Beth Haden
President (October 2023-Present)
Beth Haden is a partner at Lathrop GPM LLP, representing lenders and borrowers in lending transactions. She has considerable experience assisting clients with all forms…
Pat Contreras
Commissioner (October 2023-Present)
It only makes sense that Pat Contreras would be Vice President of Business Development at McCownGordon. Not only has he served as a U.S. diploma….
Michael Meier
Commissioner (October 2024-Present)
DePrice Taylor
Commissioner (October 2023-Present)
A native of Detroit, MI and now calls Kansas City, MO home, DePrice is the product of resilience and growth. With over 15 years committed to youth development….
Stephenie K. Smith
Commissioner (February 2023-Present)
Commissioner Smith is co-founder and managing partner of Sophic Solutions and is the lead authority on operationalizing equity, executive project management…
Chris Cotten
Director
Chris Cotten is a parks professional with 30 years of experience in sports management and parks and recreation operations including 16 years as department ….
The Board of Parks & Recreation holds public meetings every other Tuesday at the Parks and Recreation Department Administration building, 4600 E. 63rd St. The first meeting of the month begins at 5 p.m. and the second begins at 2 p.m. All meetings are open to the public. View upcoming meetings>>
