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

Gordon Lansford

Chair, Gordon Lansford, III*

President and CEO
Carolyn Watley

Chair-Elect, Carolyn Watley*

Vice President of Community Engagement
Ramin Cherafat

Vice Chair, Ramin Cherafat*

CEO
Mark Garrett

Treasurer, Mark Garrett*

Chief Diversity and Engagement Officer
Matt Condon

Immediate Past Chair, Matt Condon*

CEO
Joe Reardon

Joe Reardon*

President and CEO

Board of Directors

* indicates Executive Committee member

Mauli Agrawal

C. Mauli Agrawal, Ph.D.

Chancellor
Debby Ballard

Debby Ballard

Director, Community Affairs and President, Sprint Foundation
Whitney Bartelli

Whitney Bartelli

President
Kevin Barth

Kevin Barth

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Kimberly Beatty

Kimberly Beatty

Chancellor
Mark Bedell

Mark Bedell

CEO and Superintendent of Schools
Tony Berg

Tony Berg

President and Publisher
Brent Bloss

Brent Bloss

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Doug Boessen

Doug Boessen

CFO and Treasurer
Tony Bowen

Tony Bowen

Chief Financial Officer
Jean Paul Bradshaw

Jean Paul Bradshaw

Partner
W. Perry Brandt

W. Perry Brandt - Legal Counsel/Corporate Secretary*

Partner
Leanne Breiby

Leanne Breiby - Centurions Chair, Spring

Director of Communications
Kelly Carnago

Kelly Carnago*

COO
Michael Copeland

Michael Copeland

Regional Administrator
Scott Coup

Scott Coup

Director, Commercial Sales
Rev. Thomas Curran

Rev. Thomas Curran, S.J.

President
Jackie Desouza-Van Blaricum

Jackie Desouza-Van Blaricum

CEO
Steve Doyal

Steve Doyal

Senior Vice President (Ret.)
Steve Edwards

Steve Edwards

Chairman and CEO
Warren Erdman

Warren Erdman*

Executive VP/Administration & Corporate Affairs
William C. Gautreaux

William C. Gautreaux - Civic Council Chair

Managing Partner
Lisa Ginter

Lisa Ginter*

Chief Executive Officer
Doug Girod

Doug Girod, M.D.

Chancellor
Wendy Guillies

Wendy Guillies*

President and CEO
Greg Gunderson

Greg Gunderson

President
Marc B. Hahn, D.O.

Marc B. Hahn, D.O.

President and CEO
Dave Harrison

Dave Harrison*

President
Kara Hendon

Kara Hendon*

SVP and Senior Partner, GM of Kansas City
Mark Hinderks

Mark Hinderks

Managing Partner
Heather Humphrey

Heather Humphrey

SVP - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Jani Johnson

Jani Johnson

CEO
Lauren Kepler

Lauren Kepler

Business Development Representative, genKC Chair
Craig Kuckleman

Craig Kuckelman

Managing Partner
Mark Larrabee

Mark Larrabee*

President and CEO
Teresa Martin

Teresa Martin

Executive Vice President/Producer
Bridget McCandless, M.D.

Bridget McCandless, M.D.

President and CEO
Madeleine McDonough

Madeleine McDonough

Chair
Steve McDowell

Steve McDowell

Principal
Clyde McQueen

Clyde McQueen*

President and CEO
Chris Migneron

Chris Migneron

Vice President - West Division Architecture
Roshann Parris

Roshann Parris*

Founder and CEO
John Peterzalek

John Peterzalek

Chief Client Officer
Tim Petty

Tim Petty

Market President in Kansas City, Commercial Banking Leader in Oklahoma and Texas
Stacie Prosser

Stacie Prosser*

Market President and Publisher
John Ricciardelli

John Ricciardelli

President
Jerry Riffel

Jerry Riffel - Downtown Council Chair

Partner
Josh Rowland

Josh Rowland - Mr. K Award Winner

Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman
Brenda Sharpe

Brenda Sharpe

President and CEO
Charlie Shields

Charlie Shields*

President and CEO
Chase Simmons

Chase Simmons

Vice Chairman and Chair-Elect
Jeff Simon

Jeff Simon

Managing Partner
Beth Soukup

Beth Soukup - KCADC Co-Chair

Chief Financial Officer
Brad Sprong

Brad Sprong

Office Managing Partner
Mike Talboy

Mike Talboy

Director of Government Affairs
Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson

President - CCB Financial Corporation, Chairman - Country Club Trust Company
Shalea Walter

Shalea Walter - Centurions Chair, Fall

Vice President, Marketing Manager
Bridgette Williams

Bridgette Williams

Executive Director
Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson

Vice President, System Integration and Innovation
Danette Wilson

Danette Wilson*

President and CEO

Non-Voting Elected Officials

David Alvey

Mayor and CEO

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

Peggy Dunn

Mayor

City of Leawood, KS

Ed Eilert

Chairman

Johnson County Board of Commissioners

Sly James

Mayor

City of Kansas City, MO

Troy M. Schulte

City Manager

City of Kansas City, MO

Eileen Weir

Mayor

City of Independence, MO

Frank White, Jr.

Jackson County Executive

Jackson County, Missouri