KCYA Board of Directors
Officers
Jim Dunn, Chair.................................National School Public Relations Association
Chad Rau, Chair-Elect......................Community Arts Advocate
Kara Bouillette, Vice-Chair.............Hufft Projects
Jennifer Sussman, Vice-Chair......Andrews McMeel Universal
Brad Thies, Treasurer.......................Barr Assurance & Advisory, Inc.
Lisa Williams, Secretary .................DST Systems
Directors
Jason Banks ........................................AMC Theatres
Brent Bowen .......................................SparKcade Marketing
Jonah Brotman ..................................Husch Blackwell LLP
Brian Edwards ...................................GEHA
Bernard Hamblin .............................American Century Investments
Kathleen Gound ................................Community Arts Advocate
Jenny Isenberg .................................Eclectics Gallery
Cat Larrison .......................................Harvest Productions, Inc.
Kristin Raven .....................................Waddell & Reed
Kristin Rosen .....................................Community Arts Advocate
Sterling Stanford ..............................UMB
Stacy Stotts .........................................Polsinelli
Jill Warren .........................................Blue Cross and Blue Shield of KC
Learn more about our Board of Directors
Director Emeritus
Lennie Berkowitz
Advisory Directors
Pam Gradinger
William M. Lyons
Chris Mounts
Heidi Nast
Qiana Thomason
Guy Townsend III
John Vaughn
Reeves Wiedeman
Brian Williams
KCYA Staff
Executive Director
816.531.4022 ext. 1012
menglish@kcya.org
Kara Armstrong
Director of Arts Education
816.531.4022 ext. 1011
karmstrong@kcya.org
Marty Arvizu
Director of Marketing & Business Development
816.531.4022 ext. 1002
marvizu@kcya.org
Lacy Coyle
School & Community Programs Coordinator
816.531.4022 ext. 1007
lcoyle@kcya.org
Christian Buller
Development Assistant
816.531.4022 ext. 1015
cbuller@kcya.org
Liz Davis
CSA Assistant
816.531.4022 ext.1013
edavis@kcya.org
Beth Flemington
Graphic Design & Marketing Assistant
816.531.4022 ext. 1010
bflemington@kcya.org
Mary Needham
Director of Development
816.531.4022 ext. 1004
mneedham@kcya.org
Janell Rinne
CSA Coordinator
816.531.4022 ext. 1000
jrinne@kcya.org
Jenny Ruark
Arts Partners Coordinator
816.531.4022 ext. 1009
jruark@kcya.org
Janelle Sjue
School & Community Programs Assistant
816.531.4022 ext. 1008
jsjue@kcya.org
Jaisson Taylor
Building Facilities Assistant
Tim Valverde
Director of Finance
816.531.4022 ext. 1005
tvalverde@kcya.org
