Get to know the Regional Housing Partnership co-chairs

Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw represents the 5th City Council District of Kansas City. She began serving her first term in August 2019. She has lived in the 5th district with her family for over 22 years.

Mayor Quinton Lucas appointed Parks-Shaw as Mayor Pro Tem of Kansas City in August 2023. She also serves as the chair of the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee, chair of the Land Bank Commission, vice chair of the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission, and co-chair of the Health Commission. She previously served as the chair of the mayor’s Houseless Task Force. She is also a member of the Kansas City Zoo Board of Directors and the Starlight Board of Directors.

Parks-Shaw is a long-time healthcare executive. She has a Bachelor of Science from Missouri State University and a Master of Science from Southwest Baptist University. She is an alum of Ruskin High School in the Hickman Mills School District. Motivated by her membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, she has a deep passion for community service and improving the quality of life for Kansas City residents.

She has been a member of St. James United Methodist Church, also in the 5th district, for over 35 years. Parks-Shaw is a caring parent, successful small business owner, and an experienced leader. As a former union member, she is a champion for her constituents.
 

Holly Grummert was elected to the Overland Park City Council in November 2019. Grummert represents Ward 1, encompassing all of Overland Park north of 87th Street, as well as the Round Hill neighborhood. She was elected council president in 2024. 

Holly and her husband, Scott, are the parents of three children, who attend school in the Shawnee Mission School District. She is a first-generation graduate from the University of Wyoming, with a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology. She worked in human resources, administering benefits and facilitating new hires. Grummert also owned a small business in Overland Park before becoming a full-time mom.

She has been active in the Parent Teacher Association at her children’s school, serving as vice-president of membership, being a room mom and a member-at-large. She was also on the 150th committee to celebrate the founding of the first elementary school in the area.

Grummert reinstated the Broadmoor neighborhood with the Neighborhood Conservation Program, where she is on the steering committee. This has been a continuing step in helping to grow and preserve the great community that is Overland Park. Council Member Grummert wants to maintain the great environment that is Overland Park, and to help move it forward.