Board of Directors
The Starlight Board provides leadership, assists with policy decisions, and ensure accountability. Starlight’s board of directors is made of dedicated business and civic leaders dedicated to ensuring Starlight’s legacy through governance and advocacy.
Officers – Executive Committee
Chair
Sabrina Wiewel
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Immediate Past Chair
Howard Cohen
Deloitte (retired)
Vice Chair
Nikki Emison
North Kansas City Hospital/Emison Life Care Planning
Vice Chair, Community Engagement
Heather Jones
Seigfreid Bingham
Secretary
Kevin Kelly
US Federal Properties
Vice Chair, Employee Experience
Robert Hingula
Polsinelli
Vice Chair, Facilities
Michael T. Lanning
US Asset Services
Vice Chair, Finance
Robert Wolf
KPMG
Vice Chair, Government Affairs
Mark Coulter
Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.
Vice Chair, Marketing
Carey Wilkins
Evolytics
Vice Chair, Philanthropy
Amy Guerich
Stepp & Rothwell
Vice Chair – Strategic Planning
Aviva Ajmera
SoLVE KC
President of the Association
Lindsey Rood-Clifford
Starlight
Treasurer of the Association
Mandi Wright
Starlight
Board Directors
Jeff Anthony
McCarthy Auto Group
Cathy Baier
US Federal Properties Trust, Inc.
Bill Briggs
Deloitte
Jeff Carson
Enterprise Bank & Trust
Michael Condon
IMA Financial Group
Michelle Davidson Bratcher
Film in MO: A Missouri Motion Media Association
Leah FitzGerald
CBRE
Tondee Lutterman
Forvis Mazars
Jolene Mead
PortKC
Diane O’Byrne
Competitive Resources Sales Coaching
Doug Spear
AdventHealth
Emily Tilgner, PE, QCxP, WELL AP
McCownGordon Construction
Denise Bade
Lockton Company
Lusha Bodie
Hallmark Media
Wendy Burgess
RDD Family Office LLC
Joni Cobb
Creative Planning
Monica Curls
Terracon
Jill Farrell
American Century Investments (retired)
Richard Heise
Commerce Bank
Chuck Maggiorotto
Country Club Trust Company & Country Club Bank Wealth Solutions
Ramsey Mohsen
EVERHANCE LLC
Tempe Ostergren Elsberry
University of Missouri – Kansas City
Mark Van Dyne
Burns & McDonnell
Kasey Vena
Newmark Zimmer
Ex-Officio Members (Past Board Chairs)
Charles W. Battey
Sprint (retired)
Dianne Cleaver
Urban Neighborhood Initiative (retired)
Steve Doyal
Hallmark Cards, Inc. (retired)
Greg M. Graves
Burns & McDonnell (retired)
Shirley Bush Helzberg
Helzberg Foundation
Michael F. Morrissey
Ernst & Young, LLP (retired)
John Murphy
J. Murphy Strategies/Shook, Hardy & Bacon (retired)
Carolyn Watley
CBIZ
Robert A. Bernstein
Bernstein Rein Advertising (retired)
James D. Dawson
Fairway Consulting Group (retired)
Peggy J. Dunn
Mayor of Leawood (retired)
Mark Fortino
Hawthorn Bank
Jack W. Kennedy
Community Volunteer
Ora Reynolds
Hunt Midwest
W. Russell Welsh
Polsinelli (retired)
Lifetime Members
Steve Doyal
Anita B. Gorman
Adele Hall – in memoriam
City of Kansas City, Missouri Ex-Officio Members
Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw
Office of the Mayor Kansas City, MO Designee
Councilman Darrell Curls
Office of the City Manager of Kansas City, MO Designee
Christopher Cotten
City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Director
Michael Meier
City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners Designee