Commission

LINC’s board brings together business and civic leaders, local voices, and engaged citizens who lend their leadership and insight to key community priorities—from education and youth resilience to aging, employment, and neighborhood well-being. 

Read LINC founder Bert Berkley’s inspiring 1992 speech from the first commission meeting.

Staff Info

CHAIR
Student riding a bike

Shawn G. Foster

Preuss | Foster Law

David Disney

J.E. Dunn Construction, Retired

Ken Powell

Social Security Administration, Retired

Bob Bartman

Educator, Retired

Sharon M. Cheers

Community Volunteer

John C. Craft

Lathrop GPM, Retired

Aaron Deacon

KC Digital Drive

Rob Givens

Mazuma Credit Union, Retired

Anita Gorman

Community Volunteer

Matthew G. Haase

Kansas City University

Cokethea Hill

BLAQUE KC

Deborah Hogan

Missouri Dept. of Transportation, Retired

Tom Lewin

University of Kansas, Retired

Mary Kay McPhee

Community Volunteer

Tammy Robinson

Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley

David Rock

Community Volunteer

David Ross

David P. Ross LLC

Patricia Scaglia

Scaglia Law Firm LLC

Marjorie Williams

Hickman Mills School District, Retired

Quinton Lucas

Mayor, Kansas City, Mo.

Frank White

Jackson County Executive

Commission Meetings