Leading the Charge as Kansas City's Champions of Sports

The Kansas City Sports Commission leads more than 600 members, sponsors and volunteers who work behind the scenes to help bring, support and host premier sporting events and franchises to town. In addition, we strive to promote and support the lifetime benefits of sports for the youth of Greater Kansas City.

2007 Kansas City Sports Commission Executive Committee

Ken Hager (Chair) - Vice President, CFO & Treasurer, DST Systems, Inc.

Bill Lucas (Immediate Past Chair) - President, Crown Center Redevelopment
Barbara Nelson (Secretary) - Civic Leader
Gordon Lansford (Treasurer) - CFO, J.E. Dunn Construction Co.
Chuck Battey - Civic Leader
Tom Busch (Legal Counsel) - Attorney at Law, Holman, Hansen, Colville P.C.

Tim Barton - Chairman & CEO, freightquote.com
Jack Craft - Senior Partner, Lathrop & Gage L.C.

Michael Deggendorf - Vice President, Public Affairs, Kansas City Power & Light

Greg Graves - President/CEO, Burns and McDonnell

Kathleen Kunkler - Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Ron Labinski - HOK Sport + Event + Venue (Retired)

Paul McGannon - President, Sports Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy Association, Inc. , NHL21

Tom Murphy - Vice President, Corporate Brand Marketing, Sprint Nextel Corporation

Kevin Pistilli - President, Raphael Hotel Group

Julie Quirin - CEO, St. Luke's South
Carol Rothwell - Civic Leader

2007 Kansas City Sports Commission Board of Directors

Joe Agnello - Executive Vice President, Lockton Companies, Inc.

Vince Burke - Vice President, Business Development, Hallmark
Mike Carter - President, KPRS-KPRT Broadcasting Company
Deron Cherry - President, United Beverage

Pete Ciacco - President/CEO, Ciacco Enterprises LLC

Scott Coons - CEO, Perceptive Software

Dan Dickinson - Executive Vice President, Dickinson Financial Group
Dan Fromm - President, Sponsorships & Events, Barkley Evergreen & Partners

Mike Goff - Vice President, Advertising & Corporate Brand Management, Sprint

Bill Hall - President, Hall Family Foundation (Chair Emeritus)
Pete Levi - Advisory Board; President, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Bob Lewellen - Advisory Board
David Lindstrom - President, DML Incorporated
Bob Marcusse - Advisory Board; President, Kansas City Area Development Council
Jay Reardon - Vice Chairman, Commerce Bank of Kansas City
Blake Schreck - Advisory Board; President, Lenexa Chamber of Commerce

Brenda VanLengen - Vice President, Operations, PE4life
Chuck D. Vogt, Jr. - VP, Sales & Marketing, All Star Awards & Ad Specialties

Bob Williams - Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Waddell & Reed Financial Services
Jim C. Wirken - Chairman of the Board, The Wirken Law Group, P.C.