Public Affairs Advisory Council
The Council will serve as a critical link between the department and the community. It will help department faculty and staff monitor and understand the issues, problems and needs of the public service community of Greater Kansas City and the Midwest region and develop responsive education and research programs to address them.
The department has served the Kansas City community for nearly 50 years, yet the coming five years will be a period of fundamental growth and development as the department embarks on an ambitious initiative to strengthen and expand its programming in service to the region. The Advisory Council is a vital source of intelligence, insight and support to the department as we develop our next generation of programming.
The Advisory Council is a key leadership group designed to provide guidance and feedback on department programs and activities. It advises and works with the department and its faculty and staff on program development, strategic communication and marketing and multi-year strategy and resource planning. An active and vital Advisory Council is instrumental to enabling the department to ensure that it continues to be a cutting-edge, high value community resource. Members of the Advisory Council hold key positions in various business, nonprofit organizations and local government bodies in the Greater Kansas city area. Current Advisory Council members include:
Deidre Anderson
Executive Director
United Inner City Services
Suzie Aron
President
Crossroads Community Association
Alex Benson
Sr. Director, Corporate Development
Cerner Corporation
Irene Caudillo
President/CEO
El Centro
Bill Ebel
City Manager
City of Overland Park, KS
Roger Edgar
Retired
Formerly George K Baum & Co
UMKC
Jim Giles
Consultant
Formerly City of KCMO
Phil Glynn
President
Travois
Sherri Lozano
Executive Director
JDRF Kansas & Missouri Chapter
Carol Marinovich
Instructor
Formerly Mayor Wyandotte County
Donnelly College
Mark McHenry
Retired Former Director
KCMO Parks and Recreation Dept
Felicity Pino
Director, Continuous Improvement
Children’s Mercy
Annie Presley Author
Author
Formerly McKellar Group
Steve Roling
Retired
Formerly Health Care Foundation of GKC
Mari Ruck
Commissioner of Revenue Finance Dept.
City of KCMO
Stacia Stelk
Executive Director
Ripple Glass
Shari Stimetz
Retired
Formerly Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City
Arzie Umali
Assistant Director
UMKC’s Women’s Center
David Warm
Executive Director
Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)
Gene Wilson
Consultant
Formerly Kauffman Foundation