Board of Directors
Strong performance starts with a Board of Directors that is independent, engaged, committed, and effective. Our Board establishes, maintains, and monitors standards and policies for ethics, business practices, and compliance that span all member companies.
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E. Frank Ellis
Chairman since 2003
Chairman and CEO of Swope Community Enterprises. Previous President and CEO of Swope Health Services, formerly Swope Parkway Health Center, for twenty-one years, chairman and CEO of FirstGuard Health Plan, Swope Community Builders, and the Applied Urban Research Institute, all of which work to improve quality of life for patients and residents in surrounding communities.
Harold S. Bradley
Director since 2006
CIO of Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and former CIO for U.S. Growth Equity-Mid Cap/Small Cap/Sector of American Century Investments. Previously Mr. Bradley was a member of the Kansas City Board of Trade and also served as marketing director for the exchange.
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Dana Tippin Cutler
Director since 2003
Partner with James W. Tippin & Associates, attorneys at law. Admitted to practice with the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Missouri State Courts, U.S. District Court of Kansas. Elected member of The Missouri Bar Board of Governors.
William H. Downey
Director since 2003
President, Kansas City Power & Light, and Executive Vice President, Great Plains Energy. Mr. Downey previously served as vice president of Commonwealth Edison and president of Unicom Energy Services Company.
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Lisa White Hardwick
Director since 2003
Appeals Court Judge for the Western District of Missouri. Judge Hardwick was formerly a Jackson County Circuit Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, and was twice elected as Second District At-Large member of the Jackson County Legislature. She was previously a partner and practicing attorney with Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Brian E. Gardner
Director since 2004
Executive Vice President and General Counsel/Secretary at Hallmark Cards, Inc. His responsibilities include all legal matters related to Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, and its subsidiaries. Previously served as co-managing partner of Stinson Morrison Hecker, L.L.P.
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Edward F. Honesty, Jr.
Director since 2006
President and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the board of directors of Best Harvest Bakeries, one of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s Top Ten Small business of 2004.
Carol Marinovich
Director since 2006
Senior Vice President of Fleishman-Hillard Kansas City. In 2005 Mayor Marinovich completed ten years of service as Mayor and CEO of Kansas City, Kansas, and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas.
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Leo E. Morton
Director since 2003
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer with Aquila, Inc. Previously his career spanned 26 years in a wide range of engineering and manufacturing positions with AT&T Microelectronics, Bell Laboratories, General Motors, Rust Engineering Company, and Corning Glass.
David S. Odegard
Director since 2003
Sales Consultant with Lamar Advertising. Former partner with Odegard Crane & Display LLC, and with Odegard Outdoor Advertising, LLC. Prior to owning his own business, Mr. Odegard served in executive positions with Major Media Inc, in Minneapolis, and with the Institute of Outdoor Advertising in New York City.
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Robert (Bob) B. Rogers
Director since 2003
Retired in 1999 as former President and Chairman of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Previously held a wide range of positions with Marion Laboratories. Currently resides on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, but continues community service in Kansas City as well.
Richard W. Seagraves
Director since 2003
Partner in the Assurance practice of the Kansas City office of KPMG LLP and one of the firm’s Securities and Exchange Commission Reviewing Partners.
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David Warm
Director since 2003
Executive Director of the Mid-America Regional Council. Previous was the city administrator at Liberty, Missouri and also served in administrative positions with the city of Kansas City, Missouri.
William M. Washington
Director since 2003
President of the Washington Consultant Group, a management, consulting, government affairs, and business development company and senior consultant for Felton & Harley, a professional services firm. Mr. Washington retired in 2001 as an executive in the telecommunications industry, including Sprint, Inc., and its predecessor, United Telecommunications. Mr. Washing is also a former commissioner with the Kansas City Park and Recreations Commission.
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