The Chancellor’s Advisory Board to the Women’s Center (CABWC) performs in an advisory capacity to the Director of the UMKC Women’s Center. The Board was created in 1981 by Chancellor George Russell, resulting in both the Board’s name and its special relationship with the Chancellor. On behalf of and in support of the Chancellor, it advocates for women’s issues in conjunction with the University’s vision, values, and goals. Through a commitment to education and community in the broadest sense, the Chancellor’s Advisory Board to the Women’s Center promotes, supports, and empowers women and contributes to the transformation of the entire community.
Ms. S. Sloane Simmons, Board Chair
Co-Owner, STUFF (Brookside)
Ms. Andrea S. Wickerham, J.D., Immediate Past Chair
Vice President, National Center for Drug Free Sport, Inc.
Ms. Kristen Abell
Director, UMKC Residential Life
Ms. April Anne Adicks
Director of Resource Development, YouthFriends
Ms. Carolyn Baskett
Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources, Metropolitan Community Colleges
Mr. Shane Evans
Artist and Community Activist, Dream Studio
Ms. Rachel Hack
Community Manager -- Kansas City, Google
Dr. Andrea Hendricks
Senior Vice President of Diversity and Corporate Development, UMB Financial Corporation
Mr. Deth Im
Lead Pastor, Jacob’s Well
Dr. Patricia Kelly
Associate Dean for Research, UMKC School of Nursing
Dr. Lora Lacey-Haun
Dean, UMKC School of Nursing
Ms. Kate Marshall
President of Better World
Dr. Arminda “Mindy” McCallum
Dean of Instruction, MCC Maple Woods
Dr. Denise Lloyd McDowell
Dean of Enrollment Management & Registrar, Kansas City Kansas Community College
Ms. Stephanie Mendenhall, J.D.
Associate Attorney, South & Associates
Ms. Kathy Nelson
President and CEO, Kansas City Sports Commission
Ms. Mahnaz Shabbir
President/CEO, Shabbir Advisors
Ms. Deborah Shouse
The Write Stuff / The Creativity Connection
Mr. Bill Smith
Manager, UMKC Central
Dr. Kevin Truman
Dean, UMKC School of Computing & Engineering
“Position” Members
Ms. Nazgol Bagheri
I.Ph.D. Student, Geography/Sociology, UMKC
Ms. Linda Berube
American Association of University Women, Kansas City Chapter
Ms. Keichanda Dees-Burnett
Assistant Director UMKC Multicultural Student Affairs
Mr. Tim Hall
Director, UMKC Athletics
Ms. Kristin N. Huston
I.Ph.D. Student, English/History, UMKC
Ms. Amy Loughman
Assistant Director, UMKC Alumni & Constituent Relations
Mr. Kevin E. Masters (Violence Prevention and Response Task Force Liaison)
Deputy Chief / Investigations Bureau Commander, KCMO Police Department
Dr. Linda Mitchell
UMKC Martha Jane Phillips Starr Missouri Distinguished Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies
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