Committees

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Andrew Felker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC - 2024 Chair

Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation – 2023 Past Chair

Craig Reaves, Reaves Law Firm, PC - 2022 Past Chair

Lynn Cockle, Polsinelli PC – Speakers Committee/2016 Past Chair

Becky Godfrey, BOK Financial Private Wealth – Marketing Committee

Suzy Hall, Country Club Trust Company, N.A. - 2025 Chair-Elect

Jenna Hauschild, FORVIS – Finance Committee/Treasurer

Lori Maher McCombs, KCEPS - Executive Director/Secretary

SPEAKERS AND TOPICS COMMITTEE

Lynn Cockle, Polsinelli, PC – Chair

Chris Anderson, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C.

Scott Blakesley, Spencer Fane LLP

Heather Counts, The Counts Law Firm

Christine Graham, UMB Bank, n.a.

Chris Hoyt, UMKC School of Law

Daniel McCarroll, UMKC School of Law CLE

Joe Price, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C.

Craig Reaves, Reaves Law Firm, P.C.

Elizabeth Rowe, Husch Blackwell

Myron Sildon, retired

Susan Teson, Kirkland Woods & Martinsen, PC

Julie Welch, Meara Welch Browne, P.C.

Daniel P. Wheeler, Kirkland Woods & Martinsen, P.C.

Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Jenna Hauschild, FORVIS – Chair

Shellie Billau, Midwest Trust Company

Wendy Burgess, RDD Family Office LLC

Andrew Felker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC

Steve Johnson, The Whitlock Company

Jessica M. Kinnard, FORVIS

Kathy Laursen, BKD, LLP

Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director

Craig Reaves, Reaves Law Firm, P.C.

Julie Welch, Meara Welch Browne, P.C.

MARKETING COMMITTEE

Becky Godfrey, BOK Financial – Chair

Kirby Asplund, Asplund Group

Shellie Billau, Midwest Trust

Lynn Cockle, Polsinelli, PC

Rochelle Falk, Polsinelli, PC

Stacey Janssen, Janssen Estate, Probate & Elder Law

Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director

Daniel McCarroll, UMKC School of Law CLE

Nicole Modica, Meeting Planner

Jesse Osman, UMKC School of Law CLE

Terri Munsell, UMB Bank, n.a.

Patrick Schambers, RSM US LLP

Myron Sildon, retired

Jason D. Simmons, Cripps & Simmons, LLC

Russ Utter, BridgeBuilder Tax & Legal Services, P.A.

Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Peter Phillips, U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management - Chair

Chris Anderson, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C.

Scott Blakesley, Spencer Fane LLP

Jim Cole, retired

Andrew Felker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC

Suzy Hall, Country Club Trust Company, N.A.

Christine Graham, UMB Bank, n.a.

Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director

Craig Reaves, Reaves Law Firm, P.C.

Dan Wheeler, Kirkland Woods & Martinsen, PC

Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE

Shellie Billau, Midwest Trust – Chair

Erin Anderson, The Commerce Trust Company

Heather Counts, The Counts Law Firm, LLC

Becky Godfrey, BOK Financial Private Wealth

Suzy Hall, Country Club Trust Company, N.A.

Alice Haseltine, Kirkland Woods & Martinsen, P.C.

Paul Himmelstein, Lewis Rice LLC

Stacey Janssen, Janssen Probate, Estate & Elder Law

Nicole Modica, Meeting Planner

Terri Munsell, Morgan Stanley

Myron Sildon, retired

EXHIBITORS/SPONSORS COMMITTEE

Steve Johnson, The Whitlock Company

Erin Anderson, The Commerce Trust Company

Alex Edelman, Edelman, Liesen & Myers, LLP

Andrew Felker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC

Paul Himmelstein, Lewis Rice, LLC

Kevin Johnson, New York Life Insurance Company

Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director

Daniel McCarroll, UMKC School of Law CLE

Nicole Modica, Meeting Planner

Jesse Osman, UMKC School of Law CLE

Ryan Patton, EVP Capital Advisors

Peter Phillips, U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management

Myron Sildon, retired

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Christine Graham, UMB Bank, n.a. – Chair

Chris Anderson, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C.

Scott Blakesley, Spencer Fane LLP

Lynn Cockle, Polsinelli PC

Jim Cole, retired

Heather Counts, The Counts Law Firm, LLC

Andrew Felker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC

Kevin Johnson, New York Life

Kathy Berry Laursen, retired 

Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director

Daniel McCarroll, UMKC School of Law CLE

J. Joseph Morris, retired

Joe Price, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C.

Craig Reaves, Reaves Law Firm, P.C.

Myron Sildon, retired

Julie Welch, Meara Welch Browne, P.C.

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Rochelle Falk, Polsinelli, PC – Chair

Sam Burnett, Commerce Bank

Meghan Castleman, UMKC School of Law

Joshua Decker, Spencer Fane LLP

Mike Fischer, Payne & Jones

Joe Growney, Lathrop GPM LLP

Heath Hoobing, Seigfreid Bingham

Chris Hoyt, UMKC School of Law

Kelsey Johnson, Creative Planning

Jessica M. Kinnard, FORVIS

Peter Phillips, U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management

Joe Price, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, PC

Meghan Sholy-Wells, UMKC School of Law

Russ Utter, BridgeBuilder Tax + Legal Services, P.A.


FUNDAMENTALS/INTERMEDIATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Jessica M. Kinnard, FORVIS - Chair

Russ Utter, BridgeBuilder Tax + Legal Services, P.A. - Program Chair

Scott Blakesley, Spencer Fane LLP

Jim Cole, retired

Emily Hanover, Creative Planning

Stacey Janssen, Janssen Probate, Estate & Elder Law

Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director

Darryl Marschke, RSM US LLP

Daniel McCarroll, UMKC School of Law CLE

Peter Phillips, U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management

Thomas Ruane, Polsinelli, PC

Teesha Thomas, UMB Bank, n.a.

Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION & BELONGING COMMITTEE

AMBASSADORS COMMITTEE

Joe Growney, Lathrop GPM LLP – Chair

Lynn Bayes-Weiner, Law Offices of Jay Thomas, P.A.

Brooke Tarvin, Bank of America Private Bank