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

Lisa Ginter

Chair, Lisa Ginter*

Chief Executive Officer
Charlie Shields

Chair Elect, Charlie Shields*

President and CEO
Jeff Simon

Vice Chair, Jeff Simon*

Managing Partner
Kimberly Beatty

Treasurer, Kimberly Beatty

Chancellor
Joe Reardon

Joe Reardon*

President and CEO
Mark Garrett

Immediate Past Chair, Mark Garrett*

Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

Board of Directors

* indicates Executive Committee member

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Mayra Aguirre

President
Rick L. Armstrong

Rick L. Armstrong

President and CEO
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Mario Azar

Chairman and CEO
Kevin Barth

Kevin Barth

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Jack Beal

Chief Administration and Integration Officer and SVP, Kansas City Division
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Jason Bennett

SVP - Head of Finance
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Dr. Sandra Cassady

President and CEO
Ramin Cherafat

Ramin Cherafat

CEO
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Thalia Cherry*

Founder and CEO
Ron Coker

Ron Coker

Senior Vice President
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Dr. Jennifer Collier

CEO and Superintendent of Schools
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Iris Edelen (Centurions Chair, Pinnacle)

Vice President of People & Culture
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Warren Erdman

Executive Advisor Strategic Projects
Wesley O. Fields

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

Office Managing Partner
Dave Frantze, Partner, Stinson LLP

Dave Frantze (KCMOBLC Co-Chair)

Partner
David E. Hall

David E. Hall

Executive Vice Chairman
Dave Harrison

Dave Harrison (KCMOBLC Co-Chair)

President
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Caleb Hasan (genKC Chair)

Transformation Excellence Manager
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Sam Huenergardt*

CEO
Heather Humphrey

Heather Humphrey

SVP - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Mary Jane Judy

Mary Jane Judy*

Shareholder, Co-Office Managing Partner
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Rick Kahle

Senior Vice President
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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
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Kevin Kramer

Market CEO
Lisa Krigsten, Kansas City Managing Partner, Dentons US LLP

Lisa Krigsten (Civic Council Chair)

Kansas City Managing Partner
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Gordon Lansford, III

President and CEO
Mark Larrabee

Mark Larrabee

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

Ronald Lindsay

Senior Pastor
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Beto Lopez

President and CEO
Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, Ph.D.

Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, Ph.D.

President
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
Steve McDowell

Steve McDowell

Principal and CEO
Clyde McQueen

Clyde McQueen*

President and CEO
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Jenn Miller (Centurions Chair, Apex)

Director of Business Development
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Laurie Minard

Vice President, Human Resources
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Kimber Myers Givner

Executive Director
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Kyle Myers

Regional President and Head of Corporate Banking
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Kathy Nelson

President and CEO
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M. Gayle Packer

President and CEO
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Roshann Parris*

Founder and CEO
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Fahteema Parrish (Mr. K Award Winner)

CEO and President
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Stephen Penn

Managing Partner
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Ora Reynolds (KCADC Co-Chair)

President and CEO
James D. Rine

James D. Rine*

President and Chief Executive Officer
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Anthony G. Rohr, FAIA

National Managing Principal
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CiCi Rojas

President
Brenda Sharpe

Brenda Sharpe

President and CEO
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Brooks Sherman

President - Business Operations
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Robert D. Simari, M.D.

Executive Vice Chancellor
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Erin Stucky

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

Qiana Thomason

President and CEO
Mark Thompson

Mark C. 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
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DeAngela Burns-Wallace

President and CEO
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Frank White, III

President and CEO
Bridgette Williams

Bridgette Williams*

Executive Director
Eric Wollerman, President, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies

Eric Wollerman

President
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Julián Zugazagoitia

Director and CEO

Elected Officials

Tyrone Garner

Mayor and CEO

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

John Jonesdale

Mayor

City of St. Joseph, MO

Mike Kelly

Chairman

Johnson County Board of Commissioners

Quinton Lucas

Mayor

City of Kansas City, MO

Brian Platt

City Manager

City of Kansas City, MO

Frank White, Jr.

Jackson County Executive

Jackson County, Missouri