Board of Directors

Objectives
  • To provide direction to Wildwood through the functions of planning, evaluating and policy development.
  • To ensure that Wildwood meets and exceeds community expectations for program quality, facility management and financial stability.
Qualifications
  • Wildwood is committed to making the Wildwood Experience accessible to children from the entire Kansas City area, especially children from the urban core of Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri.
  • Wildwood has specific skills, knowledge and/or experience related to the mission of Wildwood and the responsibility of the board.
  • Is representative of some aspect or segment of the community impacted by the programs of Wildwood.
Commitments
  • Willing to assume responsibility for corporate management of the organization.
  • Two-year term of office.
  • Approximately two hours per month.
  • Five meetings per year, a board retreat and additional time for board committees and planning activities as requested.
  • Willing to make a personal financial commitment commensurate with ability.
Responsibilities
  • Ensure corporate management direction of Wildwood.
  • Ensure fulfillment of legal obligations as a non-profit organization.
  • Ensure provision of quality programs that serve a broad range of the community, and especially the urban core.
  • Ensure that property and financial assets of Wildwood are prudently protected and managed.
  • Secure the funds necessary to operate Wildwood.
  • Secure community involvement and support of Wildwood.
  • Be knowledgeable of the operations of Wildwood.
  • Be knowledgeable of the people, trends and events in the community that impact Wildwood’s mission.
  • Attend and participate actively in all board and committee meetings.
  • Be an advocate for Wildwood.

 

Board Members

Elizabeth Rivers - President

Jessica Peryam - Vice-President

Christopher Nelson - Treasurer
  The Private Bank

Scott Merfen - Secretary
  Prairie Elementary School

Pam Eugster

Heber Gonzalez
  Polsinelli Shughart, P.C.

Cokethea Hill
  The Green Impact Zone

Lee Jarrell

John Kashka
  Don Bonjour Elementary School

Joanie Knipper
  Westlake ACE Hardware

James Melton
  Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Eric E. Turner

Joli Wimer

Darren Beck
 Sprint

Jay Beebe
Boyer & Corporon Wealth
Management