Our Staff
Our staff has a strong commitment to serving the many constituents of our organization. But first and foremost, they focus their energies on those who take advantage of our programs and services.
- Brooke Taylor, Program Director
- Dani Gentry, Program Administrator
- DaMont Holloway, Parent Educator
- Misty Liebisch, Parent Educator
- Kimberly Miller, Parent Educator
- Makeda Peterson, Parent Educator
- Yolanda Taylor, Parent Educator
- Amanda Balabon, Parent Educator
Board of Directors
- Carol Thrane, Community Advocate - President
- Megan Black, Faith In Action - Vice President
- Julie Sykes, Community Volunteer - Secretary
- Andrew Lewis, INTL FCStone - Treasurer
- Stacy Benson, Nonprofit Consultant
- Annie Burcham, Global Prairie
- Michael Hunt, Jackson County, MO, CASA
- Larnell Jones, Lawrence A. Jones & Sons
- Pauline Moley, Retired Educator
- Sally Stanton, Community Volunteer
- Scott Sturgeon, Mariner Wealth Advisors, Immediate Past President
- James C. Tilden, Seigfreid Bingham, PC
- Jenifer Wilson, Community Volunteer
- Barbara Haviland, Community Volunteer
- Natasha Edwards, Circuit Court of Jackson County
- Rob Lockard, emineo HR Consulting
Emeritus
- Carol Cowden – Founding Member & Community Advocate
- Betty Crooker – Founding Member & Community Advocate
- Charlotte Davison – Community Advocate