It’s because of the support and enthusiasm of these individuals, corporations, and foundations that we are able to inspire and change lives every day.
EMERALD SPONSORS
Kathleen & Marshall Miller
Richard J. Stern Foundation
AMETHYST SPONSORS
Sharon & John Hoffman
Tom & Jean McDonnell
MaryJane* and Sheryll Myers
Jeannette Nichols*
Myra* & Lester Siegel
Ratana & Oscar Tshibanda
Phyllis Washington
OPAL SPONSORS
Alexander & Andrea Alford
Kay* & John Callison
Bunni & Paul Copaken
Harold & Marilyn Melcher
ANNIVERSARY SPONSORS
Marcia Bailey*
Burns & McDonnell
Gina Hull
Husch Blackwell
Marcia* & Lon Lane
Kansas City, Missouri Office of City Manager
Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley
Lewis Rice – Charles Miller*
Susan Stanton*
UMB
UMB Finanical Corporation
Dr. Michael Weaver*
Zhou Brothers
* Former Board Members & Honorary Gala Committee
PATRON SPONSORS
Gene Agee
Jamie & Chuck Allen
Debby* & Gary Ballard
G. Kenneth & Ann Baum
Debbie Brooks
Mark Bryant & McClain Bryant Macklin
Lynn & Lance Carlton
Diana & Joe Carter
Dianne* & Emanuel Cleaver II
Commerce Bank
Consolidated Communications
Keith & Amy Copaken & Jon & Shelley Copaken
Ellen & Jamie Copaken
Country Club Trust
Karen Curls, PhD
Chris & Amelia DeVolder
Tammy & James Edwards
Sally Firestone
Kim Klein & Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein
PATRON SPONSORS
Allan Gray II & Hilda Fuentes
Greater Kansas City Links, INC.
Licia Clifton-James, PhD & Aja James
Drs. Anne* & Nelson Johnson
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation
Lisa Klein, PhD
Pat Konopka
Sandra* & Dr. Willie Lawrence
Melanie & Skip Miller
Prairie Capital
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P
Cristina & Brandon Starks
Julianne Story
UMKC
Marissa & Jabari Wamble
Sherrie Wattenbarger
Roger* & Everlyn Williams
Brian D. Williams*
BENEFACTOR SPONSORS
Dr. Thomas & Karren* Crouch
Donna & Charles Davis
Julie & Brendan Donelon
Dunn Family Foundation
Barbara Loring Foster*
Suellen Fried*
GEHA
Robert & Sherry Gibbs
Donald J. Hall
John & Jenny Isenberg
Nancy Lee & Jonathan Kemper
Sandy* & Joel Leibsohn
Lisa Leonard
* Former Board Members & Honorary Gala Committee
BENEFACTOR SPONSORS
Yvette & Leo Morton
Barbara Nelson
Sue & Lewis Nerman
Charles R. & Jane F. Olsen* Fund
Roshann Parris & Jeffrey Dobbs
Deborah Moore Rainey
Lisa & Charles Schellhorn
Lynda* & Bob Shapiro
JoAnn and Bill Sullivan
Truman Medical Center
Ursula Terrasi & James Miller
zTrip