Committees

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Suzy Hall, Country Club Trust Company, N.A. - 2025 Chair
Andrew Felker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC
Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Lynn Cockle, Polsinelli PC
Becky Godfrey, BOK Financial Private Wealth
Jenna Hauschild, FORVIS-MAZARS
Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director/Secretary
Terri Munsell, Morgan Stanley

SPEAKERS AND TOPICS COMMITTEE

Lynn Cockle, Polsinelli, PC – Chair
Chris Anderson, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C.
Scott Blakesley, Spencer Fane LLP
Christine Graham, UMB Bank, n.a.
Chris Hoyt, UMKC School of Law
Kevin Johnson, New York Life
Daniel McCarroll, UMKC School of Law CLE
HeatherAnne Norbury, UMKC School of Law CLE
Joe Price, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C.
Craig Reaves, Reaves Law Firm, P.C.
Elizabeth Rowe, Husch Blackwell
Myron Sildon, retired
Susan Teson, Kirkland Woods & Martinsen, PC
Julie Welch, Meara Welch Browne, P.C.
Daniel P. Wheeler, Kirkland Woods & Martinsen, P.C.
Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Jenna Hauschild, FORVIS – Chair
Shellie Billau, Midwest Trust Company
Wendy Burgess, RDD Family Office LLC
Andrew Felker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC
Suzy Hall, Country Club Trust Company, NA
Steve Johnson, The Whitlock Company
Jessica M. Kinnard, FORVIS
Kathy Laursen, BKD, LLP
Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director
Craig Reaves, Reaves Law Firm, P.C.
Julie Welch, Meara Welch Browne, P.C.

MARKETING COMMITTEE

Terri Munsell, Morgan Stanley - Chair
Becky Godfrey, BOK Financial
Kirby Asplund, Asplund Group
Shellie Billau, Midwest Trust
Lynn Cockle, Polsinelli, PC
Rochelle Falk, Polsinelli, PC
HeatherAnne Norbury, UMKC School of Law CLE
Stacey Janssen, Janssen Estate, Probate & Elder Law
Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director
Daniel McCarroll, UMKC School of Law CLE
Nicole Modica, Meeting Planner
Patrick Schambers, RSM US LLP
Myron Sildon, retired
Jason D. Simmons, Cripps & Simmons, LLC
Russ Utter, BridgeBuilder Tax & Legal Services, P.A.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Peter Phillips, U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management - Chair
Scott Blakesley, Spencer Fane LLP
Andrew Felker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC
Suzy Hall, Country Club Trust Company, N.A.
Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director
Craig Reaves, Reaves Law Firm, P.C.
Dan Wheeler, Kirkland Woods & Martinsen, PC
Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE

Shellie Billau, Midwest Trust – Chair
Erin Anderson, Kirkland Woods and Martinsen
Becky Godfrey, BOK Financial Private Wealth
Suzy Hall, Country Club Trust Company, N.A.
Alice Haseltine, Kirkland Woods & Martinsen, P.C.
Paul Himmelstein, Lewis Rice LLC
Stacey Janssen, Janssen Probate, Estate & Elder Law
Jonathan Klem, Midwest Trust
Nicole Modica, Meeting Planner
Joe Morris, Retired
Terri Munsell, Morgan Stanley
Myron Sildon, retired

EXHIBITORS/SPONSORS COMMITTEE

Steve Johnson, The Whitlock Company
Erin Anderson, Kirkland Woods and Martinsen
Alex Edelman, Edelman, Liesen & Myers, LLP
Andrew Felker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC
Paul Himmelstein, Lewis Rice, LLC
Kevin Johnson, New York Life Insurance Company
Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director
Daniel McCarroll, UMKC School of Law CLE
Nicole Modica, Meeting Planner

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Andrew Felker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC - Chair
Chris Anderson, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C.
Scott Blakesley, Spencer Fane LLP
Lynn Cockle, Polsinelli PC
Trevor Cunningham, UMB
Kevin Johnson, New York Life
Kathy Berry Laursen, retired
Lori Maher McCombs, Executive Director
Daniel McCarroll, UMKC School of Law CLE
J. Joseph Morris, retired
Joe Price, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C.
Craig Reaves, Reaves Law Firm, P.C.
Myron Sildon, retired
Julie Welch, Meara Welch Browne, P.C.

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Rochelle Falk, Polsinelli, PC – Co-Chair
Kelsey Johnson, Creative Planning Legal - Co-Chair
Trevor Cunningham, UMB
Joshua Decker, Spencer Fane LLP
Mike Fischer, Payne & Jones
Joe Growney, Lathrop GPM LLP
Heath Hoobing, Seigfreid Bingham
Chris Hoyt, UMKC School of Law
Jessica M. Kinnard, FORVIS-MAZARS
Peter Phillips, U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management
Joe Price, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, PC
Meghan Sholy-Wells, UMKC School of Law
Russ Utter, BridgeBuilder Tax + Legal Services, P.A.

FUNDAMENTALS/INTERMEDIATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Russ Utter, BridgeBuilder Tax + Legal Services, P.A. - Chair
Thomas Ruane, Polsinelli, PC - Program Chair
Scott Blakesley, Spencer Fane LLP
Jim Cole, retired
Emily Hanover, Creative Planning
Stacey Janssen, Janssen Probate, Estate & Elder Law
Stanton Lohrengel, Synergy Wealth Solutions
Darryl Marschke, RSM US LLP
Daniel McCarroll, UMKC School of Law CLE
Nicole Modica, Maher Group, LLC
HeatherAnne Norbury, UMKC School of Law CLE
Peter Phillips, U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management
Jared Roberts, UMB Bank, n.a.
Teesha Thomas, UMB Bank, n.a.
Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION & BELONGING COMMITTEE

Jared Roberts, UMB Bank - Co-Chair
Erin Anderson, Kirkland Woods & Martinsen - Co-Chair
Alexander Edelman, Edelman, Liesen, & Myers, L.L.P.
Andrew Fellker, Chinnery Evans & Nail, PC
Suzy Hall, Country Club Trust Company, N.A.
Heath Hoobing, Seigfreid Bingham
Jacob Jackson, BOK Financial
Nicole Modica, Maher Group, LLC
Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

AMBASSADORS COMMITTEE

Joe Growney, Lathrop GPM LLP – Chair
Lynn Bayes-Weiner, Law Offices of Jay Thomas, P.A
Brooke Tarvin, Bank of America Private Bank