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Board of Directors

Board members serve three-year terms and may serve no more than two consecutive terms. Terms begin in September at the Annual Board Meeting. Board meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of every other month starting in September.

Board members are asked to actively participate at Gillis. Some choose to serve on one of the following Board Committees: Executive, Audit, Board Development, Communications, Program, Golf, Kansas City Spirit Awards or other short term task forces while some board members choose to volunteer directly with our children in the school or in the residential cottages.

 

Officers

Charles L. Bacon, Jr., Chairman
Bryan Neuendorf, Vice-Chairman
Brian Wietharn, Secretary
Paul Tymosko, Treasurer

 

Members

David G. Belpedio
Hal Bentley
Phil Byrne
Barbara Curry
Bill Gautreaux
Mai H.Gray
Jerry Keimig
Harold L. Lowenstein
Mario L. Marberry
Curt Martin
Kelly J. Masten
Michael T. Miller
Patricia A. Moore
Ed Nelson
Kevin P. Pavicic
Glen E. Richardson
Jim Ridder
Kyle Russell

Honorary Members

H. Davis Ege
Jackie Tucker

Administrative Members
Mary Ellen Schaid, President/CEO, Gillis
Denise Cross, President/CEO, Cornerstones of Care
Bridget Stoppelman, CBO/CFO, Cornerstones of Care

Stories

Jack came to Gillis when the Children’s Division was unable to find a 4th foster home willing to take him. His mother was clean and working towards getting him back, but relapsed and has only seen him once since then. Jack has siblings but doesn’t see them much because their foster parent thinks Jack upsets them. Jack was a very hurt, lonely, frightened and angry boy with a history of family violence, substance abuse, loss, abandonment and constant rejection and disappointment.

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Gillis News

As part of their community service hours at Rockhurst High School, two young men volunteered at Gillis, working with the residential students. One day they looked around and realized that the common areas were not what they, as “typical” teenagers, would like to look at every day. So, they undertook a cottage renovation project. READ MORE