We play a pivotal role in building a healthy community in the Urban Core
of Kansas City, Missouri. By developing and sustaining small businesses and micro-enterprises, we create local employment opportunities, decrease the disproportionate health disparities gap, and assist in mitigating crime.
Executive Board of Directors
Executive Director
President
Simone Curls
Executive DirectorClyde McQueen
ChairCEO, Full Employment Council
Donald Maxwell
PresidentPBA President
Elbert Anderson
Vice-PresidentPBA Co-Founder
Mary Shannon
SecretaryFounder & Consultant, Connectus Worldwide
Karen Curls
TreasurerCurls, Jude, Joseph Property Group
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Board of Directors
Executive Director
Rev Lindsey
Senior Pastor of Concord ChurchMyron McCant
President MacPen EnterprisesCo-Owner & VP KD Academy
T'risa Mccord
Interim President/CEO, Economic Development Corporation, Kansas CityDavid Puente
Senior Vice President, Strategic PartnershipsVanessa Sims
SVP, Executive Director Diversity, and InclusionBrien Starner
VP, Regional Community & Economic Development KCATAsheryl v
PrincipalSelect Sites, LLC
Theodis Watson
Assistant Vice President Community Business Relationship ManagerShow More
Advisory Board to Executive Director
Charlie Shields
President/CEO, Truman Medical Center IncJoe Reardon
President and CEO Greater Kansas City Chamber of CommerceBridgette Williams
Executive Director, Heavy Constructors AssociationShow More