Board of Directors

The KC Chamber has stood strong for more than 130 years because of our outstanding volunteer leadership.

*indicates Executive Committee member

Officers

Ramin Cherafat

Chair, Ramin Cherafat*

CEO
Mark Garrett

Chair Elect, Mark Garrett*

Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Lisa Ginter

Vice Chair, Lisa Ginter* (KCADC Co-Chair)

Chief Executive Officer
Charlie Shields

Treasurer, Charlie Shields*

President and CEO
Carolyn Watley

Immediate Past Chair, Carolyn Watley*

Vice President of Community Engagement
Joe Reardon

Joe Reardon*

President and CEO

Board of Directors

* indicates Executive Committee member

Mauli Agrawal

C. Mauli Agrawal, Ph.D.*

Chancellor
Rick L. Armstrong

Rick L. Armstrong

President and CEO
Kevin Barth

Kevin Barth*

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Kimberly Beatty

Kimberly Beatty, Ed.D.*

Chancellor
Mark Bedell

Mark Bedell

CEO and Superintendent of Schools
Tony Bowen

Tony Bowen

Chief Financial Officer
Jean Paul Bradshaw

Jean Paul Bradshaw

Partner
Photo of Thalia Cherry

Thalia Cherry

Founder and CEO
Ron Coker

Ron Coker

Senior Vice President
Billy Douglas, Senior Vice President Development, HCA Healthcare - Midwest Division

Billy Douglass

Senior Vice President, Development
Steve Edwards

Steve Edwards (Civic Council Chair)

Chairman and CEO
Wesley O. Fields

Wesley O. Fields (Legal Counsel/Corporate Secretary*)

Office Managing Partner
Dave Frantze, Partner, Stinson LLP

Dave Frantze (KCMOBLC Chair)

Partner
Diane Gallagher

Diane Gallagher

Vice President
Philip Gaskin, Vice President of Entrepreneurship, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Philip Gaskin

Vice President of Entrepreneurship
Doug Girod

Doug Girod, M.D.

Chancellor
David E. Hall

David E. Hall

Executive Vice Chairman
Dave Harrison

Dave Harrison*

President
Elizabeth Hiatt portrait

Elizabeth Hiatt (Centurions Chair, Pinnacle)

Bridge Engineer
Sam Huenergardt

Sam Huenergardt*

President and CEO
Heather Humphrey

Heather Humphrey*

SVP - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Mary Jane Judy

Mary Jane Judy*

Shareholder, Co-Office Managing Partner
Paul Kempinski, MS, FACHE

Paul D. Kempinski, MS, FACHE*

President and CEO
Deeanne King, EVP, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer, T-Mobile

Deeanne King

EVP, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer
Lisa Krigsten, Kansas City Managing Partner, Dentons US LLP

Lisa Krigsten

Kansas City Managing Partner
Gordon Lansford

Gordon Lansford, III

President and CEO
Gina Lichte

Gina Lichte (Centurions Chair, Apex)

President and CEO
Ronald Lindsay, Senior Pastor, Concord Fortress of Hope Church

Ronald Lindsay

Senior Pastor
Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, Ph.D.

Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, Ph.D.

President
Robbie Makinen

Robbie Makinen

President and CEO
Matt Marino, Chief Financial Officer, Saint Luke's Health System - South/East Region

Matt Marino

Chief Financial Officer
Teresa Martin

Teresa Martin

Executive Vice President/Producer
Photo of Chase McAnulty

Chase McAnulty (Mr. K Award Winner)

Founder/CEO
Madeleine McDonough

Madeleine McDonough

Chair
Steve McDowell

Steve McDowell

Principal
Kevin McIntosh, AVP of Facilities Administration, Kansas City Southern Railway

Kevin McIntosh

AVP of Facilities Administration
Clyde McQueen

Clyde McQueen*

President and CEO
Photo of Laurie Minard

Laurie Minard

Vice President, Human Resources
Photo of Kimber Myers Givner

Kimber Myers Givner

Executive Director
Photo of Kathy Nelson in blue jacket

Kathy Nelson

President and CEO
Dean Newton, President and CEO, Delta Dental

Dean Newton

President and CEO
M. Gayle Packer, President and CEO, Terracon Consultants, Inc.

M. Gayle Packer

President and CEO
Photo of Roshann Parris

Roshann Parris*

Founder and CEO
Photo of Ariel Penner

Ariel Penner (genKC Chair)

Volunteer Manager
Tim Petty

Tim Petty

Market President in Kansas City, Commercial Banking Leader in Oklahoma and Texas
Tracy Platt, Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Cerner Corporation

Tracy Platt

Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
James D. Rine

James D. Rine

President and Chief Executive Officer
Photo of Anthony Rohr

Anthony G. Rohr, FAIA

National Managing Principal
Dr. Dred D. Scott, President and CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City

Dr. Dred D. Scott

President and CEO
Brenda Sharpe

Brenda Sharpe

President and CEO
Jeff Simon

Jeff Simon*

Managing Partner
Dr. Kenny Southwick

Dr. Kenny Southwick

Executive Director
Erin Stucky

Erin Stucky

President and CEO
Qiana Thomason, President and CEO, Health Forward Foundation

Qiana Thomason

President and CEO
Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson

President - CCB Financial Corporation, Chairman - Country Club Trust Company
Nicole Van Denabeele, President and Chief Accounting Officer, Bank Midwest

Nicole Van Denabeele

President and Chief Accounting Officer
Bridgette Williams

Bridgette Williams*

Executive Director
Photo of Richard Wetzel

Richard Wetzel (Downtown Council Chair)

Partner
Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson

Vice President, System Integration and Innovation
Eric Wollerman, President, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies

Eric Wollerman

President
Photo of Julian Zugazagoitia

Julián Zugazagoitia

Director and CEO

Elected Officials

Tyrone Garner

Mayor and CEO

City of Kansas City, KS, Unified Government of Wyandotte County

Mike Boehm

Mayor

City of Lenexa, KS

Peggy Dunn

Mayor

City of Leawood, KS

Ed Eilert

Chairman

Johnson County Board of Commissioners

Quinton Lucas

Mayor

City of Kansas City, MO

Brian Platt

City Manager

City of Kansas City, MO

Eileen Weir

Mayor

City of Independence, MO

Frank White, Jr.

Jackson County Executive

Jackson County, Missouri