Our Board and Staff


YouthFriends Board Members

Sandie Mullen, Chair
Vice President

Westrope

Dr. Tom Cummings, Vice Chair
Retired Superintendent
North Kansas City School Distrist

CJ Archer
Co-Founder and Board Member
Archer Foundation

Chris Hernandez
News Reporter
KMBZ Channel 41

Victoria Kandt
Entrepreneur
Victoria Kandt Associates

David Kleen
Operations Leader
Cerner Corporation

Megan McCurdy
Litigation Associate
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP

Chace Ramey
Chief of Staff
Kansas City, Missouri School District

Ben Richardson
Performance Engineer
Kansas City Power & Light

Bill Steilen
Division Americas Chief Financial Officer
Swiss Re


Directors Emeritus

Robert Bernstein
Bernstein-Rein

Richard Bond
Midwest Trust

Adele Hall
Community Volunteer

Deborah M. Smith
Community Volunteer


YouthFriends Staff

Greater Kansas City ansas City
816.842.7082


Laura A. Norris

Executive Director

Susan Martinez
Program Director

Kim Talbot
Director, Program Technology

Beth Carolan
Administrative Coordinator

Past President
Lisa Ashner Adkins, J.D.

 

Kansas Staff

Leila Gallagher
Statewide Director
620.238.0306 or 1.800.563.0472

Amanda Murphy
Screening Specialist
800.563.0472

 

 
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