
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