Sunee Mickle

Vice President, Government and Community Relations

Sunee Mickle is Vice President, Government and Community Relations of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS), the state’s largest and only locally owned health insurance provider. As a mutually owned, not-for-profit health plan, BCBSKS serves nearly one million members with the state’s largest provider network and award-winning customer service.

Mickle is responsible for federal and state administration, and congressional, legislative and regulatory relations involving the Kansas Insurance Department and other agencies. In addition, she has a leadership role in maintaining the company's position as a good corporate citizen through corporate giving, volunteerism, community partnerships and initiatives that improve the health of Kansans. One of her favorite parts of the job is working with elected officials to increase access to affordable health care services in rural and frontier communities while sharing information about BCBSKS partnerships and grants that have improved the quality of life for Kansans. She has served in this role since April 2018.

She joined BCBSKS in October 2007 as Director, Government Relations. Prior to joining the company, Mickle served as Senior Policy Analyst for the Kansas Health Institute, and also worked for Merck & Co., Inc., and Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc., both in New Jersey.

Mickle is currently the Chair-elect of the Washburn University Alumni Association and Foundation Board of Trustees and a member of the Washburn University School of Law Alumni Association Board of Governors. Mickle is also a member of the American Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association and Women Attorneys Association of Topeka. She also serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. She is a graduate of the Kansas Chamber’s Leadership Kansas program.

Mickle holds a bachelor’s degree in public health from Rutgers University – New Brunswick, the State University of New Jersey. She received her juris doctorate from the Washburn University School of Law.