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


Kevin Johnson, New York Life


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

Terri Munsell, Morgan Stanley


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.


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, Kirkland Woods and Martinsen


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, Kirkland Woods and Martinsen


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

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


Stanton Lohrengel, Synergy Wealth Solutions


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

Jared Roberts, Commerce Bank


Thomas Ruane, Polsinelli, PC


Teesha Thomas, UMB Bank, n.a.


Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation


DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION & BELONGING COMMITTEE


Heather Counts, The Counts Law Firm, LLC - Chair

Alexander Edelman, Edelman, Liesen, & Myers, L.L.P.


Andrew Fellker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC


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


Heath Hoobing, Seigfreid Bingham


Jacob Jackson, BOK Financial 


Nicole Modica, Meeting Planner


Jared Roberts, The Commerce Trust Company

Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

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