Community Advisory Board

The Community Advisory Board is comprised of community leaders representing various areas of expertise: health and human services, government, media, business, law, and the arts. The Community Advisory Board provides strategic guidance in assessing community needs and helps communicate our purpose and programs to the community at large.

Seth Baker

Founder and President, B3 Companies, LLC

DJ Barnes

VP of People and Culture, The Children's Place

Carolina Cruz

Morning Anchor, KCTV5

Kate O'Hara Gasper, JD

Partner, Lathrop GMP

Ann Hackett, PhD

Faculty Director of Academic Innovations, UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management

Scott Hall

VP of Development, VanTrust Real Estate

Leon Harden

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy Manager, Burns & McDonnell

McClain Bryant Macklin

Chief Policy and Impact Officer, Health Forward Foundation

Brent Never, PhD

Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Director of the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management

Hoang-Anh Tran

Chief of Staff, UMB Financial Corporation

Danielle Wesolowski

Community Volunteer