(left to right)

Denny Barnett, Citigroup (co-chair)
Peter Yelorda, Blue Cross Blue Shield of KC
Sister Vickie Perkins, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
PatMcCown, McCownGordon Construction
Jan Leonard, UMB Bank
Alice Ellison, Blue Cross Blue Shield of KC
Janice Benjamin, University of Kansas Hospital
Jim Dougherty, De La Salle Education Center
Major Jeffrey Smith, Salvation Army
David Renz, Bloch School of Business
Jaclyn Steiner, Greater KC Community Foundation
Dennis Chapman, City Union Mission
Jan Lewis, Catholic Charities
Michelle Davis, Nonprofit Connect
Mark Richards, Marillac Center
Wayne Branch, American Humanics
Brad Leech, Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics
Bill Bruning, Mid-America Coalition on Healthcare
Scott Barnhard, YMCA of Greater Kansas City
Karen Haren, Harvesters
Mark Litzler, St. Luke's Hospital Foundation
Laura McKnight, Greater KC Community Foundation
Richard Wetzel, JE Dunn
David Smith, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City
Steve Swymeler, United Way of Greater Kansas City
David Miles, H & R Block Foundation

Kansas City Spirit Shines Through Unsettled Times

Yes, the economy has performed better in the past. Yes, more people have needs today than a year ago. Yes, fewer people have the funds to meet the needs of others, but somehow, the people of Greater Kansas City have found it within themselves to sustain Kansas City philanthropies in their hour of greatest need.

Such was the message from the 30 professionals gathered for Ingram's annual Philanthropy Industry Outlook on a snowy early December day. The session was co-sponsored by Citigroup and the Kauffman Foundation and hosted by the Kauffman Foundation. Chairing the event were Denny Barnett, manager of Public Affairs for Citigroup, and Munro Richardson, a director of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.