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

Development & Donor Relations

• Dalene Bradford, Development Associate
• Kelly Burt, Manager of Individual Giving
• Logan Busch, Donor Information & Data Specialist
• Lenka Day, Development Coordinator
• Tricia Farrar, Manager of Corporate Giving
• Joan Israelite, Consultant
• Janet Mark, Consultant

Facilities

• Jamie Clack, Facilities Supervisor

Finance & Administration

• Kathryn Sougéy, Controller
• Susan Campain, Assistant Controller
• Stausha Bailey, Accounting Generalist
• Jo Keatley, Assistant to the CEO
• Dr. Laura House, Shared Services Database Manager
• Nathaniel Baker, Shared Services Database Administrator

Marketing & Community Engagement

• Karen Badgett, Director of Marketing & Community Engagement
• Amber Hipp, Marketing Manager
• Sarah Milosevich, Marlese and Robert Gourley Community Engagement Manager
• Tim Hawks, Digital Marketing Supervisor
• Ellen McDonald, Publicist & Consultant

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 Supervisor
• Emily Manahan, Ticketing Services Coordinator
• Amanda Morris, Ticketing Services Specialist

Special Events & Catering

• Lisa Voss, Senior Director of Sales, Special Events
• John Foster, Event Operations Manager, Special Events
• Sarah Gonser, Facility Events Supervisor, Special Events

Theater Operations

• Sara Beatty, CVP, Director of Theater Operations
• Eric Miller, Senior Production Services Manager
• Don Hovis, Production Services Manager
• Jason Way, Production Services Supervisor
• Palmer Jankens, Audio Production Supervisor