Our Board and Advisors are are an essential part of our organization, helping us oversee the financial, administrative and general affairs of Startland. Both parties are comprised of talented, passionate community leaders within and around Kansas City – many of whom also serve on boards of other significant organizations.

  • Shawnee Peterson-Caruthers (Chair)

    Director of Advocacy, Getting Smart

  • Kalinda Calkins

    SVP, Treasury Services Manager, BOK Financial

  • Jennifer Felten (Secretary)

    Owner, Urban Prairie Consulting

  • Craig Moore II

    Executive Director, Black Excellence

  • Deanna Munoz

    Founder, Chicano Center for the Arts

  • Scott Henderson

    General Partner, NMotion

  • Steve Wilson Jr.

    Senior Account Manager, Family Features

  • CJ Kadel

    SVP, Finance, Nueterra Capital

Our Advisors

Matthew Mellor, Retired Founder/CEO, Strenuus

Anurag Patel, CEO/Founder, Abada Health

Chelsea Andrews, Senior Marketing Manager, KeraLink International

Davin Gordon, Program Officer, Hall Family Foundation

Fred Wise, AVC-Chief Human Resources Officer, Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Josh Wexler, Professor and Innovator in Residence, University of Kansas School of Business

Karen Sandnes, Vice President of Campaign Management, C2FO

Phyllis Stevens, Special Projects Bernstein Rein

Quinncy McNeal, Pro Bono Counsel at Husch Blackwell