, Pawnee and Shawnee tribal communities. I bring to the project over 30 years’ experience in assessing feasibility studies for Senate appointed healthcare “Certificate of Need” review boards in the State of Missouri.
Certificates of Need for health facility construction in the following rural communities in Missouri: Ashland, California, Columbia, Fulton, Holtz Summit, Jefferson City, Kirksville, Willard, Windsor, Sweet Springs and Troy. Rural USDA/HUD developments totaling $87,000,000.
My current research focuses the individual trauma experienced by frequent readmission rates due to chronic care conditions (Such as Alcohol and Drug Addictions) and its impact on the financial health of the tribe. I serve the Chickasaw Nation as a Research Fellow and nationally worked with Indian Health Services as a consultant through Tribal-tech, evaluating current mental health serves options throughout Indian Country.
My first graduate thesis was centered on the impact of “Religion/Spirituality as it Impacts the Functional Health of the Elderly.” In Indian Country it is known as “Spiritual Eldering.” I have authored two books on this topic titled “Religion & Healthy Aging” and “Senior Care 2.0” respectively.
Currently, operate a teaching post-acute and chronic-care facility called JB Knowles Home with Meharry Medical College, located in Nashville, Tennessee. In June 2018, we jointly opened a opioid treatment (Suboxone) treatment, supported living program. Dr. Collins and Khalhli are serving as our Medical Directors
My professional life as a licensed administrator has centered on developing, building and operating post-acute care facilities for minority communities. Specifically, I have owned and operated skilled, assisted, mental health facilities in Missouri, Florida, Illinois and Tennessee with project management of 21 congregate living communities with over $233 million of new healthcare construction.
Positions and Honors
Nursing Home Administrators Licensure Board (NABweb.org) – Accreditation Board Examiner
American College of Healthcare Administrators – Fellow Status, President – Missouri Chapter, academic Board of Directors 2010 to Present
Missouri Quality Award – Board Accredited Examiner – Baldridge Award, Total Quality Care/ Continuous Quality Care Program Assessment and Training for Rural Hospitals and Healthcare Systems. 2004 - 2010
CEO/Managing Partner – Anthem USA (2012- Present), Anthemcare Tennessee (2017 - Present). Alente Enterprises (2011 - Present), Brune & Associates (2008 - Present) servings a senior healthcare executive in developing, building and operating Post-Acute care facilities.
Owner/Partner- First Nations Virtual Medical Services, American Indian Medical Healthcare Institute and American Indian Management Healthcare IT SAS companies designed to support Native American Community business incubators in the Americas. 2018 - Present
Contributions to Science
Stan Ingman, Iftekhar Amin, Egerton Clarke, Kendall Brune, “Education for an Aging Planet” Educational Gerontology: An International Journal. Vol. 36, No. 5, May, 2010. Pp 394-406
K. Brune, M. Daehn, M. Graham and W. Sperr, Senior Care 2.0 : Your Guide to Marketing Senior Services , 2008, ACHCA review
K.Brune, “Who are the Baby Boomers?” Insights into Construction, Mayer Najim, Pp 17-18, Summer 2011
K.Brune, “Culture Change in Long Term Care Services: Eden House – Aging in the Community”, Educational Gerontology: An International Journal, Vol 37, No. 6, June 2011, Pp 506-525
Research Support and/or Scholastic Performance
Brune, K. and Warner, L.S. (In review). Aging Minority Veterans. Paper presented at the Saddle Up for Excellence Conference of the American College of Health Care Administrators, March 17-20, 2019 in Lexington, KY.
Brune, K. and Warner, L.S. (In review). Tribal Assisted Living Strategies. Paper presented at the Saddle Up for Excellence Conference of the American College of Health Care Administrators, March 17-20, 2019 in Lexington, KY.
K. Brune “Aging in Indian Country”, Eastern Washington University, Healthcare Administration and GIS Departments, December 1, 2017
K. Brune “Cultural Aging” Meharry Medical College & KHAL, Nashville, TN 37218, November 18, 2017
K. Brune “10 Common Signs of Dementia” Missouri Dental Association Annual Conference, September 13, 2015.
K. Brune “Understanding Difficult Behavior” St. Louis Community College, Nursing School Presentation. October 19, 2015.
K.Brune “Seven Deadly Sins of the OIG”, ACHCA Winter 2014
K.Brune “Compliance and Beyond” ACHCA Annual Conference, 2013
K.Brune “Culture Change, or Culture Lost” 3rd Annual Culture Change Conference, Culture Change: Moving Forward in Texas, Texas Department of Aging, September 24, 2013
K.Brune “Culture Change in Geriatric Medicine” 12th Annual Geriatric and Long Term Care Update, AMDA, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, February 16th-17th, 2012
K. Brune and S Ingman in Symposium titled – Aging In China. Southern Gerontological Society 31stAnnual Meeting to be held at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond Virginia from April 7-10, 2010
K.Brune “Aging in Native America”. AGHE, Reno Nevada, 2010
K. Brune and S. Ingman “ Aging in China” Poster, AGHE, Reno Nevada, March 5-7th, 2010
Keynote- Presentation: “Creating Sustainable Communities” – Keynote Speaker- Conference: Sustainable Religions/ Sustainable Agriculture, St Louis Christian College, St. Louis, Missouri, Jan 31-February 2, 2007