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Member Spotlight – Kelsy E. Allison, Attorney at MVP Law

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Kelsy E. Allison, Attorney at MVP Law

Congratulations to KCK Women’s Chamber Board Member Kelsy E. Allison. On January 18th, 2020, Kelsy E. Allison, an associate in our Kansas City office, was sworn in as President of the Wyandotte County Bar Association.

Kelsy joins the company of many distinguished Past Presidents including MVP founders E.S. McAnany, Thomas Van Cleave, and Willard Phillips. The Wyandotte County Bar Association (WyCo Bar) is a group of legal professionals in the Kansas City Metro who represent all areas of law. Kelsy’s active involvement in the WyCo Bar for the past five years includes serving on the Board of Governors for two years and as Secretary for one year.

“I am looking forward to this opportunity to continue to serve the members of the WyCo Bar as we expand our legal network, offer educational updates and serve the community where we live and work,” Kelsy said. “I’m honored to have been elected to this position and am excited to lead this group of hard working individuals.”

Kelsy has practiced her entire legal career with MVP Law and focuses her practice on workers’ compensation matters in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Jake, and their two daughters.  Click here for full article.

Member Spotlight – Carol Levers, Director of Kansas City, Kansas Public Libraries and a past KCKWCC

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Carol Levers, Director of Kansas City, Kansas Public Libraries

CCarol Levers has been elected Chairman of the United Way of Wyandotte County Board of Directors. Carol joined the United Way of Wyandotte County Board of Directors in 2009.  In January of 2019, she began her two-year term as board chair, where she works to facilitate leadership and governance for the organization, including: setting priorities and culture for the board, managing the agenda and tone of meetings, and promoting United Way in the community.  Congratulations Carol and thank you for your continued work for the betterment of the Wyandotte County community.

Member Spotlight – KCK Women’s Chamber Members Tapped by the Governor

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Cathy Harding, President and CEO, Wyandotte Health Foundation

Governor Laura Kelly named a 45-member Governor’s Council on Education to advise her on education issues ranging from K-12 education to higher education and how best to serve the students and the state’s businesses. Cathy Harding, Wyandotte Health Foundation CEO & KCKWCC Board President was appointed along with Irene Caudillo, El Centro CEO and KCKWCC Scholarship Committee member. The panel has been tasked with how to improve outcomes, ranging from fully funding schools to evaluating the education process and planning to improve outcomes from early childhood education to workforce issues.

Irene Caudillo, El Centro CEO

Cathy Harding was also appointed, along with Rep. Kathy Wolfe-Moore, to Governor Kelly’s  newly formed bipartisan working group of healthcare stakeholders to spearhead Medicaid expansion efforts in 2019. She tasked the group to provide input on her legislative proposal to expand KanCare – the state’s Medicaid program – and to help shepherd the proposal through the Kansas Legislature.