Our People

Board of Trustees + Leadership

Executive Committee

Josh Rowland, Board Chair | Community Volunteer
Thomas R. Dowling, Secretary | Stinson LLP
Marc Woodward, Treasurer | Community Volunteer
Ellen Copaken |
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
Beth Harmon-Vaughan |
Community Volunteer
Holly Nielsen |
Baring Private Equity Global
Todd Voth | Populous Founder, Community Volunteer
Murray Woodard II | Jackson County COMBAT

Members

Darren Abbott | Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Cathy Bennett |
Community Volunteer
Lynn Hoffman Carlton | Burns & McDonnell
Bill Crandall | Copaken Brooks Commercial Real Estate
Laura Flanigan | Community Volunteer
Robin Broder Gibson | Henderson Engineers
George Guastello | Union Station, Kansas City
Brian Kaufman |
Prairie Capital Management LLC
Whitney Kerr, Jr. | Cushman & Wakefield
Jon Marzette |
BarkleyOKRP
Dan Musser | Newmark Zimmer
Sue Nerman | Community Volunteer, Excell Brands
Kim Newton | Artist & Consultant
Aaron North | Northward Consulting
Alissa Wehmueller | Helix Architecture + Design
Hunter Wolbach |
UBS Financial Services
Christie Zarkovich | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Nancy Lee Kemper, Life Member | Community Volunteer
Lisa Maione, Faculty Trustee | Associate Professor in Graphic Design, KCAI
Bob Bernstein, Trustee Emeritus

Leadership Team