Committees
In addition to the MARC Board of Directors, a number of committees work on a variety of regional issues important to the metropolitan area. Listed below are MARC's committees, their chairs and co-chairs, and MARC staff contacts. Links are provided to committee web pages, where applicable, and staff e-mail. For more information about any committee shown here, please contact our staff.
| Aging Services | ||
| Committees: | Chairs: | Staff Contacts: |
| Commission on Aging | Gary Mallory, Presiding Commissioner, Cass County, Mo. | Jacqui Moore |
| Community Services Policy Committee | Lois Benshoof, Jackson County, Mo. | Janice King |
| Health Advocacy and Supportive Services | TBA | Michelle Brown |
| Nutrition Project Council | TBA | Janice King |
| Metropolitan Council on Early Learning |
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| Committees: | Chairs: | Staff Contacts: |
| Early Learning Leadership Board | William C. Nelson, George K. Baum Asset Management | Jim Caccamo |
| Partners in Quality | Shirley Stubbs-Gillette, Gillette Consulting Group | Jim Caccamo |
| Policy and Evaluation Advisory Committee | Shirley Stubbs-Gillette, Gillette Consulting Group | Jim Caccamo |
| Quality Initiatives Advisory Committee | Kyle Matchell | |
| Head Start Policy Council | Jim Caccamo | |
Health Services Advisory Core Group |
No Chair | Sandra Reece |
| Health Services Advisory Networking Group | Ernest Williams, Kansas City Missouri Health Department | Sandra Reece |
| Environment | ||
| Committees: | Chairs: | Staff Contacts: |
| Air Quality Forum | Kathy Dusenbery, Mayor of Parkville,
Mo. |
Tom
Jacobs James Joerke |
| Congestion Mitigation Air Quality | Cindy Kemper, Johnson County, Kan. |
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| Air Quality Public Education | Mike Boothe, Johnson County Environmental Department | James
Joerke |
| Conformity Consulting Agencies Group | Charles
Gorugantula James Joerke |
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| Solid Waste Management District | Stan Salva, Mayor, Sugar Creek, Mo. | Lisa Danbury |
| Water Quality Public Education Committee | Melanie Irwin, Lenexa, Kan. | Ginny Moore |
| Emergency Services | ||
| Committees: | Chairs: | Staff Contacts: |
| Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue Committee (MARCER) | Chief Mark Bradford, Lawrence, Douglas County Fire Department | Mike Hicks Tanya Kraatz |
| Metropolitan Emergency Managers Committee (MEMC) | Mark Widner, Independence, Mo., Emergency Manager, Chair |
Erin Lynch |
| Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) | Capt. Mark Owen, Platte Co. Sheriff's Office |
Erin Lynch |
| Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee | Hannes Zacharias,
Asst. County Administrator, Johnson County, Kan. |
Erin Lynch |
| Public Safety Communications | ||
| Committees: | Chairs: | Staff Contacts: |
| Public Safety Communications Board | Annabeth
Surbaugh, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, Johnson County,
Kan. |
Keith Faddis |
| Public Safety Communications Users Committee | Walt
Way, Johnson County Sheriff's Office |
Keith Faddis |
| Regional Interoperability Commitee | Jesse McLendon,
North Kansas City Police Department Dwight Purtle, Johnson County Emergency Communications |
Nikki Moss |
| Research Services | ||
| Committees: | Chairs: | Staff Contacts: |
| Technical Forecast Committee | Steve Lebofsky, Kansas City,
Mo. |
Frank Lenk |
| Community Wide Information Network (CWIN) | Manny Trillo | |
| KC Metro GIS Committee | Jay Heerman, Johnson County, Kan. Steve Marsh, Jackson County, Mo. |
Brian Parr |
| Transportation Services | ||
| Committees: | Chairs: | Staff Contacts: |
| Total Transportation Policy Committee (TTPC) | Marge
Vogt, Olathe, Kan.
|
Mell Henderson |
| Aviation Committee | Tom Coyle, Kansas City, Mo. Ron Norris, Lenexa, Kan. |
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| Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee |
Mark McHenry, Kansas City, Mo. Steve Petrehn, Roeland Park, Kan. |
Aaron
Bartlett Marlene Nagel |
| Congestion Mitigation Air Quality |
Cindy Kemper, Johnson County, Kan. |
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| Goods Movement Committee |
Ron
Martinovich, Sugar Creek, Mo. |
Ron Achelpohl |
| Highway Committee | Gary Lathrop, Belton, Mo. Mac Andrew, Johnson County, Kan. |
Ron Achelpohl |
| Kansas STP/Bridge Priorities Committee | Doug Brown, Overland Park, Kan. | Ron
Achelpohl Marc Hansen |
| Missouri STP/Bridge Priorities Committee | Chuck Owsley, Lee's Summit, Mo. | Ron
Achelpohl Marc Hansen |
| Kansas Transportation Enhancements Committee | Dennis Enslinger, Merriam, Kan. | Aaron Bartlett |
| Missouri Transportation Enhancements Committee | Tim Truesdale, Raytown, Mo. | Aaron Bartlett |
| Operation Green Light Steering Committee | Ron Norris, Lenexa, Kan. | Ron Achelpohl |
| Operation Green Light Technical Advisory Committee | Brian Shields, Overland Park, Kan. | Ron Achelpohl |
| Special Transportation–Job Access Partnership |
Jim Courtney, Chair, Mr. Goodcents Foundation |
Stewart Nelson |
| Transit Committee | Robert Steinkamp, Liberty, Mo. John Segale, Shawnee, Kan. |
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| Destination: Safe Coalition | Sgt. Dan Green, Missouri State Highway Patrol Technical Trooper Howard Dickinson, Kansas Highway Patrol |
Aaron Bartlett |
| Transportation Legislative Advisory Committee | Tom Cooley, Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan. | Mell Henderson |
| Regional Health Care Initiative | ||
| Safety Net Working Group | Gary Pettett, M.D., Children’s Mercy Hospital Michele Hailey, M.D., Children’s Mercy West |
Laura McCrary |
| Access to Care Committee | Jimmy Brown, Swope Health Services | Laura McCrary |
| System Capacity Committee | Jacque Amspacker, Medical Society of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties | Laura McCrary |
| Health Information & Exchange Committee | Linda Davis, KC CareLink |
Laura McCrary |
| Provider Relations & Advocacy Committee | Liz Levin, Cabot Westside Health Center Bridget McCandless, M.D., Jackson County Free Health Clinic |
Laura McCrary |
| Other Committees and Roundtables | ||
Kansas City Regional Purchasing Cooperative Advisory Committee |
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| Managers Roundtable | Dean Katerndahl | |
| Metro Area Government Webmasters (MAGWeb) | Brett Williamson, Johnson County, Kan. | Susan Waters |
| One KC Voice Advisory Committee | Erik Bergrud, Park University | Jody Ladd Craig |
| Regional Association of Public Information Officers (RAPIO) | Irene Baltrusaitis, Independence, Mo. |
Jody Ladd Craig |
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