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Beth Haden
President (October 2023-Present)
Beth Haden is a partner at Lathrop GPM LLP, representing lenders and borrowers in lending transactions. She has considerable experience assisting clients with all forms…
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Pat Contreras
Commissioner (October 2023-Present)
It only makes sense that Pat Contreras would be Vice President of Business Development at McCownGordon. Not only has he served as a U.S. diploma….
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Tom Gorenc
Commissioner (October 2023-Present)
Tom Gorenc is a lifelong resident of Kansas City, Missouri. He grew up in the northeast section of the city and graduated from Northeast High School in 1972…
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DePrice Taylor
Commissioner (October 2023-Present)
A native of Detroit, MI and now calls Kansas City, MO home, DePrice is the product of resilience and growth. With over 15 years committed to youth development….
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Stephenie K. Smith
Commissioner (October 2023-Present)
Commissioner Smith is co-founder and managing partner of Sophic Solutions and is the lead authority on operationalizing equity, executive project management…
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Chris Cotten
Director
Chris Cotten is a parks professional with 30 years of experience in sports management and parks and recreation operations including 16 years as department ….
The Board of Parks & Recreation holds public meetings every other Tuesday at the Parks and Recreation Department Administration building, 4600 E. 63rd St. The first meeting of the month begins at 2 p.m. and the second begins at 5 p.m. All meetings are open to the public.