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