Board and Advisors
Our Board and Advisors are are an essential part of our organization in helping us oversee the financial, administrative and general affairs of Startland. Both parties are comprised of talented, passionate community leaders within and around Kansas City – many of whom also serve on boards of other significant organizations.
Our Board
Davin Gordon
(Co-Chair)
Program Officer,
Hall Family Foundation
Matthew Mellor
(Co-Chair)
Retired CEO,
Strenuus
Karen Sandnes
(Co-Chair)
Vice President of Operations,
C2FO
Kalinda Calkins
SVP, Treasury Services Manager,
BOK Financial
Jennifer Felten
Fractional COO Consultant/Owner
Urban Prairie Consulting
Sheri Gonzales
Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Evergy
Anurag Patel
Founder & CEO,
Abada Health
Shawnee Peterson-Caruthers
Director,
Getting Smart
Josh Rowland
Volunteer
Quinncy McNeal
Pro Bono Counsel
Husch Blackwell
Phyllis Stevens
Director of Community Engagement
Bernstein-Rein
India Wells-Carter
Owner,
Fresh Factory KC
Josh Wexler
Professor,
University of Kansas
Fred Wise
Managing Partner,
WyzHR Consulting, LLC
Our Advisors
Doranne Hudson
Board Member,
UMKC and SchoolSmartKC