MARC Board of Directors

The MARC Board of Directors consists of 33 locally elected leaders from the nine member counties and the six largest cities in the region. The member counties are Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray in Missouri and Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami and Wyandotte in Kansas. The cities with board representation are Kansas City, Mo.; Kansas City, Kan.; Independence, Mo.; Lee's Summit, Mo.; Olathe, Kan.; and Overland Park, Kan. MARC Bylaws (pdf)

Board Meetings and Agenda Packets:

The MARC Board of Directors usually meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the MARC offices, 600 Broadway, Suite 200, in Kansas City, Mo. (Map)

Next meeting: June 25, 2013, at 12:15 p.m.
Meeting packets»

Board Officers:

Chair: Marge Vogt, Councilmember, Olathe, Kan.
First Vice Chair: Jan Marcason, Councilmember, Kansas City, Mo.
Second Vice Chair: Ed Peterson, Commissioner, Johnson County, Kan.
Treasurer: David Bower, Mayor, Raytown, Mo.
Secretary: Curt Skoog, Councilmember, Overland Park, Kan.

Board Members:

Cass County, Missouri

Jimmy Odom, Associate Commissioner, Cass County

Alternate: Mike Medsker, Recorder of Deeds, Cass County

Pete Kerckhoff, Mayor, Raymore (represents all cities in Cass County)
- Alternate: Kevin Kellogg, Mayor Pro Tem, Raymore

Clay County, Missouri

Pam Mason, Presiding Commissioner, Clay County

Alternate: Gene Owen, Commissioner, Clay County

Luann Ridgeway

Alternate: Gene Owen, Commissioner, Clay County

Jackson County, Missouri

Mike Sanders, County Executive, Jackson County
- Alternate: vacant
Scott Burnett, County Legislator, Jackson County
- Alternate: vacant
David Bower, Mayor, Raytown (represents cities in Jackson County other than Independence, Kansas City, and Lee's Summit)
- Alternate: Carson Ross, Mayor, Blue Springs

Johnson County, Kansas:

Ed Eilert, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, Johnson County
- Alternate: Jim Allen, Commissioner, Johnson County
C. Edward Peterson, Commissioner, Johnson County
- Alternate: Jim Allen, Commissioner, Johnson County
Ronald L. Shaffer, Mayor, Prairie Village
(represents cities in Johnson County other than Olathe and Overland Park)
- Alternate: John Ye, Mayor, Westwood
Laura McConwell, Mayor, Mission (represents cities in Johnson County other than Olathe and Overland Park)
- Alternate: Rick Boeshaar, Mayor, Mission Hills

Leavenworth County, Kansas:

Bob Holland, Commission Chair, Leavenworth County

Alternate: Mark Preisinger, City Commissioner, Leavenworth

Dennis Bixby, Commissioner, Leavenworth County

Alternate: William Peak, Councilmember, Tonganoxie

Miami County, Kansas

Ron Stiles, Presiding Commissioner, Miami County
- Alternate: James E. Wise, Commission Chair Pro Tem, Miami County

Platte County, Missouri

Jason Brown, Presiding Commissioner, Platte County

Alternate, Duane Soper, Commissioner, Platte County

Beverlee Roper, Commissioner, Platte County

Alternate: Duane Soper, Commissioner, Platte County

Ray County, Missouri

Bob King, Presiding Commissioner, Ray County
- Alternate: vacant

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas

Mark Holland, Mayor/CEO, Unified Government
- Alternate: vacant
Vacant
- Alternate: vacant
Vacant
- Alternate: vacant
Vacant
- Alternate: vacant
John "Tiny" McTaggart, Mayor, City of Edwardsville
(represents cities in Wyandotte County other than Kansas City, Kan.)
- Alternate: Jeff Harrington, Mayor, Bonner Springs

Independence, Missouri

Don Reimal, Mayor
- Alternate: vacant
Jim Schultz, Councilmember
- Alternate: vacant

Kansas City, Missouri

Sly James, Mayor
- Mayor's representative: Dick Davis, Councilmember
Michael Brooks, Councilmember
- Alternate: vacant
Ed Ford, Councilmember
- Alternate: vacant
Jan Marcason, Councilmember
- Alternate: vacant

Lee's Summit, Missouri

Randy Rhoads, Mayor
- Alternate: Ed Cockrell, Councilmember

Olathe, Kansas

Michael Copeland, Mayor
- Mayor's representative: Marge Vogt, Councilmember

Overland Park, Kansas

Carl Gerlach, Mayor
- Mayor’s representative: Fred Spears, Councilmember
Curt Skoog, Councilmember
- Alternate: vacant

600 Broadway, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64105-1659
816/474-4240
Fax: 816/421-7758

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