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dan dickinson Finding a healthy work-life balance can be a professional challenge, and it gets downright tricky in a family-owned business. Dan Dickinson knows all about it—the 37-year-old is the executive vice president of Dickinson Financial Corporation, and he works with his mother and siblings every day. “We have a great working and family relationship,” says Dickinson, who attended law school at UMKC. “This is especially important in today’s economic environment.”Dickinson has played a variety of roles since he entered the industry 12 years ago, from managing loan production and service departments to implementing strategic plans. Now, as part of his responsibilities with Dickinson, he is the Director and Executive Vice President of Bank Midwest, the Director of Armed Forces Bank and the Director of Academy Bank. Dickinson supports endeavors outside of banking as an executive board member of the Boy Scouts’ Heart of America Council and a board member for the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission and for the Vision Research Foundation. Dickinson, who is married with four children, is proud of his professional and personal role in Kansas City’s continued revitalization. |
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ANDREA duckworth Balancing family life with a high-impact career isn’t easy, but Andrea Duckworth sure makes it look that way. In fact, the 39-year-old mom of two balances a busy professional life with an active family life so well that colleagues cite her as a role model for other working mothers. “Being able to advance my career while being a mom and wife is the greatest business recognition that I can receive,” says Duckworth, who is the manager of planning, analysis and reporting in North America for Butler Manufacturing (now a part of BlueScope Steel Company). Duckworth’s career started at Butler Manufacturing right after college graduation in 1993, when she took a job with the company as an entry-level cost accountant. She worked her way steadily up Butler’s corporate ladder. Now Duckworth plays a leading role in the company and was an important resource for financial reporting during BlueScope’s acquisition of Butler Manu-facturing. The $10 billion publicly traded company acquired Butler in 2004. Duckworth is also active in the community, serving as assistant treasurer for Homestead Country Club, and she has been a member of the Junior League of Kansas City and of The Central Exchange for several years. |
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dennis ehrich, jr. Listening to Dennis Ehrich describe some of his projects might make the layperson’s head spin. “One project I led migrated more than $750 million of receivables and centralized multiple bank charters over three major migrations,” says Ehrich. Juggling massive quantities of information while navigating the sometimes-bumpy waters of technology complications and internal politics is just another day at work for the 39-year-old chief information officer of Service Management. Ehrich’s major migration project involved managing a team of more than 200 people for 19 months, but he pulled them to a successful conclusion. “Although it required personal sacrifice and challenged my leadership skills, we completed the project and met its objectives,” he says. Ehrich’s ability to manage multiple priorities makes it possible for him to stay active on the Kansas City civic scene, despite the demanding nature of his job. Ehrich is chairman of the board for The Children’s Place, web manager for O.E. Ellis Society of Greater Kansas City and an advisory board member for VRVCO, a company that specializes in creating web commercials to aid brand promotion. |
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