Committees & Councils
Starlight engages a diverse group of professionals, artists, civic leaders, educators, and advocates through a number of volunteer committees and councils. Members provide valuable insight and guidance to Starlight staff while ensuring relevance and the sustained success of Starlight’s operations and activities.
Governance committees are chaired by members of the Starlight Board Executive Committee and comprised of elected Board members as well as community volunteers. Members serve one-year terms.
Advisory councils and special planning committees support initiatives, projects, and events beyond the purview of Starlight’s governance committees, and may be added or changed based on the organization’s needs and priorities. Members serve one-year terms.
^Denotes ex-officio status. Board Chair is an ex-officio member of all committees.
*Denotes a community volunteer.
Committees
Vice Chair: Nikki Emison
North Kansas City Hospital / Emison Life Care Planning
*Charlotte Barksdale
RubinBrown
Michael Condon
IMA Financial
Robert Hingula
Polsinelli
Jenny Housley
Blue Cross Blue Shield of KC
Heather Jones
Seigfreid Bingham
Michael Knecht
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
*Mollie Stephens
KC CARE Health Center
*Gene Willis
GEHA
^Howard Cohen
Deloitte (retired)
Vice Chair: Lesley Elwell
Evergy
*Annie Calvert
Littler
*Juaquan Herron
American Academy of Family Physicians
Robert Hingula
Polsinelli
*Amber Manning
The Miller Group
*Jolene Mead
PortKC
Vanessa Vaughn West
Lathrop GPM
*Jackie Vavroch
Dairy Farmers of America
Carolyn Watley
CBIZ
*Nancy Whitworth
McCownGordon Construction
^Howard Cohen
Deloitte (retired)
Vice Chair: Mike Lanning
US Asset Services
*Ashley Baker
Henderson Building Solutions
Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
*Augie Huber
A.L. Huber Construction
Kevin Kelly
US Federal Properties
Emily Tilgner
McCownGordon Construction
Mark Van Dyne
Burns & McDonnell
*Justin White
Hunt Midwest
^Howard Cohen
Deloitte (retired)
Vice Chair: Rob Wolf
KPMG
*Mallory Antle
Deloitte
Michael Collins
Grayson Capital
Ed Enyeart
Bardavon Health Innovations
Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
Richard Heise
Commerce Bank
Kevin Kelly
US Federal Properties
Carolyn Watley
CBIZ
^Howard Cohen
Deloitte (retired)
Vice Chair: Dean Newton
Delta Dental of KS
*Chelsea Chaney
National Elevator Industry
Mark Coulter
Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes
Anita Gorman
Community Volunteer
Dr. Troy Nash
Newmark Grubb Zimmer
^Howard Cohen
Deloitte (retired)
Vice Chair: Vanessa Vaugh West
Lathrop GPM
Becky Blades
StARTistry
Robert Hingula
Polsinelli
Tondee Lutterman
FORVIS
^Howard Cohen
Deloitte (retired)
Vice Chair: Sabrina Wiewel
Hallmark
Aviva Ajmera
SolveKC
Jeff Carson
Enterprise Bank & Trust
Toby Cook
The University of Kansas Health System
Jill Farrell
American Century Investments
*Elise Jones
Enterprise Bank & Trust
Ramsey Mohsen
Everhance
*Greg Reid
BoomDeYada, LLC
*Mariah Shields
Hallmark
Angelo Trozzolo
Trozzolo Communications Group
Carey Wilkins
Evolytics
^Howard Cohen
Deloitte (retired)
The nominating committee is chaired by the Immediate Past Board Chair and comprised of the past two Board Chairs, Vice Chair of Philanthropy and Starlight’s President & CEO.
Immediate Past Chair: Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
John Murphy
Shook, Hardy, and Bacon (retired)
Ora Reynolds
Hunt Midwest
Carolyn Watley
CBIZ
Vice Chair: Amy Guerich
Stepp & Rothwell
Denise Bade
Lockton
*Mary Buford
PepsiCo
Wendy Burgess
RDD Family Office
Joni Cobb
Creative Planning
Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
*Emily Haas
Saint Luke's Health System
Temple Ostergren Elsberry
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Terry O’Toole
Kansas City Transportation Group
*Amber Struemph
McCownGordon Construction
^Howard Cohen
Deloitte (retired)
For more information about governance committees, contact Director of Philanthropy Andrew Lang at andrew.lang@kcstarlight.com or (816) 997-1129.
Councils & Special Planning Committees
Advisory councils and special planning committees support initiatives, projects, and events beyond the purview of Starlight’s governance committees, and may be added or changed based on the organization’s needs and priorities.
Co-Chair: Bill Briggs
Deloitte
Co-Chair: Kasey Vena
Newmark Zimmer
Jeff Anthony
McCarthy Auto
Eric Beckerle
Commerce Trust Company
Robin Dayton
Dayton Dynasty Realty
Sammi Dodson
Olathe Ford Lincoln
John Gregory
CFGI
Emily Haas
Saint Luke's Health System
Sherry Lumpkins
Blue Symphony
Brooklyn Maldonado
Stepp & Rothwell
Amber Miller Manning
The Miller Group
Jason Parson
Parson + Associates
Morgan Saxena
Research Medical Center
For more information, contact Erin Olm-Shipman, Donor Relations Manager at erin.olm-shipman@kcstarlight.com or (816) 997-1133.
Chair: Wendy Burgess
RDD Family Office
Shellie Billau
Midwest Trust
Amy Guerich
Stepp & Rothwell
Jenna Hauschild
BKD
Stacey Janssen
Kennyhertz Perry
Doug Jones
Filmmaker (Retired)
Jonathan Klem
UMB
Tiffany Owens
Bank of America
Todd Randol
Heartland Estate Law
Jonathan Staton
Great Plains Trust & Asset Mgt
For more information, contact Andrew Lang, Director of Philanthropy at andrew.lang@kcstarlight.com or (816) 997-1129.