Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Affiliations/Associations/Societies:
- Altar and Rosary Society (treasurer)
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- American Society of Women Accountants (board of directors)
- American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants, Eastern Region Membership at Large Committee (chair)
- Arts Alive (board president)
- Avila University Board of Counselors (member)
- Avila University Alumni Association (board of directors)
- Avila University President’s Scholarship Club (member)
- Avila University Steer Dinner Committee (member)
- Bridging the Gap (recycling volunteer)
- Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (volunteer)
- Community Accountants (board president)
- Community Association of Nonprofit Business Executives (member)
- Delta Epsilon Sigma (member)
- Government Finance Officers Association of Missouri (member)
- Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce (member)
- Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts (member)
- Kansas Women’s Business Center (member)
- Kappa Gamma Pi (member)
- Legion of Mary (active member)
- Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership (senior fellow)
- Missouri Society of CPAs (member and Not-for-Profit Committee Chair)
- National Association of Women Business Owners – KC (member)
- Nonprofit Connect – previously named Council on Philanthropy (Finance Committee member)
- Park Hill High School Alumni (reunion team member)
- Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (member)
- St. Therese Christmas in October (volunteer)
- St. Therese Finance Committee (member)
- St. Therese Journey Continuation Committee (co-chair)
- St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry (assistant treasurer)
- Transforming Education – Parkway Montessori (board member)
- United Way of Greater Kansas City Certification Committee (member)
- University of Missouri – Kansas City, Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership (senior fellow)
- Women’s Employment Network (treasurer)
- United WE, previously named The Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City (Board Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair, Celebration of Women Committee Member, Charter member of the Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City’s 360° of Giving Circle and Charter member of the Kansas City Voices in Philanthropy)
- Young Friends of Art Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (member)
Achievements:
- Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2023, 2025)
- Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2024)
- Honoree, Who’s Who of Professional Women, Marquis Who’s Who (2023)
- Featured Member, Marquis Millennium Magazine, Marquis Who’s Who (2023)
- Recipient, Northfield Village Good Neighbor Award (2022)
- Recipient, Award, Ingram’s Local Heroes (2022)
- Honoree, Phi Kappa Phi National All-Discipline Honor Society (2007)
- Inductee, Pi Alpha Alpha National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration (2007)
- Honoree, Accountant Advocate of the Year, Small Business Administration (1992)
- Honoree, Volunteer of the Year Award, Community Accountants (1992)
- Recipient, Volunteer Achievement Award for Accountants for the Public Interest (1992)
- Honoree, Delta Epsilon Sigma (1981)
- Honoree, Kappa Gamma Pi (1981)
- Recipient, Student Achievement Award, Wall Street Journal (1981)
- Honoree, Who’s Who Among Students in Universities and Colleges (1981)
- Recipient, Volunteer of the Year Award, Community Accountants (1981)
- Honoree, Outstanding Young Women of America (1982, 1980)
- Honoree, Who’s Who Among American High School Students (1977)