habitat for humanity of kansas city staff
Our Team
Our team is made up of passionate people driven by a shared belief that everyone deserves a decent place to call home. Together, we empower individuals and families from all backgrounds to build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.
Lindsay Hicks
President / CEO
Lindsay Hicks is the President and CEO at Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City and brings more than fifteen years of nonprofit experience. Prior to her appointment as CEO in 2022, Lindsay served as the Vice President of Development for Habitat KC and has been with the organization for nearly eleven years. She collaborates with key staff members, board members, residents and municipalities to create and execute Habitat’s Neighborhood Revitalization efforts.
She is a board member of the Kansas City NARI chapter, a Blue Valley Education foundation board member, a Kansas City Centurion, a member of the Healthy Equity committee at United Community Services of Johnson County and serves on the MARC Regional housing partnership strategy committee. Additionally, Lindsay is the chair of the Home Modification Coalition of Greater Kansas City.
Community Engagement
Melissa Jones
Vice President of Development
Cheri Milligan
Development Coordinator
Amber McWilliams
Development Manager
Stacie Schirk
Community Engagement Manager
Scott Hanson
Marketing and Communications Director
Karissa Lembke
Digital Marketing Manager
Ian Boyd
Development Manager
Nicolette Nemeth
Development Coordinator
Homeowner Services
Shawn Brantley
Homeownership Program Senior Manager
Monica Hernandez Salas
Bilingual Housing Conselor
Lianna Hoffman
Mortgage Specialist I
Valerie Schulte
Mortgage Manager
Alexis Watkins
Housing Counselor
Macy Hill
Housing Counselor
Scarlett Knowles
Homeowner Services Coordinator
Construction
Michael Fisher
Director of Construction
Francisco Ayala
Construction Support – Carpenter
Cassie Castillo
Assistant Site Supervisor
Brian Hall
Assistant Site Supervisor
Darrin Bennion
Home Preservation Program Manager
Bailey Kilty
Construction Site Manager
Emma Piazza
Construction Warehouse Supervisor
Kelsey Schwaller
Construction Operations Manager
Matt Trusty
Senior Construction Site Manager
Ron Yeates
Construction Site Manager
Bryan Valko
Assistant Site Supervisor
Steven Meyer
Home Preservation Program Director
Mark Donovan
Home Preservation Program Coordinator
ReStore
Brooke Wrisinger
Vice President of ReStore
Jimmy Stevenson
Northland Store Manager
Bruce Knight
Lenexa Store Manager
Tiffany Hoeft
Lenexa Assistant Manager
David Darity
Deramus Assistant Manager
Rob Lipham
Martin City Store Manager
Chris Luna
Johnson County Store Manager
Michael Lutes
Martin City Assistant Manager
Dean Vezeau
Deramus Store Manager
Richard Smith
Logistics Assistant Manager
Robby Vardy
Northland Assistant Manager
Michael Daniels
Deconstruction Manager
Laura Smith
Overland Park Assistant Manager
Accounting & Administration
JoEllen Richardson
Vice President of Finance
Kathryn Bell
Staff Accountant
Carrie Wilson
Executive Assistant
Natrada Utter
Finance Administrator
Human Resources
Fredricka McKibben
Vice President of Human Resources
Ondrea Washington
HR Generalist
Board Members
Rob Givens
Chair
Mike Jantsch, RA NCARB
Vice Chair
Todd Jones
Secretary
Robin Darden
Treasurer
Marquita Miller
Board Member
Erin Royals
Board Member
Tommy Bickimer
Board Member
Caronna Stigger
Board Member
Shawnna Murrell
Board Member
Matthew Flynn
Board Member
Kameica Hart
Board Member
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