Board Member, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,
National WWI Museum and Memorial
Marny Sherman
The country’s first National Ambassador for
Young People’s Literature and author of
The Stinky Cheese Man
Jon Scieszka
HOK - Sr. Principal, AIA IIDA;
Board Member,
Downtown Council of Kansas City
Peter Sloan
Director, Ronald McDonald House
(1986-2001),
Community Activist/Volunteer
Diane Power
Executive Director, University
Academy Foundation; Artist
Sonja Shaffer
Educator, The Pembroke Hill School;
Board member,
The Kansas City Public Library
Billie Howard Barnes
Board Member The McDonnell Foundation,
Community Activist/Volunteer
Christine Fielder
Senior Vice President,
Chief Operations Officer
Central Bank of Kansas City
Larry Taft
President and Chief Creative Officer,
Crux
Ethan Whitehill
Attorney, Retired
Allen Blair
Deputy Director, Youth
& Family Engagement,
Kansas City Public Library
Crystal Faris
Youth Services Manager,
Johnson County Library
Angel Jewell Tucker
GOVERNING BOARD
Kansas City civic leaders and activists
(+ Jon Scieszka)
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