ANNE ST. PETER St. Peter, 35, is one of those accidental Kansas Citians, but a happy accident it seems to be. An east Coast native, Anne came to Kansas City just three years ago when her husband, Robert St, Peter M.D., returned to his home state to head up the Kansas Health Institute in Topeka. Before moving, Anne St. Peter was a senior VP with a Washington D.C. consulting firm. In Kansas City, she signed on with PR giant, Fleishman-Hillard, to direct its biotechnology and health care group. A few months ago, St. Peter was made Senior Partner. Recently, PR Week named St. Peter one of the 50 leading health care professionals in the U.S. She serves on numerous health related boards and was also a member of the Life Science Task Force. Needing to find a home midway between Topeka and Kansas City, the St. Peters settled on Mission Hills where they are the “proud parents” of 18 month-old Claire.

DAN STALP In 1994, Stalp co-founded the memorably titled Dessonville Boler Wood Murray & Stalp without the help of a single comma. The firm has grown rapidly since then to become one of the area’s top independent insurance agencies. Stalp, 37, is managing director. His community involvement is as impressive as his work with his agency. He is the board president of the Solace House, a board member of the Johnson County United Way, a board member on the Rotary Foundation, and a council member of the Greater Kansas City Council of Philanthropy. In fact, Stalp educates employers across the country on how corporate volunteer programs “can be a win-win situation for their employees, their community, and ultimately their organization.” This year Stalp founded a men’s accountability group at which business owners meet to discuss faith and family issues. Speaking of family, Stalp and wife Lisa have four little ones of their own.

MICHELE STOWERS Marrying Jim Stowers III might seem an easy ticket to success—and, to be fair, it is hardly an obstacle—but to think in those terms is to misjudge Michele Stowers on at least two counts. For one, she was a success in her own right even before meeting Jim. Stowers , now 34, graduated from the University of Texas with a BBA in Finance, then headed to New York and Chicago and the high-octane world of Goldman Sachs. “It was intense, cerebral, and energizing,” says Stowers. She admits to having been “extremely career/achievement focused.” In Kansas City, however, Stowers has had a transforming experience. It was not so much joining the Stowers Institute as development director. No what has transformed Stowers is the natural and timeless act of becoming a mother. “I love my role at the Institute,” she says, “but nothing can compare to the satisfaction and joy our child brings to my life.”

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