MARC Committees

In addition to the MARC Board of Directors, a number of committees work on a variety of regional issues important to the metropolitan area. Listed below are MARC's committees, their chairs and co-chairs, and MARC staff contacts. Links are provided to committee web pages, where applicable, and staff e-mail. For more information about any committee shown here, please contact our staff.

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Aging Services
Committees:	Chairs:	Staff Contacts:
Commission on Aging		Jacqui Moore
Health Advocacy and Supportive Services	TBA	Michelle Brown

Metropolitan Council on Early Learning
Committees:	Chairs:	Staff Contacts:
Early Learning Leadership Board	William C. Nelson, George K. Baum Asset Management	Jim Caccamo
Partners in Quality	Susan Knittle, YMCA Carol Smith, United Way of Greater Kansas City	Jim Caccamo
Quality Initiatives Advisory Committee		Kyle Matchell
Head Start Policy Council	Eric Charles, Parent	Jim Caccamo
Health Services Advisory Core Group	No Chair	Sandra Reece
Health Services Advisory Networking Group	Ernest Williams, Kansas City Missouri Health Department	Sandra Reece

Environment
Committees:	Chairs:	Staff Contacts:
Air Quality Forum	VACANT C. Edward Peterson, Commissioner, Johnson County, Kan.	Tom Jacobs Amanda Graor
Air Quality Public Education Committee	Mike Boothe, Johnson County Environmental Department	Doug Norsby
Conformity Consulting Agencies Group		Charles Gorugantula Amanda Graor
Congestion Mitigation Air Quality	Bruce Andersen, Unified Government, Kan. Cindy Circo, Kansas City, Mo.	Amanda Graor Marc Hansen
Creating Sustainable Places Consortium Coordinating Committee	Jan Marcason, Councilmember, Kansas City, Mo. Curt Skoog, Councilmember, Overland Park, Kan.	Jeff Hirt Dean Katerndahl
Kansas City Environmental Education Network (KCEEN)	Members list	Matt Riggs
Regional Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (REECS) Steering Committee		Tom Jacobs
Solid Waste Management District	Michael Shaw, Assistant to the Director, Public Works, Kansas City, Mo.	Lisa McDaniel
Water Quality Public Education Committee	Nate Baldwin, Platte County	Lesley Rigney

Emergency Services
Committees:	Chairs:	Staff Contacts:
Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue Committee (MARCER)		Tanya Kraatz
Metropolitan Emergency Managers Committee (MEMC)	Chief Chuck Thacker, Grandview Fire Department	Erin Lynch
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)	Deputy Chief Donna Maize, Kansas City, Mo., Fire Dept.	Erin Lynch
Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee	Hannes Zacharias, County Manager, Johnson County, Kan. Chief Richard "Smokey" Dyer, Kansas City Fire Department (interim)	Erin Lynch

Public Safety Communications
Committees:	Chairs:	Staff Contacts:
Public Safety Communications Board		Keith Faddis
Public Safety Communications Users Committee	Walt Way, Johnson County Sheriff's Office Major Robert Kuehl, Kansas City, Mo. Police Dept.	Keith Faddis
Regional Interoperability Commitee	Jesse McLendon, North Kansas City Police Department Dwight Purtle, Johnson County Emergency Communications	Nikki Thomas

Research Services
Committees:	Chairs:	Staff Contacts:
Technical Forecast Committee	Heping Zhan, Lee's Summit, Mo. Dennis Enslinger, Prairie Village, Kan.	Frank Lenk
Community Wide Information Network (CWIN)		Manny Trillo Frank Lenk
KC Metro GIS Committee	Jay Heerman, Johnson County, Kan. Steve Marsh, Jackson County, Mo.	Frank Lenk

Transportation Services
Committees:	Chairs:	Staff Contacts:
Total Transportation Policy Committee (TTPC)	Marge Vogt, Olathe, Kan. Ed Ford, Kansas City, Mo.	Mell Henderson
Aviation Committee	Tom Coyle, Kansas City, Mo. Mike Brungardt, DeSoto, Kan.	Jim Hubbell
Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee	Mark McHenry, Kansas City, Mo. Mark Stuecheli, Overland Park, Kan.	Aaron Bartlett Marlene Nagel
Complete Streets Task Force	VACANT Dan Miller, Overland Park, Kan.	Marlene Nagel
Conformity Consulting Agencies	None	Amanda Graor Charles Gorugantula
Congestion Mitigation Air Quality	Bruce Andersen, Unified Government of WyCo/KCK Cindy Circo, Kansas City, Mo.	Amanda Graor Marc Hansen
Destination Safe Coalition	Technical Trooper Howard Dickinson, Kansas Highway Patrol Rose Simone, ThinkFirst of Greater Kansas City	Aaron Bartlett
Goods Movement Committee	Kansas co-chair vacant John Sharp, Kansas City, Mo.	Darryl Fields
Highway Committee	Gary Lathrop, Belton, Mo. Mac Andrew, Johnson County, Kan.	Jim Hubbell
Kansas STP/Bridge Priorities Committee	Joe Johnson, Leawood, Kan. Tim Green, Lenexa, Kan.	Ron Achelpohl Marc Hansen
Missouri STP/Bridge Priorities Committee	Steve Hansen, Liberty, Mo. Patty Hilderbrand, Kansas City, Mo.	Ron Achelpohl Marc Hansen
Kansas Transportation Enhancements Committee	Dennis Enslinger, Prairie Village, Kan.	Aaron Bartlett
Missouri Transportation Enhancements Committee	Steven Hansen, Liberty, Mo. Brian Nowotny, Platte County, Mo.	Aaron Bartlett
Operation Green Light Steering Committee	Ron Freyermuth, Shawnee, Kan.	Ray Webb Ron Achelpohl
Operation Green Light Operations Committee	Donna Coatsworth, Independence, Mo. Brian Shields, Overland Park, Kan.	Ray Webb Ron Achelpohl
Special Transportation–Job Access Partnership	Jim Courtney, Mr. Goodcents Foundation Sara Davis, OATS - West Region	Tyler Means Karen Clawson
Transit Committee	Chuck Adams, Edwardsville, Kan. David Bower, Raytown, Mo.	Karen Clawson Tom Gerend
Transportation Legislative Advisory Committee	Tom Cooley, Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan.	Mell Henderson

Regional Health Care Initiative
Safety Net Collaborative	Sheri Wood, Kansas City Free Health Clinic Amanda Lowe, Health Partnership of Johnson County	Traci Garcia-Castells
Metropolitan Mental Health Stakeholders	Bill Kyles, Comprehensive Mental Health Services	Traci Garcia-Castells
Children's System of Change	Marsha Morgan, Truman Behavioral Health	Traci Garcia-Castells
MMHS Legislative Committee	Theresa Reyes Cummings, Jackson County Mental Health Fund	Traci Garcia-Castells
Safety Net Infrastructure Support Taskteam		Traci Garcia-Castells
Specialty Taskforce Team		Traci Garcia-Castells
After Hours Care Coordination Committee		Traci Garcia-Castells

Other Committees and Roundtables
Kansas City Regional Planning Roundtable		Lisa Pool
Kansas City Regional Purchasing Cooperative Advisory Committee		Georgia Nesselrode Rita Parker
Linking Environmental and Transportation Planning Advisory Group		Lisa Pool
Managers Roundtable		Georgia Nesselrode
Metro Area Government Webmasters (MAGWeb)	Anthony Oropeza, Johnson County Park and Recreation District	Angela Waltz
One KC Voice Advisory Committee	Mary Lim-Lampe, MORE2
Regional Association of Public Information Officers (RAPIO)	Duane Hallock, American Red Cross, and Sharon Watson, Kansas Adjutant General’s Office	Barbara Hensley
Regional Information Technology Managers Association (RITMA)		Adam Geffert

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