what we’re about.
Connection. GROWTH. Opportunity. Community.
SUCCESS IN BUSINESS & LIFE.
NAWBO KC helps local women win in business and life.
We bring together women in business to learn, connect and grow.
Our community is diverse and our vision is shared: supporting the success of women entrepreneurs in the Kansas City area.
Whether you are launching your business, scaling up, or expanding beyond your wildest dreams, you belong here!
As a member, you will enjoy fresh, educational programming, access to peer support groups and professional mentoring, exclusive savings from our partners, national opportunities, and so much more.
Celebrating women in business for NEARLY FIVE decades.
NAWBO’s local Kansas City chapter is part of a bigger vision – one started and led by the National Association of Women in Business. Founded in 1975, NAWBO is the unified voice of more than 10 million women-owned businesses in the United States. We’re the only dues-based organization representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs from all over the country.
Meet THE Board
Kelly Byrnes
President |
Voyage Consulting Group
Ashley Mahoney
Immediate Past President | Hello Big Idea
Dana Hetrick
President-Elect + Sponsorship Chair |
Lucas Commercial Flooring
Stephanie Willis
Membership Chair |
SBDC Kansas at JCCC
Christy Rogers
Programming Chair |
The Training Umbrella
Kim Specker
Treasurer |
Rare Transformation
Terri S. Turner
Secretary |
TST Business Strategies, LLC
Karen Reimer
Advocacy Chair |
Ad Astra Financial Group
The NAWBO Board is a volunteer Board. The organization appreciates the time and talent of these great leaders and those who came before them. The KC chapter has a rich history of extraordinary leadership in service of women business owners. The women business owners and greater Kansas City community benefit because of it.
Thank you to all who currently serve and those who have served on this Board!
Chapter Members are welcome to reach out to the Board to join committees, share ideas, and get involved. You are welcome here!
NAWBO KC Members
Janelle Aubrecht Country Club Bank
Anna Barnes FAS Wealth Partners
Kimberly Beer Be More Business
Brandi Biswell Fluesbrothers Chimney Service
Danielle Bordman D Bordman CPA, LLC
Erica Brune Lever1
Kali Buchanan Kali Buchanan Interior Design
Nicole Buland Mannington Commercial
Kelly Byrnes Voyage Consulting Group LLC
Melissa Cather Proactive Solutions
Victoria Coletti Coletti Insurance
Annette Coyle Be Createful
Stella Crewse Community Leader
Elisabeth DeCoursey Kansas City Testing & Engineering, LLC
Katheigh Degen Twin Financial Inc
Kim Deveney American Funding Solutions, LLC
Dondi Dix Avant Acoustics
Marsha Drake Marsha Drake Accounting
Janet Fournier Fournier Group Chartered
Brittany Fugate Cenetric Network Services, Inc
Marty Gilchrist Cushman Wakefield
Amber Goering Goering & Granatino, P.A.
Andrea Goodhope Solid Ground Engineering, LLC
Haley Haar Alpha Graphics Kansas City
Kristin Herman Kristin Herman Financial
Dana Hetrick Lucas Flooring
Shauna Huntington Fortiviti
Stephanie Isaacson New Horizons Enterprises, LLC
Monica Jacobs Bank Midwest
Laura Janusik Listening to Change, LLC
Jane Jeffries Kansas Asphalt, Inc.
Dixie Junk JUNK ARCHITECTS, P.C.
Sonya Jury Bold Orange Egg, LLC
Katina Larsen CBIZ MHM
Kristi Legette, C-SuiteWorks, LLC
Amber Lutz-Sherman Lutz Plumbing, Inc.
Ashley Mahoney Hello Big Idea
Rebecca Martin McDowell, Rice, Smith & Buchanan, P.C.
Anabeth McConnell Inbound Design Partners
Kat McDaniel-Ditch Media Head
Elizabeth McFadden Novella Brand House
Mary Messner Mary Messner
Kimberly Miller Empire Dreams
Sheryl Nelson Picture Perfect Interiors
Neelima Parasker SnapIT Solutions
Lenora Payne Technology Group Solutions, LLC
Michelle Poston Infinitas
Jacqueline Presson ReeceNichols Real Estate
Nicola Price 2BC Mobile Tax & Solutions
Helen Ransom Faces You Love Photography
Karen Reimer Ad Astra Financial Group
Irena Rice Nature Matters KC
Melanie Roark Edward Jones
Christy Rogers Training Umbrella
Betsy Saxer Rec Fit Solutions, LLC
Kelly Scanlon Interrobang Solutions, LLC
Mandy Shoemaker Prairie Elder Care
Rachel Smith Injury Law Associates
Kim Specker RARE Transformation, LLC
Robyn Stevens Robyn Stevens Feng Shui
Shea Stevens Shea Stevens Law, LLC
Rebecca Stowe Design Supply, Inc.
Heidi Thummel Cuneo Consulting
Amy Tokos Amy Tokos Productivity
Julie Towner Towner Communications, LLC
Terri S. Turner TST Business Strategies, LLC
Valerie Vaughn Apex Business Advisors
Kimberly Vincent, Topknotch Vegan Vittles
Crystal Webster Sharing Solace
Ramona Williams Monarc Technology Group
Stephanie Willis KSBDC/Fractional VP Sales
Lindsay Wolf Quartz Beauty
Barb Wright Travel Wright with Barb
Connie Zack Sunlighten
