Board Members
A key strength of the council is the strong corporate and minority leadership provided by the MAMBDC board of directors. These forward-thinking individuals have exercised their influence in opening doors that have been closed to minority business.
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Dennis Thompson President, Kansas City Region Walton Construction |
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Vice Chairman Bret Pilney, P.E. Associate Vice President |
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Burns & McDonnell |
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Lonnie C. Scott President MidAmerica Minority Business Development Council |
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Secretary William H. Dunn, Jr. Senior Vice President J.E. Dunn Construction Company
Co-Secretary Tricia Harrod VP Strategic Sourcing Aquila, Inc.
Treasurer Dave Platt Vice President-Sourcing & Procurement Embarq
Chair, MBEIC Patrice Manuel Senior Principal P/Strada, LLC |
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Directors |
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Pat Ayars Vice President Key Construction, Inc.
Brian Britton AVP-Strategic Sourcing Manager Black & Veatch
Pete Burney Operations Vice President-Logistics Solutions Hallmark Cards
L. Eric Burtin (MBE) President/General Manager Burtin & Associates, inc.
Lora Cheatum Vice President, Administrative Services Kansas City Power and Light
James M. Creegan Vice President General Manager OfficeMax
James M. Daley,, Ph.D. Dean, Helzberg School of Management Rockhurst University
Jennifer Goldston General Manager Fleishman Hillard
Robert (Bob) Grant Senior Vice President Business Growth Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Ronald Harland (MBE) President Evolv Solutions, LLC |
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Robert C. Levy Attorney, Senior Partner Seigfried, Bingham, Levy & Gee
Janet Lloyd-Williams Senior Vice President/Community Development INTRUST Bank, N.A.
Kathy Loshbaugh
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Vice President, Interconnection Solutions Sprint Nextel
Godwin R. Opara (MBE)
President/CEO
Transtecs Corporation (Wichita) |
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Young W. Sexton (MBE) President & CEO WingGate Travel (MBE)
Troy A. Stremming Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
Marilyn D. Townsend (MBE) Chairman and CEO Controlled Environment Products (MBE) |
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Bert Berkley Chairman Tension Envelope Corporation
Donald J. Hall Chairman Hallmark Cards, Inc.
John P. Meyer Director, Center for Leadership and Ethics Rockhurst University
Robert B. Rogers Chairman & CEO Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
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Wayne Cauthen City Manager City of Kansas City, Missouri |
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Program and Planning Committee Cathy Barker Mamager, Purchasing University of Missouri-Kansas City
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