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GOVERNING BOARD

Kansas City civic leaders and activists

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Diane Power

Director, Ronald McDonald House
(1986-2001),
Community Activist/Volunteer

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Larry Taft

Senior Vice President,
Chief Operations Officer
Central Bank of Kansas City

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Billie Howard Barnes

Educator, The Pembroke Hill School;
Board member,
The Kansas City Public Library

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Christine Fielder

Board Member The McDonnell Foundation,
Community Activist/Volunteer

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Angel Jewell Tucker

Youth Services Manager,
Johnson County Library

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Ethan Whitehill

President and Chief Creative Officer,
Crux

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Allen Blair

Attorney, Retired

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Lauren Arthur
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Robert Riccardi

Principal

DRAW Architecture + Urban Design

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Lauren Arthur
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Robert Riccardi

Principal

DRAW Architecture + Urban Design

The Rabbit hOle was founded in 2015 by Pete Cowdin and Debbie Pettid, longtime artists and operators of the Reading Reptile, one of America’s most beloved children’s bookstores for nearly 30 years. 

The Rabbit hOle enjoys the support of hundreds of award-winning authors and illustrators from around the country, giving it unprecedented access to the licensed content and properties that will populate its exhibitions. In addition, Cowdin and Pettid bring with them an extensive and fiercely loyal following within Kansas City’s educational community.

founder Pet and Deb in an elevator with strangers
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