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






