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: Nancy Whitworth
McCownGordon Construction
Michael Condon
IMA Financial
Nikki Emison
North Kansas City Hospital
Robert Hingula
Polsinelli
Jenny Housley
Blue Cross Blue Shield of KC
Heather Jones
Seigfreid Bingham
Michael Knecht
AdventHealth
*Mollie Stephens
KC CARE Health Center
*Gene Willis
GEHA
^Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
Vice Chair: Lesley Elwell
Evergy
*Juaquan Herron
Alzheimer’s Association
Robert Hingula
Polsinelli
*Jolene Mead
PortKC
Vanessa Vaughn West
Lathrop GPM
Carolyn Watley
CBIZ
*Annie Calvert
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
^Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
Vice Chair: Augie Huber
A.L. Huber Construction
*Ashley Baker
Henderson Building Solutions
Mark Van Dyne
Burns and McDonnell
Mike Lanning
US Asset Management Services
*Kristen Pugh
Kansas City Chiefs
*Tom Waggoner
T Waggoner Design & Consulting
*Justin White
Hunt Midwest
^Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
Vice Chair: Rob Wolf
KPMG
*Mallory Antle
Deloitte
Robert Barnes
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Ed Enyeart
Bardavon Health Innovations
Michael Collins
Grayson Capital LLC
Kevin Kelly
U.S. Federal Properties Co., LLC
Richard Heise
Commerce Bank
*Stanton Parker II
Ernst & Young
Ora Reynolds
Hunt Midwest
Chris Stine
JP Morgan Chase
Carolyn Watley
CBIZ
*Rob Wolf
KPMG
^Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
Vice Chair: Dean Newton
Delta Dental of KS
*Chelsea Chaney
American Family Insurance
Christopher Cotten
KC Parks and Recreation
*Mark Coulter
PortKC
Anita Gorman
Lifetime Member
Dr. Troy Nash
Newmark Zimmer
^Councilwoman Heather Hall
1st District, Kansas City, MO
^Councilwoman Ryana Parks-Shaw (ex-officio)
5th District, Kansas City, MO
^Scott Wagner
Board of KC Parks & Recreation Commissioners
^Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
Vice Chair: Sabrina Wiewel
Hallmark
Aviva Ajmera
SoLVE KC
Becky Blades
StARTistry
Jeff Carson
Enterprise Bank
Jill Farrell
American Century Investments
*Ramsey Mohsen
Everhance LLC
Greg Reid
BoomDeYada, LLC
Ora Reynolds
Hunt Midwest
*Mariah Shields
Hallmark
Angelo Trozzolo
Trozzolo Communications Group
*Carey Wilkins
Evolytics
^Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
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: Ora Reynolds
Hunt Midwest
Rich Baker
Starlight
Amy Guerich
Stepp & Rothwell
John Murphy
Murphy Strategies/Shook, Hardy & Bacon (retired)
Carolyn Watley
CBIZ
Vice Chair: Amy Guerich
Stepp & Rothwell
Denise Bade
Lockton
Wendy Burgess
RDD Family Office
Terry O’Toole
Kansas City Transportation Group
*Ashley Hutcheson
JE Dunn Construction
Ora Reynolds
Hunt Midwest
Dan Schulte
Schulte Ventures
*Amber Struemph
McCownGordon Construction
^Mark Fortino
Country Club Bank
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.