Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
Harry S. Truman
Honorary Chair
Clifton Truman Daniel
Eldest Grandson of
President Harry S. Truman
Officers
Clyde F. Wendel, Chair
Vice Chairman (Ret.)
UMB Bank
Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, Vice Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kansas City Southern
Adam P. Sachs, Vice Chair
Senior Vice-President/Chief Legal Officer
Kansas City Royals
The Hon. Eileen Weir, Vice Chair
Mayor
Independence, Missouri
Thomas R. “Buzz” Willard, Treasurer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tower Properties Co.
Lisa Hardwick, Secretary
Judge
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
Members
Merilyn K. Berenbom
Community Volunteer
Paul M. Black
Chief Executive Officer
Allscripts
Dan Crumb
Chief Financial Officer
Kansas City Chiefs
Josh Earnest
Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
United Airlines
Susie S. Evans
Community Volunteer
Kari Frederickson, Ph.D.
Professor of History
University of Alabama
Greg Gunderson, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
Park University
Harvey L. Kaplan
Partner (Ret.)
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Charlotte Kemper Black
Foundation Office Director
Commerce Bank
Kay Martin
Community Volunteer
Bridget McCandless, M.D.
President and CEO (Ret.)
The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Madeleine McDonough
Chairman
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP
Maureen McMeel Carroll
Executive Director
McMeel Family Foundation
Leigh Nottberg
Chairwoman
Leigh & Tyler Nottberg Family Foundation
Karen Pack
Community Volunteer
Jason C. Parker, Ph.D.
Professor of History
Texas A&M University
James D. Rine
President, Kansas City Region
UMB Bank
Chris Rosson
President & CEO
United Way of Greater Kansas City
Brig. Gen. Donald L. Scott
U.S. Army, Retired
Marny Sherman
Community Volunteer
Meyer J. Sosland
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Editor
Sosland Publishing
Jeannine Strandjord
Senior Vice President & Chief Integration Officer (Ret.)
Sprint
Timothy W. Triplett
General Counsel
Black & Veatch
David Von Drehle
Columnist
The Washington Post
Ex-Officio Directors
Alex Burden
Executive Director
Truman Library Institute
Kurt Graham
Director
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
