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Board of Directors/Staff

2026 Executive Committee

McBride

Casey McBride

Chair
AL Huber Construction

Mike-M

Michael McVey

Chair Elect
Transport Brewery

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Don Chew

Past Chair
PBI Gordon

Ben-M

Ben McAnany

Treasurer
McAnany Construction, Inc.

Ledbetter

Matt Ledbetter

Chair - SEDC Advisory Committee
Grayson Capital

Jim-N

Jim Neighbor

Chair-VS Advisory Committee

2026 Board of Directors

Mike Bell

Mike Bell

Hunt Midwest

Gina Creek

Gina Creek

AdventHealth

Gibson

Dr. Cory Gibson

Superintendent,
Unified School District #232

Kimbrough

Jay Kimbrough

Country Club Bank

Latham

Mollie Latham

McLains's Market

Kevin-M

Kevin Makalous

Edward Jones

Jesse Nelson

Jesse Nelson

Family Tree Nursery

Peter-P

Peter Pawlik

Argenta Pharmaceutical Services

Rattan

Dawn Rattan

EverFit

Sandifer

Mickey Sandifer

Mayor of Shawnee

Schumacher

Dr. Michael Schumacher

Superintendent, Shawnee Mission School District

Jennifer Williamson

Jennifer Williamson

American Family Insurance – Williamson & Assoc.

Jackie Wise

Jackie Wise

Emprise Bank

Staff

Ann Smith-Tate

President | CEO

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Beth Ansell

Executive Director-Visit Shawnee

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Kaleigh Calkins

Director of Investor Services

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Eric Ely, MPA

Director of Business Development & Retention

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Zach Scamehorn

Director of Marketing & Events

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Marlene Shirley

Director of Operations

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Amy Niemann, IOM

Programs Manager

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