Large group performance on the stage at Starlight

 

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

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.

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