Our People

Board of Trustees + Leadership

Executive Council

Board Chair Sue Nerman | Excell Brands & Community Volunteer
Board Chair Designate
Josh Rowland | Community Volunteer
Secretary
Tom Dowling | Stinson LLP
Treasurer Jay Tomlinson | Helix Architecture + Design

Robin Broder | Henderson Engineers
Ellen Copaken |
AMC Entertainment
Bill Crandall |
Copaken Brooks Commercial Real Estate
Laura Flanigan |
Community Volunteer
Beth Harmon-Vaughan |
Community Volunteer
Lisa Murray
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Holly NielsenĀ |
Baring Private Equity Global
Ann Willoughby | Willoughby Design
Murray Woodard II | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Marc Woodward |
Community Volunteer

Members

Cathy Bennett | KC Chamber of Commerce
Ben Ebel |
Michelin Innovation Lab
George Guastello |
Union Station Kansas City
Brian Kaufman |
Prairie Capital Management Group
Whitney Kerr, Jr. | Cushman & Wakefield
Brad Kroh |
Summit Street Consulting
Jon Marzette |
Barkley
John Moncke | Kansas City Power & Light District

Kim Newton | Artist & Consultant
Margaret Price |
Microsoft
Tracie Tempel | Peyton Lane
Todd Voth |
Community Volunteer, Populous
Hunter Wolbach |
UBS Financial Services
Megan Wyeth |
Megan Wyeth Photography and Design

Life Member Nancy Lee Kemper | Community Volunteer
Faculty Trustee Corey Antis | Associate Professor in Painting
Nerman Family President
Ruki Neuhold-Ravikumar
Trustee Emeritus
Bob Bernstein