MARC: Mid-America Regional Council

 

Board of Directors

The MARC Board of Directors consists of 33 locally elected leaders from the nine member counties and the six largest cities in the region. The member counties are Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray in Missouri and Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami and Wyandotte in Kansas. The cities with board representation are Kansas City, Mo.; Kansas City, Kan.; Independence, Mo.; Lee's Summit, Mo.; Olathe, Kan.; and Overland Park, Kan.

MARC Bylaws (pdf)

  • Next meeting on June 30 at 12:15 p.m. - pdf agenda
    Location: MARC Offices
    600 Broadway, Suite 200 (map)

Board Officers:

  • Chair: Tom Cooley, Commissioner, Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan.
  • First Vice Chair: Jim Schultz, Councilmember, Independence, Mo.
  • Second Vice Chair: Marge Vogt, Councilmember, Olathe, Kan.
  • Treasurer: Jim Plunkett, Commissioner, Platte County
  • Secretary: Jan Marcason, Councilmember, Kansas City, Mo.

Board Members:

Cass County, Missouri

Clay County, Missouri

Jackson County, Missouri

  • Mike Sanders, County Executive, Jackson County
    • Alternate: vacant
  • Scott Burnett, County Legislator, Jackson County
    • Alternate: vacant
  • David Bower, Mayor, Raytown (represents cities in Jackson County other than Independence, Kansas City, and Lee's Summit)

Johnson County, Kansas:

  • Annabeth Surbaugh, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, Johnson County
    • Alternate: vacant
  • C. Edward Peterson, Commissioner, Johnson County
  • Ronald L. Shaffer, Mayor, Prairie Village
    (represents cities in Johnson County other than Olathe and Overland Park)
    • Alternate: vacant
  • Laura McConwell, Mayor, Mission (represents cities in Johnson County other than Olathe and Overland Park)
    • Alternate: vacant

Leavenworth County, Kansas:

Miami County, Kansas

Platte County, Missouri

Ray County, Missouri

  • Jeff Adams, Presiding Commissioner, Ray County
    • Alternate: vacant

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas

  • Joe Reardon, Mayor/CEO, Unified Government
    • Alternate: vacant
  • Tom Cooley, Commissioner, Unified Government
    • Alternate: vacant
  • Nathan Barnes, Commissioner, Unified Government
    • Alternate: vacant
  • Pat Pettey, Commissioner, Unified Government
    • Alternate: vacant
  • Clausie W. Smith, Mayor, Bonner Springs
    (represents cities in Wyandotte County other than Kansas City, Kan.)
    • Alternate: vacant

Independence, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Lee's Summit, Missouri

Olathe, Kansas

Overland Park, Kansas


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