Board of Directors
The Starlight Board provides leadership, assists with policy decisions, and ensure accountability. 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
Howard Cohen
Deloitte (retired)
Immediate Past Chair
Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
Vice Chair
Sabrina Wiewel
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Vice Chair, Community Engagement
Nikki Emison
North Kansas City Hospital/Emison Life Care Planning
Vice Chair, Employee Experience
Robert Hingula
Polsinelli
Vice Chair, Facilities
Michael T. Lanning
US Asset Services
Vice Chair, Finance
Rob Wolf
KPMG
Vice Chair, Government Affairs
Mark Coulter
Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.
Vice Chair – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access
Vanessa Vaughn West
Lathrop GPM
Vice Chair, Marketing
Carey Wilkins
Evolytics
Vice Chair, Philanthropy
Amy Guerich
Stepp & Rothwell
Vice Chair – Strategic Planning
Aviva Ajmera
SoLVE KC
President of the Association
Lindsey Rood-Clifford
Starlight
Treasurer of the Association
Mandi Wright
Starlight
Board Directors
Jeff Anthony
McCarthy Auto Group
Denise Bade
Lockton Company
Cathy Baier
Community Volunteer
Wendy Burgess
RDD Family Office LLC
Jeff Carson
Enterprise Bank & Trust
Joni Cobb
Creative Planning
Michael Condon
IMA Financial Group
Toby Cook
The University of Kansas Health System
Monica Curls
Terracon
Michelle Davidson Bratcher
Film in MO
Jill Farrell
American Century Investments
Anita B. Gorman – Lifetime Member
Community Volunteer
Lisa Hays
AdventHealth Kansas City
Richard Heise
Commerce Bank
Heather Jones
Seigfreid Bingham
Tondee Lutterman
Forvis Mazars
Ramsey Mohsen
Everhance LLC
Dr. Troy Nash
Newmark Zimmer
Dean Newton
Delta Dental
Diane O’Byrne
Competitive Resources Sales Coaching
Tempe Ostergren Elsberry
University of Missouri – Kansas City
Emily Tilgner
McCownGordon Construction
Mark Van Dyne
Burns & McDonnell
Ex-Officio Members (Past Board Chairs)
Charles W. Battey
Sprint (retired)
Robert A. Bernstein
Bernstein Rein Advertising (retired)
Dianne Cleaver
Community Volunteer
James D. Dawson
Fairway Consulting Group
Steve Doyal
Hallmark Cards, Inc. (retired)
Peggy J. Dunn
Mayor of Leawood
Greg M. Graves
Burns & McDonnell (retired)
Shirley Bush Helzberg
Helzberg Foundation
Jack W. Kennedy
Community Volunteer
Michael F. Morrissey
Ernst & Young, LLP (retired)
John Murphy
J. Murphy Strategies/Shook, Hardy & Bacon (retired)
Ora Reynolds
Hunt Midwest
Carolyn Watley
CBIZ
W. Russell Welsh
Polsinelli
City of Kansas City, Missouri Ex-Officio Members
Councilwoman Ryana Parks-Shaw
Office of the Mayor Kansas City, MO Designee
Chris Cotten
City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Director