Board and Staff
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts administrative offices and ticket office may be reached by phone at 816.994.7222 or by e-mail at contact@kauffmancenter.org.
Kauffman Center Board of Directors
- Ms. Julia Irene Kauffman, Chairman
- Mr. David C. Lady, Vice Chairman
- Ms. Sharon Blickensderfer
- The Honorable Peggy Dunn
- Mr. Kenneth J. Dworak
- Mrs. Shirley B. Helzberg
- Mr. Rusty Jandl
- Mrs. Janice C. Kreamer
- Mr. Louis W. Smith
Executive Staff
- Paul Schofer, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Colby Jones, Chief Financial Officer
- Patrick Donnelly, CVE, Vice President of Theater Operations
- Trisha Drape, Vice President of Development
- Bill Miller, Vice President of Operations
Theater Operations
- Sara Beatty, CVP, Director of Theater Operations
- Eric Miller, Production Services Manager
- Don Hovis, Production Services Manager
- Donna Miller-Brown, CVP, Production Services Manager
- Palmer Jankens, Audio Production Supervisor
Special Events & Catering
- Lisa Voss, Senior Director of Sales, Special Events
- John Foster, Event Operations Manager, Special Events
- Sarah Gonser, Event Coordinator, Special Events
Facilities
- Jamie Clack, Facilities Coordinator
Patron Services
- Barry Myers, Senior Director of Patron Services
- Jenny DeFreece, CVA, Senior Manager of Patron Services and Volunteers
- Mary Maxine Luber, Patron Services Manager – Recruitment, Training and Accessibility
- Madisen Pool, Patron Services Manager – Front of House
- Ashley Wright Shannon, Ticketing Services Manager
- Morgan Prosser, Ticketing Services Coordinator
- Amanda Morris, Ticketing Services Coordinator
Finance & Administration
- Kathryn Sougéy, Controller
- Susan Campain, Senior Accounting Analyst
- Shasta Gilmore, Accounting Generalist
- Jo Keatley, Assistant to the CEO
- Dr. Laura House, Shared Services Database Manager
- Nathaniel Baker, Shared Services Database Administrator
Development & Donor Relations
- Dalene Bradford, Development Associate
- Lenka Day, Development Coordinator
- Tricia Farrar, Manager of Corporate Giving
- Shelby Hart, Donor Information & Data Specialist
- Joan Israelite, Consultant
- Janet Mark, Consultant
Marketing & Community Engagement
- Karen Badgett, Director of Marketing & Community Engagement
- Amber Hipp, Marketing Manager
- Sarah Milosevich, Marlese and Robert Gourley Community Outreach Supervisor
- Tim Hawks, Digital Marketing Supervisor