Our Board
Nonprofit Connect is redefining the nonprofit experience. Our Board of Directors brings together esteemed representatives from the nonprofit sector, for-profit businesses and community funders to maximize our capacity to serve our members.
2021 Officers
President
Macaela Stephenson
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Secretary
Jake Jacobson
Native Digital, LLC
Vice President
Leslie Sims
RSM US LLP
Past President
Valerie Nicholson-Watson
Harvesters - The Community Food Network
Treasurer
Martin Kraus
Unbound
2021 Directors
Tahir Atwater
Jackson County CASA
Karen Donnelly
Copilevitz, Lam & Raney, P.C.
Merritt Neil
M&C
Lynne Brown
iBossWell, Inc.
Drew Elliott
Children's Mercy
Nicolle Ratliff
Kansas City Art Institute
Clifton Campbell
Community Action Agency
of Greater Kansas City
Lewis Gregory
Bank of America
Private Wealth Management
Eric Rogers
BikeWalkKC
Rita Cortes
Menorah Heritage Foundation
Judy Keller
Keller Consulting
Pat Turner
Habitat for Humanity Kansas City
Precious Stargell Cushman
Community LINC
Amy Kligman
Charlotte Street Foundation
Gene Willis
United Inner City Services
Kristen Wood
Goodwill
of Western Missouri & Eastern Kansas
Ex-officio Director
For a listing of past board leadership, click here.
Officer photos by Gary Rohman Photography