Board of Directors

Mattie Rhodes Center’s Board of Directors is a dedicated and diverse group of professionals selected for their expertise in specific areas to assist the agency in achieving its strategic goals. 

Bob Paredes, Chair
Paredes Law, LLC

Jesus Torres-Sosa, Vice Chair
Populous

Pedro Paz, Vice Chair
Kansas City Power & Light 

Begonya Klumb, Secretary
UMB Financial Corp.

Marco Listrom, Treasurer
Valdés & Moreno, Inc.

Jaclyn Steiner, Chair Elect
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation 

Jan Buerge
World's Window

Andrea Gomez
Hallmark Cards Inc.

Sheri Gormley
Kansas City Area Development Council

Laurie J. Hamilton
L.J. Hamilton Associates, LLC 

Richard Ibarra
Tshibanda & Associates, LLC 

Shannon Jaax
City of Kansas City, Missouri

Patrick Meraz
Harbinger Property Group, LLC

Staci Olvera Schorgl
Bryan Cave LLP

Erika Ramirez
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Miguel Rivera
Kansas City Art Institute 

Steve Turley
Rees Masilionis Turley Architecture, LLC

Njideka Umeh
Ericsson

Alex Wendel
Global Prairie