2021 Corporate Partner in Education
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2021 CORPORATE PARTNER IN EDUCATION The Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce RED APPLE PARTNER presents the DIAMOND PARTNERS PLATINUM PARTNERS Tuesday, April 27, 2021 COMMUNITY PARTNERS Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce 634 NW Englewood Road | Kansas City, Missouri 64118 816.455.9911 | www.northlandchamber.com L A U N N A H T N 4 E C E L 3 L E C X IN E BANQUET 2020 education SPECIAL THANKS Chair: LAURA HULETT, Platte County R-3 School District 2021 CORPORATE Vice-Chair: NICOLE KIRBY, Park Hill School District Education Committee Director: TERI LAVERTY, Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce PARTNER IN EDUCATION KEVIN CERVENY LAUREN KEPLER BRETT KISKER DONNA WHITE Arvest Bank JE Dunn Construction Northland CAPS Smithville School District MELANIE MARTIN CHLOE FEY DALLAS ACKERMAN CORKY MCCAFFREY Big Brothers Big Sisters Liberty Public Schools Northland Catholic Schools Synergy Services of Greater Kansas City COLLEEN JONES MELISSA BOYLES RAY BARBOSA KATHY MACKEN Liberty Public Schools Northland Christian School The Simulations Center Clay County Children’s Fund LYNN MARTIN SEAN CUNNIFF ALLISON LEONE Liberty Public Schools Northland Early Education Tucker Leadership Lab, CHRIS FORD Center William Jewell College Commercial Concepts & ROWDY PYLE Furnishings MCC Maple Woods MICHELLE MCDANIEL BETHANY RILEY Oakhill Day School Turner Construction LIZ ARMSTEAD TERRELL TIGNER CommunityAmerica Credit MCC Maple Woods SAMANTHA FITZGERALD PORSHA LOCKE EDUCATION COMMITTEE EDUCATION Union Park Hill School District UICS/United Inner City CLAUDINE LAMB Services RACHEL MORRIS Missouri Conservation CARLA KILLEN CommunityAmerica Credit Department Parkville Women’s Clinic BESS DELOUX Union West Platte R-II School LAURA WAGNER SARA ALBRIGHT District KRISTIAN KETTERING MO-KAN LECET Shepherd Elder Law Group DLR Group LLC CORI DAY AMY WASHAM Worlds of Fun SONJA LOVE Northwest Missouri State LISA FREIDEL Oceans of Fun Kearney R-l School District University-Kansas City Signarama KC North AUSTIN HENNINGS SIDRA CONNELL ATHENA GRAHAM KAREN KOPP Worlds of Fun Jason’s Deli North Kansas City Schools Smithville School District Oceans of Fun We build inspired places to LEARN COLLABORATE EILEEN’S COLOSSAL COOKIES - KANSAS CITY DISCOVER FOND MEMORIES & ENGRAVING GALLERY PORTRAITURE, INC. CONNECT NOTHING BUNDT CAKES IN-KIND CHEER PARK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT WHITE FARMHOUSE FLOWERS & GIFTS ZONA ROSA EXCELLENCE IN CLASSROOM TEACHING (cont.) TONIGHT’S PROGRAM PARK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT (cont.) Lee Bledsoe Northland Career Center Erin Ortiz Gerner Family Early Education Center Emily Barton Pathfinder Elementary Jennifer Koyn Graden Elementary School Jessica Chiddix Platte City Middle School Cheryl Bearce Hawthorn Elementary School Kristen Webb Platte County High School Laura Mock Hopewell Elementary School Marissa Jarnagin Platte County High School Emily Day Lakeview Middle School Samantha Brant Siegrist Elementary Melody Villalobos LEAD Innovation Center SMITHVILLE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT 6:00pm WELCOME & INTRODUCTION Kari Holub Line Creek Elementary School Michelle Steelman Eagle Heights Elementary School Jessica Grider Park Hill High School Ed Ford ......2021 Northland Chamber Chair of the Board Ashley Homan Horizon Elementary School Callie Colvin Park Hill South High School Edward F. Ford III Attorney at Law Christina Hough Maple Elementary School Amanda Benjamin Plaza Middle School Joelie McCrary Smithville High School Karisa Davis Prairie Point Elementary School Lacy Bluml Smithville Middle School SPONSOR PRESENTATIONS Tina Mecklenburg Renner Elementary School Corporate Sponsor Video Presentation Angela Korte Russell Jones Center JE Dunn Construction Jess Elfrink Southeast Elementary School WEST PLATTE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT Sara Spisak Tiffany Ridge Elementary School Sherri Glenn West Platte School District Red Apple Sponsor Video Presentation hollis + miller architects Ashley Williamson Union Chapel Elementary School Rachael Hope West Platte Elementary School Shauna O'Brien Walden Middle School Michelle Newkirk West Platte High School PRESENTATION OF AWARDS UNITED INNER CITY SERVICES PLATTE COUNTY R-3 SCHOOL DISTRICT Nancy Bickel UICS North Child/Family Dev. Center Scholarships .......Laura Hulett Rachel Baker Barry School Hailey Stockton UICS North Child/Family Dev. Center Business in Support of Education ........Nicole Kirby Volunteers in Support of Education .......Laura Hulett Cody Gibson Compass Elementary Amanda VanNatta UICS North Child/Family Dev. Center Excellence in Higher Education ........Nicole Kirby Excellence in Service to Education .......Laura Hulett PAST CHRISTA MCAULIFFE WINNERS Northland Exemplary Service Award .......JE Dunn Construction Excellence in Classroom Teaching ........Nicole Kirby 1991 Elaine Nick North Kansas City Schools 2006 Tammy Bunch North Kansas City Schools Christa McAuliffe Pioneer in Education Award .......JE Dunn Construction 1992 Gay Stuart Platte County R-3 School District 2007 Joe Monachino, Sr. Northland Catholic Schools 1993 Rhonda Steins Northland Catholic Schools 2008 Erich Ostrowski Park Hill School District 1994 Emily Greene North Kansas City Schools 2009 Art Sweany North Kansas City Schools CLOSING 1995 Lisa Jacques Liberty Public Schools 2010 Sara Owen Park Hill School District 1996 Terry Hensley Platte County R-3 School District 2011 Dana Nolan Northland Catholic Schools Sheila Tracy ...........President 1997 Marie Mentrup Northland Catholic Schools 2012 Dianne VanBallas North Kansas City Schools Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce 1998 Jeanne Staker Park Hill School District 2013 Darla Yakle Kearney R-l School District 1999 Amy Young Platte County R-3 School District 2014 Laura Gilchrist North Kansas City Schools 2000 Christine Murray North Kansas City Schools 2015 Deborah Still Park Hill School District 2001 Lenora Miles Platte County R-3 School District 2016 Sheryl Chaput Park Hill School District 2002 Poppy Lee Park Hill School District 2017 Bret Bogart Platte County R-3 School District 2003 Carolyn Glidden Park Hill School District 2018 Lindsay Hatcher North Kansas City Schools 2004 Beth Oyler Liberty Public Schools 2019 Deb Caywood Liberty Public Schools 2005 Shawn Logan Smithville R-II School District 2020 Russell Jones Park Hill School District CELEBRATIONS EXCELLENCE IN CLASSROOM TEACHING KEARNEY R-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT High School Counselor of the Year by the were implemented in all seven schools, KEARNEY R-I SCHOOL DISTRICT Greater Kansas City Counselor Association. including temperature checks, mask Michell Bonham Dogwood Elementary Golden Oaks Education Center • The Kearney Wrestling program made requirements, improved sanitation Maria Panuco NORTH KANSAS CITY SCHOOLS school history three years ago by practices, desk shields, and cohort Johnna Stewart Hawthorne Elementary School establishing a girls team, and senior Lexie Haley Cope Oak Park High School • North Kansas City Schools remains one groups. While the year has been very Cole was not only the first girls wrestling Stephanie Messina Kearney Elementary School of the fastest-growing school systems different than those in the past, each of Matt Barrows Ravenwood Elementary School state champion for the district, she has in the state, recently becoming the the Northland Catholic Schools succeed in Tracy Karnes Kearney High School held that state title for three years straight. Lesley Martin Staley High School second largest district in Missouri. NKC providing a sense of normalcy to students. Stacey Getz Kearney High School • Ingram’s Top Schools Report placed Schools is also the largest district on Not only are they participating in many Jennifer Woods West Englewood Elementary School Kearney R-1 first for Top Area School the Missouri side of the greater Kansas of the day to day activities similar to past Kara Yarc Kearney Junior High School Carolyn Knapp Winnetonka High School Districts in the Kansas City area for 2020 City metropolitan area, with student years, they are also safely carrying on Sara Owen Kearney Middle School (based on ACT scores). enrollment exceeding 21,000. annual traditions when possible. Cory Hanavan Southview Elementary/LENS School NORTH PLATTE R-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT • Kearney High School was recognized as a • NKC Schools is experiencing a season • St. James Catholic School has improved PLTW Distinguished High School. Kearney of growth. The district opened its their campus with a variety of outdoor Kristi Northern North Platte Elementary High School was 1 of 19 high schools in 110,000 s.f. Early Education Center this classrooms and learning areas. The LIBERTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Tina Stewart North Platte High School the state to earn this honor. winter to serve our earliest learners. school collaborated with Kansas City Community Gardens to build garden and Lindsey Buhlig Alexander Doniphan Elementary Shelly Meyer-Day North Platte High School • Kearney’s place-based school, KSD LENS Improvements to the Winnetonka and vegetable beds that serve the students in (Learning and Exploring through Nature Oak Park stadiums will allow both schools Bill Scott Discovery Middle School Stacey Woodside North Platte Intermediate science activities. The school also added and Science) is in its second year of to host home football games at HOME outdoor classroom spaces with picnic Cheryl Rose North Platte Jr High operation. In the 20-21 school year, the for the first time. Of course, NKC High Alicia Mitchell Early Childhood Center tables, shade sails and tents where any program expanded to include one fifth School completed its top to bottom