Lisa Ginter Elected Chair of KC Chamber

Lisa Ginter, CEO of CommunityAmerica Credit Union, has been elected Chair of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. The vote came at the Monday meeting of the KC Chamber Board of Directors.

Ginter is a native of Kansas City and, since becoming CEO in 2015, has grown CommunityAmerica’s assets from $1.5-billion to nearly $4-billion. She previously served as Chair of the Kansas City Area Development Council.

Other officers elected at Monday’s meeting include:

• Chair-Elect – Charlie Shields, President & CEO, University Health
• Vice Chair – Jeff Simon, Managing Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP
• Treasurer – Dr. Kimberly Beatty, Chancellor, Metropolitan Community College
• Immediate Past Chair – Mark Garrett, Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
• President & CEO – Joe Reardon
• Legal Counsel – Wesley Fields, Office Managing Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

The Board also selected new Board members for a three-year term, including:

• Kevin Barth, Commerce Bank
• Jack Beal, University of Kansas Health System
• Jason Bennett, American Century Investments
• Sandra Cassady, Rockhurst University
• Jennifer Collier, Kansas City Public Schools
• John Josendale, City of St. Joseph, MO
• Rick Kahle, Alliant Insurance Services
• Mark Larrabee, Arvest Bank
• Roshann Parris, Parris Communications
• DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
• Frank White III, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority

Educational and Nonprofit Institution Board members elected include:

• Sandra Cassady, Rockhurst University
• Jennifer Collier, Kansas City Public Schools
• Kimber Myers Givner, Phoenix Family Housing
• Ruki Neuhold-Ravikumar, Kansas City Art Institute
• Robert Simari, University of Kansas Medical Center
• Qiana Thomason, Health Forward Foundation

Board members serving as representatives of partner organizations:

• Madeleine McDonough, Civic Council Chair
• Ora Reynolds, Kansas City Area Development Council Chair

Board members serving as representatives of the KC Chamber’s Kansas City Missouri Business Leadership Council (KCMOBLC):

• Dave Frantze, Co-Chair KCMOBLC
• Dave Harrison, Co-Chair, KCMOBLC

Public Official Board Members for 2024:

• Mayor Mike Boehm, Lenexa
• Mayor Peggy Dunn, Leawood
• CEO/Mayor Tyrone Garner, Unified Government of Wyandotte County
• Mayor John Josendale, St. Joseph
• Chair Mike Kelly, Johnson County Commission
• Mayor Quinton Lucas, Kansas City, MO
• City Manager Brian Platt, Kansas City, MO
• County Executive Frank White, Jackson County

Special One-Year Term Board Member Appointments:

• Fahteema Parrish, Mr. K Award Winner
• Ramin Cherafat, Chair’s Appointment
• Heather Humphrey, Chair’s Appointment
• Clyde McQueen, Chair’s Appointment
• Jessica Earnshaw, Centurions Pinnacle Cohort
• Ryan Othmer, Centurions Apex Cohort
• Caleb Hasan, genKC

The KC Chamber continues to seek diverse Board members to best reflect the KC regional community. This year’s Board is made up of 40 percent women (compared to 36 percent last year) and 31 percent diverse (compared to 27 percent last year).

New Chair Lisa Ginter and Past Chair Mark Garrett will be honored at the KC Chamber’s upcoming Annual Dinner (the organization’s 136th) on Tuesday, November 21, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Kay Barnes Ballroom in the Kansas City Convention Center.