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50th Anniversary – Community Luncheon
May 2 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Thank you for attending MOCSA’s 50th Anniversary Community Luncheon!
Event Chairs: Libby Henry & Helen Emmott
This year’s 50th Anniversary Luncheon was an unforgettable event filled with inspiring live speakers, heartfelt performances, and stunning video tributes that reflect the incredible work MOCSA has done in the past five decades. We are excited to share MOCSA’s journey, celebrate the courage of survivors, and spotlight the community leaders who have made this work possible.
For future sponsorship opportunities contact Kassie Sands at ksands@mocsa.org or 816-285-1324.
Thank you to our sponsors
$50,000 Presenting Sponsor
$25,000 Event Underwriter
UMB Financial Corporation
$50,000 Matching Gifts
$30,000 – Anonymous
$20,000 – The Kansas City Chiefs
$15,000 Platinum
Anonymous
Debra and Allen Parmet
JE Dunn
The Quinn Foundation, Jennifer and Chuck Laue, Directors
$10,000 Gold
Marlys and Michael Haverty
Lockton Companies
The Lockton Family Foundation
The McDonnell Foundation
Kate and John Mitchell
Ann and Josh Rowland
The Sherman Family Foundation
$5,000 Silver
Atterbury Family Foundation
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
Burns & McDonnell
The DeBruce Foundation
DiPasquale Moore Law Firm
Helen Emmott and Libby Henry
Evergy
Patty and Don Kincaid Family Foundation
Shirley Pryor
Quiktrip Corporation Fund
Palle and Dennis Rilinger
T-Mobile
Dr. Michael and Jamila Weaver
$2,500 Bronze
Auer Family Foundation
Sarah & Jon Baum
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Julie and Brendan Donelon
Parquita and Mike Donelon
Bonne and Clifford Illig
Lenexa Police Department
MMN Consulting & Michele Neylon
Mos Family Foundation
Ed & Gail Ossie
ParetoHealth
SANE Solutions and Consulting
Susan Stanton
Stueve Seigel Hanson LLP
Nancy Tonkins
TriCom Technical Services
Kristin and Jeff Tyson
$1,500 Patron Host
AdventHealth
Erik Bergrud and Kimberlee Ried
BMO Bank
BOK Financial
Peter Brownlie and Deborah Jenkins
BK Christopher
Enterprise Bank & Trust
Melanie and Mike Fenske
Henderson Companies
Holman Schiavone
Jenn Kabler and Bethany Stabenow
University of Kansas Health System
Jim and Kelly Kaplan
Sandberg Phoenix
Lisa and Charles Schellhorn
Linda Shipp
Ingrid and Rob VanBiber
Lynne Weilert
Cynthia Wendt and Steven Fehr
Tracy and Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd
$1,000 Table Host
Ann Abercrombie and Genny Nicholas
AltCap
Herb and Bonnie Buchbinder
Columbia Capital Management, LLC
Commerce Bank
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
Ann Egan
Empower
FCI Advisors & Midwest Trust
Five Elms Capital
Generator Studio
Haas & Wilkerson
Helen’s Golf Buddies
Shirley & Barnett Helzberg Jr. Donor Advisory Fund
Mary Hunkeler
Husch Blackwell LLP
Johnson County District Attorney’s Office
Kaki Kahl Compass Real Estate
Kansas City Chiefs
Leawood Police Department
Billy and Denise Marshall
Amy McConwell and Friends
Rowdy Meeks Legal Group LLC
Metropolitan Community College Police Department
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
Ogletree Deakins
Overland Park Police Department
City of Riverside
Karen Schroeder
Senorita Margarita
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Signal Theory
Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP
Kris and Jason Wilcoxson
Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office
Craig and Deana Zahnd
Special Thanks
2025 Board of Directors
2025 Board Officers
Julie Donelon, President & CEO
Jessi Bixler, Chair
J. Zachary Bickel, Vice Chair
Trina Ricketts, Secretary
Peter Brownlie, Treasurer
Ingrid VanBiber, Immediate Past Chair
2025 Board Directors
Adam Hawley
Alexis Abarca
Anne Scharf
Catherine Colyer
Dan Friederich
Michael L Weaver, MD
Eric L. Honea, J.D.
Jasmine Thompson
Jenn Kabler
K. Gay Purcell, MD
Kalinda Calkins
Karen L. Schroeder
Kris Reeder
Libby Henry
Mark Stocks
Matt Benge
Monica Gray
Nan Knecht
Patty Becker
Stacy King
Tom Nagel
Event Committee
Chairs
Helen Emmott and Libby Henry
Ann Abercrombie
Erik Bergrud and Kimberlee Ried
Melody Dickson
Virginia Franzese
Monica Gray
Katie Grimes
Marlys and Mike Haverty
Eric Honea
Mary Hunkeler
David Hunt
Jenn Kabler
Nan Knecht
Jennifer Laue
Kay Martin
Stacy Porto
Palle Rilinger
Marny and John Sherman
Jasmine Thompson
Kerri Thurston
Jenn Toro
Ingrid VanBiber
Leah and Arlan Vomhof
Cathy Wear
Vicki Westerhaus
Craig Zahnd
Legacy Committee
Ann Abercrombie
Ann Egan
Melanie Fenske
Michelle Neylon
Debra Parmet
Palle Rilinger
Josh Rowland
Susan Stanton
Marketing Committee
Jessi Bixler
Ann Egan
Lexi Glassman
Natalee Merola
Jas Sohal
Gina Stingley
Nancy Tonkins
Jenn Toro
Event Support and In-Kind Donations
Aaron Mefferd, Video Production
Abby Yemm, Artist
Alexandra Kern, Oral Historian
Arrowhead Printing
Dutzels Catering
Keith & Wanda Davenport, Printing
Linda Sher, Program Announcer
Marriott & Encore Global, Event Production
Mike & Melanie Fenske, Patron Party Hosts
MSH Visual, Photographer
Precision Printing
Strawberry Swing, Centerpieces
Development Team
Debbie Frederiksen
Daisha Kimbrough
Lindsay Robbins
River Row
Hattie Saltzman
Kassie Sands
Kate Schwaller