WHO WE Are
our team
Meet the ArtsKC team. For general information and inquiries, please email info@artskc.org
Board of Directors
Fiscal Year 2026
Michael Gonzales
Board Chair,
Diversity & Inclusion Consortium
Shirley Bush Helzberg
Founding Chair
julie Robinson
Vice Chair, Trozollo Communications Group
Chuck McCann
Treasurer, McCann CPA Consulting
James (Jim) Charlesworth
Secretary, Charlesworth Consulting, LLC
Dr. Derald Davis
Kansas City Public Schools
michael toombs
Artist Collective & The Storytellers Inc.Â
Miguel Rivera
Artist & Kansas City Art Institute
Tim MARCHESI
DeMarche Associates, Inc
Andrea Young
Grayson Capital & Monument Healthcare Development
Chris Migneron
JE Dunn Construction
Sharon Freese
Behavioral Health at University Health
david moore
The National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP)
KATHERINE cARTTAR
Urban Land Institute-Kansas City
ASHOK MEKA
UMB Bank
David Waters
Spencer Fane
ArtsKC diversity
ARTSKC IS COMMITTED TO INCLUSIVITY AND ACCESSIBILItY.
ArtsKC seeks to achieve diversity and cultural equity in its leadership, partnerships, grant making and programs. ArtsKC seeks to be a supporter and model for all arts organizations in the region, particularly in areas of board make-up, staffing, training and communications practices.
ArtsKC carries out its region-wide mission with proactive efforts to embrace differences of culture, ethnicity, race, religion, international origin, sexual orientation, physical abilities, socio-economic status, age and gender. Its goals will be achieved when:
All individuals and organizations that make up our region have fair access to the information, financial resources and opportunities vital to full cultural expression;
All share the opportunity to be represented in the development of arts policy and the distribution of arts resources;
All cultures are expressed in thriving, visible arts organizations of all sizes; and,
Programming reflects the experiences of all cultures, communities, age groups and abilities.
All counties, municipalities and arts genres have a proportional voice in region-wide arts planning and resource allocation.
