The Visit KC Board of Directors is comprised of up to 11 civic and business leaders from the greater Kansas City area. The Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, with the advice and consent of the City Council, appoints five members and six members shall be approved by the existing Board of Directors.

2026 Visit KC Board of Directors

Leadership

  • CHAIR – Stacey Paine, President, Crown Center Redevelopment Corp.
  • VICE CHAIR – Brian Johnson, Managing Director, Loews Kansas City Hotel
  • SECRETARY – George Guastello, President & CEO, Union Station Kansas City
  • TREASURER – Mike Cappo, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP

Members

  • DeAngela Burns-Wallace, CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
  • Mike Cappo (Treasurer), Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP
  • Regina Croucher, Partner, KPMG LLP
  • Tyler Enders, Co-Owner, Made in KC
  • George Guastello, President & CEO, Union Station Kansas City
  • Brian Johnson (Vice Chair), Managing Director, Loews Kansas City Hotel
  • Quinton Lucas, Mayor, City of Kansas City, Missouri
  • Mario Vasquez, City Manager, City of Kansas City, Missouri
  • Stacey Paine (Chair), President, Crown Center Redevelopment Corp.

Ex Officios

  • Mike Burris, Executive Director, Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association
  • Melissa Cooper, Aviation Director, City of Kansas City, Missouri
  • Kimiko Gilmore, Deputy City Manager, Convention & Entertainment Facilities, City of Kansas City, Missouri
  • Pat Macdonald, Director, Strategic Ventures & Operations, Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality
  • Derek McCann, Managing Director, Marriott Downtown
  • Andrea O’Hara, Executive Director, Hotel & Lodging Association of Greater Kansas City
  • Kevin Pistilli, President, Raphael Hotel Group
  • Jeanette Prenger, Founder & CEO, ECCO Select Corporation
  • Cici Rojas, President, Tico Productions & Tico Sports

 

2026 Board and Committee Meeting Schedule

Meeting Schedule

 

2026 Visit KC Foundation Board of Directors

  • Jeanette Prenger (Chair), Founder and CEO, Ecco Select
  • Randy Wisthoff (Vice Chair), Former Visit KC Board Member and former Director, KC Zoo
  • Mike Cappo (Treasurer/Secretary), Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP
  • Dara Alvarado, Associate Attorney, Lathrop GPM
  • Kim Halloran, President, Capital Grill
  • Alan Kneeland, Co-owner, The Combine
  • Kevin O’Neill, Councilmember, City of Kansas City, Missouri
  • Anne Scharf, Vice President of Community Impact and Civic Affairs, Kansas City Chiefs