Committees

2011-2012 Committee Assignments

Steering Committee
Chair: Matt Filing, Hays Companies of Kansas City
Desarae Harrah, Martin, Leigh, Laws, & Fritzlen, P.C.
Matt Ralston, Burns & McDonnell
Ashley Z. Hand, AECOM
Philip Hickman, Genesis School
Treasurer: Zach Fee, UMB Bank


Communications Committee
Chair: Tim Weaver, Smith Electric Vehicles USA
Katie Gates Calderon, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.

Shawn Hickey, Perceptive Software, Inc.
Mike Funkey, Grant Thornton LLP
Jake Jacobson, Garmin International


Community Leadership Committee
Chair: Joe Loeffler, Blue Star Benefits, Inc.
Chair: Suzanna Stagemeyer, Kansas City Business Journal

Joe Bellinger, Cornerstones of Care
Brian Geary, CommunityAmerica Credit Union
Nicolle Ratliff, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Jami Byer, VHC - Van Hoecke Contracting, Inc.
Jodi Robinson, CBIZ
Bridget Romero, Lathrop & Gage LLP
John Waller, Helix Architecture + Design
Louis Williams, Bank of Kansas City

Curriculum Committee
Chair: Marsh Dean, Alliance Affiliated Equities Corp.
Chair: Kate Wind, BRR Architecture

Jon Hile, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City

Kate Migneron, The University of Kansas Hospital
Barb Cross, Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Steve Erickson, M&I, A part of BMO Financial Group
Jessica Hembree, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Nikki Hininger Howell, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Megan Hunter, Harvesters--The Community Food Network
Russ Keller, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
Frank Koranda, SNR Denton US LLP


Legacy Committee
Chair: Bonnie Limbird, encompas
Chair: Josh Trask, LaserCycle, Inc.

Kelli Christman, Cerner Corp.
Ryan Kramer, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Chris Vaeth, McCownGordon Construction, LLC

Jessica Best, emfluence
Kara Bouillette, BNIM Architects
Gordon Braun, Protiviti
Jennifer Jordan, University of Kansas School of Business
Becky Schieber, Kansas University Endowment Association
Greg Sikora, The Weitz Company


Projects Committee
Chair: Susie Morris, American Century Investments
Chair: Molly Turner, YMCA of Greater Kansas City
Chair: Wendy Van Duyne, Bartlett & West

Steve Bowling, AMAI Architecture
Dan Brown, Walter P. Moore & Associates
Alex Ogata, HNTB Companies

Kate Bender, City of Kansas City, Missouri
Leslie Fields, Saint Luke's Health System
Tricia Jaworski, Morningstar Communications
Jennifer Kraenzle, Alphapointe Association for the Blind


Recruiting Committee
Chair: Ty Hudson, Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP
Chair: Shannon Jaax, Kansas City Missouri School District

Mike Hauser, 360 Architecture
Andrea Perdomo-Morales, Mattie Rhodes Center
Mora Thompson, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
Jamie Arnold, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Brett Gray, Commerce Bank
Suzy Hall, Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC
Leah Huddleston, KCP&L
Troy Lillebo, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Marshall Lockton, Lockton Companies
Callie Merritt-Jones, Sprint
John Teasdale, Haake Companies


Social Committee
Chair: John Tebbe, GFI Digital, Inc.
Chair: Adam Tilton, Colliers International

Angela Augur, Axcet HR Solutions
Christopher Cribb, Marquee Selections - Green, Global, Grapes
Patti Sosa, Metropolitan Medical Society of Greater Kansas City
Strickland Tudor, Enterprise Holdings

Megan Day, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Korb Maxwell, Polsinelli Shughart PC
Christopher Mitchell, McHenry Shaffer Mitchell Architects
Bud Reynolds, The Reynolds Law Firm
Kris Ryan, AT&T
Jason Waldron, HDR Engineering, Inc.

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