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

Mark Garrett

Chair, Mark Garrett*

Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Lisa Ginter

Chair Elect, Lisa Ginter*

Chief Executive Officer
Charlie Shields

Vice Chair, Charlie Shields*

President and CEO
Jeff Simon

Treasurer, Jeff Simon*

Managing Partner
Joe Reardon

Joe Reardon*

President and CEO
Ramin Cherafat

Immediate Past Chair, Ramin Cherafat*

CEO

Board of Directors

* indicates Executive Committee member

Mauli Agrawal

C. Mauli Agrawal, Ph.D.*

Chancellor
Photo of Mayra Aguirre wearing colorful dress against mottled gray backdrop.

Mayra Aguirre

President
Rick L. Armstrong

Rick L. Armstrong

President and CEO
Photo of Mario Azar wearing blue blazer and blue gingham shirt against taupe background

Mario Azar

Chairman and CEO
Kevin Barth

Kevin Barth*

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Kimberly Beatty

Kimberly Beatty, Ed.D.*

Chancellor
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Thalia Cherry*

Founder and CEO
Ron Coker

Ron Coker

Senior Vice President
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Jessica Earnshaw (Centurions Chair, Pinnacle)

YMCA of Greater Kansas City
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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 Chair)

Partner
Diane Gallagher

Diane Gallagher*

Senior Vice President and Co-Chief People Officer
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Philip Gaskin

Vice President of Entrepreneurship
David E. Hall

David E. Hall

Executive Vice Chairman
Dave Harrison

Dave Harrison*

President
Sam Huenergardt

Sam Huenergardt*

CEO
Heather Humphrey

Heather Humphrey*

SVP - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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David Johnson (Mr. K Award Winner)

Chairman
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
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Michael Klamm (Downtown Council Chair)

Senior Vice President
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Kevin Kramer

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

Lisa Krigsten

Kansas City Managing Partner
Gordon Lansford

Gordon Lansford, III

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
Madeleine McDonough

Madeleine McDonough (Civic Council Chair)

Chair
Steve McDowell

Steve McDowell

Principal
Clyde McQueen

Clyde McQueen*

President and CEO
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Laurie Minard

Vice President, Human Resources
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Will Mintz

Senior Vice President, Global Operations, Oracle Health
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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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Ruki Neuhold-Ravikumar

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

Dean Newton

President and CEO
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Ryan Othmer (Centurions Chair, Apex)

Senior Commercial Lender
M. Gayle Packer, President and CEO, Terracon Consultants, Inc.

M. Gayle Packer

President and CEO
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Roshann Parris*

Founder and CEO
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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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Jacob Robertson (genKC Chair)

Senior Manager, Organization Operations
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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

Sr. Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
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Robert D. Simari, M.D.

Executive Vice Chancellor
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
Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson

Vice President, System Integration and Innovation
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

Mike Boehm

Mayor

City of Lenexa, KS

Peggy Dunn

Mayor

City of Leawood, KS

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