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