The Core Work Group

The Core Work Group of the KCPA Plan includes the leaders of the Sectors, ad hoc members who have specific expertise related to physical activity in our region, and the staff of Kansas City Healthy Lifestyles Collaborative.

These members provide leadership within specific sectors and strategic guidance for the overall KCPA Plan.

Core Work Group members include:

• Missy Barnett, Account Manager, Corporate Fitness Works

• Bill Brandmeyer, Executive Director, The ShareWaves Foundation

• Tresa Carter, Director of Community Planning, BikeWalkKC

• Kelly Clay, Research Associate, Kansas City Healthy Lifestyles Collaborative, Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition

• Katy Eighmy, Project Coordinator, Kansas City Healthy Lifestyles Collaborative, Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition

• Rhonda Erpelding, Program Manager, The Kansas Family Support Center

• Jen Jutte, Superintendent of Parks – Community Services, KCMO Parks and Recreation

• Myesha Kennedy, Public Health Analyst, HRSA

• Peter Piscitello, Director of Operations, Play Like a Champion

• Toriano Porter, Kansas City Star

• Christine Scharenberg, Physical Education Instructional Coach, Kansas City, KS Public Schools

• Malenda Shahane, SVP Digital Marketing Manager, UMB Bank

• Dr. James Roberson, Physician, Primary Care Sports Medicine, Children’s Mercy

• Dr. Robin Shook, Director, Kansas City Healthy Lifestyles Collaborative, Chair of the Core Sector Work Group, Associate Professor Children's Mercy

• Alison Smith, Corporate & Community Wellness Coordinator, Johnson County Park & Recreation District

• Simone Taylor, Regional Women’s Health Analyst for HHS

• Natalie Updyke, Research Associate, Kansas City Healthy Lifestyles Collaborative, Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition

• Bailey Waters, Chief Mobility Officer, City of Kansas City, Missouri

• Tonya Williams, Team Lead - Well-being & Fitness, Garmin International

Former Core Work Group Members

• Dr. Jannette Berkley-Patton, Director, Health Equity Institute, UMKC

• Carole Bowe Thompson, Project Director, Health Equity Institute, UMKC

• Dr. Jordan Carlson, Director, Community Engaged Research, Children's Mercy

• Michelle Dake, Director of Youth Initiatives, KC Healthy Kids

• CDR Kimberly Davids, Senior Public Health Advisor for HHS, OASH in Region VII

• Dr. Jodi Dickmeyer, General Pediatrician, Children’s Mercy, assistant Professor UMKC School of Medicine, & Director of CHiCoS Bilingual Clinic

• Maggie Green, KCMO Public Works

• Matthew Kleinmann, Research Assistant, Weighing In, Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition

• Roosevelt Lyons, Deputy Director- Operations, KCMO Parks and Recreation

• Emily Meissen-Sebelius, Project Coordinator, Weighing In, Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition

• Bryce Miller, Research Assistant, Weighing In, Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition

• Paige Posson, Research Assistant, Weighing In, Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition

• Pastor Adrion Roberson, CEO/Co-Founder, KC United

• Dr. Catherine Satterwhite, Regional Health Administrator for HHS, OASH in Region VII Research, Children’s Mercy

• Laura Steele, Director of Education, BikeWalkKC

• Robyn Stuewe, Wellness Director, Midwest Dairy Council

• Shelly Summar, Program Manager, Kansas City Healthy Lifestyles Collaborative, Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition

• Rev. Eric D. Williams, Executive Director, Calvary Community Outreach Network

• Elizabeth Wilson, Graduate Research Assistant, Weighing In, Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition

• Dr. Joey Lightner, Associate Professor, UMKC