Board of Directors
Providing strategic guidance critical to our success.
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation’s Board of Directors is a cross-section of business leaders and community philanthropists who focus on governance and high-level oversight.
Kimberly Beatty, Ed.D.
Chancellor
Metropolitan Community College
Ramin Cherafat
CEO
McCownGordon Construction
Paul Fischer
Chief Operating Officer
Burns & McDonnell
Matt Gunter
Chief Communications Officer & Investor Relations
SelectQuote Insurance Services
Jeff Hargroves
Past Chair
Retired President
ProPharma Group
Ann F. Konecny
Chair
CEO and Board Chair
Foley Industries, Inc.
Lisa M. Krigsten
Kansas City Managing Partner
Dentons US LLP
Willie Lanier, Jr.
Managing Partner
Lanier United
Dean Newton
President & CEO
Delta Dental of Kansas
M. Gayle Packer
Vice Chair
President and CEO
Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Mark Peterson
Executive Vice President & CFO
EPR Properties
Sandra J. Price
Corporate Board Member: Evergy, US Infrastructure Corporation (USIC), and CRB
Steven J. Sestak
Founder & Chairman
MarketSphere
Sandra R. Stites, M.D.
Secretary
Retired Chief Medical Officer
Vibrant Health
Tray Vedock
Retired Chief Executive Officer
SKC Communications
Abby Wendel
President & CEO
Landmark Bancorp and Landmark National Bank
Debbie Wilkerson
President & CEO
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Ken Williams
Treasurer
Retired Chief Financial Officer
Black & Veatch