Board of Directors
Starlight's board of directors is made of dedicated business and civic leaders dedicated to ensuring Starlight's legacy through governance and advocacy.
Officers - Executive Committee
Chair
Ora Reynolds
Hunt Midwest
Secretary
Greg A. Reid
BoomDeYada - LLC
Vice Chair, Community Engagement
Nancy Whitworth
McCownGordon Construction
Vice Chair, Finance
Daniel C. Schulte
Schulte Ventures LLC
Vice Chair, Marketing
Kara Hendon
FleishmanHillard
Chair Elect
Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
President of the Association
Richard Baker
Starlight
Vice Chair, Facilities
August L. Huber, III
A.L Huber General Contractor
Vice Chair, Government Affairs
Charlie Shields
Truman Medical Centers
Vice Chair, Philanthropy
Howard Cohen
Deloitte (Retired)
Board Directors
Denise Bade
Lockton Companies
Kevin Barth
Commerce Bank
Wendy Burgess
RDD Family Office
Cindy Circo
Evergy
Lesley Elwell
JE Dunn
Ed Enyeart
Cerner
Amy Guerich
Stepp & Rothwell
Mary Jorgenson
Community Volunteer
Michael Knecht
AdventHealth
Michael Nguyen
BOK Financial
Christopher Stine
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Kevin Uhlich
Kansas City Royals
Sabrina Wiewel
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Robert M. Barnes
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Becky Blades
Startistry Publishing
Jeff Carson
Enterprise Bank & Trust
Michael Condon
IMA Financial Group
Nikki Emison
North Kansas City Hospital/Emison Life Care Planning
Anita B. Gorman - Lifetime Member
Community Volunteer
Jenny Housley
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Matthew Kenny
Kansas City Chiefs
Dean Newton
Delta Dental of Kansas
Terry O’Toole
Kansas City Transportation Group
Angelo Trozzolo
Trozzolo Communications
Mark Van Dyne
Burns & McDonnell
Ex-Officio Members
Past Board Chairs
Charles W. Battey
Sprint (retired)
Dianne Cleaver
Community Volunteer
Steve Doyal
Hallmark Cards, Inc. (retired)
Greg M. Graves
Burns & McDonnell (retired)
Jack W. Kennedy
Community Volunteer
Michael F. Morrissey
Ernst & Young, LLP (retired)
Carolyn Watley
CBIZ
Robert A. Bernstein
Bernstein Rein Advertising (retired)
James D. Dawson
Fairway Consulting Group
Peggy J. Dunn
Mayor of Leawood
Shirley Bush Helzberg
Helzberg Foundation
Robert A. Kipp
Hallmark Cards, Inc. (retired)
John Murphy
J. Murphy Strategies/Shook, Hardy & Bacon (Retired)
W. Russell Welsh
Polsinelli
Young Friends of Starlight Chair
Chelsea Chaney
Office of U.S. Senator Pat Roberts
City of Kansas City, Missouri Ex-Officio Members
Councilwoman Ryana Parks-Shaw
Office of the Mayor Kansas City, MO Designee
Terry Rynard
City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Director
Councilwoman Heather Hall
City Manager Kansas City, MO Designee
Scott Wagner
City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners Designee