2010 Board of Directors

Ashlie Hand, APR
President
Director, Communications
Kansas City Area Development Council
816. 374.5615
hand@thinkkc.com
Barb Pruitt, APR
Immediate Past President
Senior Fellow, Communications
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
816.932.1288
bpruitt@kauffman.org

Jon Ratliff, APR
President-Elect
Vice President
Trozzolo Communications Group
816.842.8111
jratliff@trozzolo.com

Elaina Boudreau
SVP, Ideas
Principal
B.E.L.A. Communications
913.660.0548
eboudreau@kc.rr.com
Justin LaBerge
SVP, Opportunities
Senior Account Executive
Sturges Word Communications
816.235.7724
justin@sturgesword.com
Andy DiOrio
SVP, People
Manager, Corporate Communications
AMC Entertainment
816.480.5827
adiorio@amctheatres.com
Alan Carr
VP, PRISM
Director, Communications
Kansas City Convention and Visitor’s Association
816.691.3829
acarr@visitkc.com
David Eaheart, APR
VP, Professional Standards
Director, Marketing
Seaboard Foods
913.261.2621
david_eaheart@seaboardfoods.com
Brooke Ehlers
VP, Member Relations
Corporate Communication Specialist
UMB Financial Corporation
816.860.1744
brooke.ehlers@umb.com
Summer Evans
VP, Finance
PR Senior Account Executive
GlynnDevins Advertising and Marketing
913.941.0600
sevans@glynndevins.com
Lacey Graverson
VP, Job Opportunities
Communications Analyst
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
816.932.1116
lgraverson@kauffman.org
Esther Grenz, APR
VP, Communications
Principal
Grenz Communications
913.787.0741
esther@grenzcomms.com
Kathleen Hefner
VP, PRISM
Senior Specialist, Marketing
Kansas City Aviation Department
816.234.3163
kathleen_hefner@kcmo.org
Rosita Elizalde-McCoy
VP, Operations
SVP, Communications and Marketing
KU Endowment Association
785.832.7336
rmccoy@kuendowment.org
Ciara O’Brien Murray
VP, Business Opportunities
Communications Director
American Heart Association
913.652.1966
ciara.murray@heart.org
Erin Pursel
VP, PR and Marketing
Marketing Communications Associate
Smith & Loveless
913.888.5201
epursel@gmail.com
Marc Vasquez
VP, Recruitment
Senior Account Executive
Geoff Howe Marketing Communications
816.842.8656
mvasquez@geoffhowe.us
Sarah Wurth
VP, Professional Development
Managing Supervisor
Fleishman-Hillard
816.512.2293
sarah.wurth@fleishman.com














