Leadership

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Sherri Lozano, MPA

Executive Director

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Sherri Lozano, MPA

Executive Director

Sherri joined JDRF in 2011 as the Associate Executive Director and moved into the Executive Director role in April of 2016.  She has more than 20 years’ experience in fundraising and nonprofit management.  She holds a B.S in Business Administration – Marketing & Finance and an M.P. A. – Nonprofit Management from UMKC Bloch School.  She is a lifelong Kansas City area resident.

Tori Freeman

Senior Development Manager
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Megan Hanna

Development Manager

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Megan Hanna

Development Manager

Megan joined the JDRF team in October of 2019 as a Development Manager of Signature Events. Megan has vast experience in fundraising through both professional and personal endeavors.  She holds a B.A. in Music Performance and Education from Northwest Missouri State University. In her free time, Megan enjoys spending time with her husband, David, their two pit-bull pups, Kaylee & Mason, performing music and traveling.
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Marlo Martin

Outreach Manager

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Marlo Martin

Outreach Manager

Marlo joined the JDRF Kansas City Chapter in 2015.  She was a volunteer for four years before that as her 16-year-old daughter Kara was diagnosed with T1D in 2011 at the age of 9.  She previously served on Walk and Gala committees but her passion was always stewarding new families and learning the latest T1D technology.  Marlo lives in Shawnee with her husband Trevor and Kara, and also has a daughter Taylor who is a freshman in college.

Chris Reilly

Outreach Manager

Kayla Taszarek

Development Coordinator

Kansas City Community Board of Directors

Amy Fauss

President
Blake Cooper, M.D.

Blake Cooper, M.D.

Immediate Past President
Colby Brown

Colby Brown

Treasurer
Kerri Lindsay

Kerri Lindsay

Advocacy Team Chair & Government Relations
Cathy Baier

Cathy Baier

International Board of Directors

Kathy Young-Adams

Tim Cowden
Leanne DeShong

Leanne DeShong

Richard Dinkel

Brandee Faille

Jim Fornelli

Eric Geis

Lance Gorsuch

Bob Hulsey

Joseph Hyde

Hunter Johnson

Doug Krtek

Rachel Lupardus

John Martin

Anthony Matthies

James K. McEntire, D.O., F.A.A.P.

Erin Merrill

Dean Newton

Kelsey Walsh Perry

Stacie Prosser

Matthew Rau

Norman H. Ross, Jr.

Sandy Russo

Greg Swetnam

Brent Vander Ark

St. Louis Community Board of Directors

Debra Yost

President

Adam Baer

Executive Committee At-Large Member

Jacob Childerson

Executive Committee At-Large Member

Matthew Copeland

Corporate Development Committee Chair

John Kurowski

Immediate Past President

Jim Terschluse

Nominations Chair

Robin Diedrich

Rick Giardino

Tom Jung

Miles Kallial

Katherine Lemley

Jason Miles

Andrew Serkes

TJ Smyka

Lisa Van Fleet

Advocacy Team Chair

Jim Zeck

Honorary Member

Kansas City Community Board of Chancellors

Lisa Auer

Rick Austin

Becky Bergman DeNight

David Claflin

Mark Clements, M.D., Ph.D.

Reed Garrett

Brett Gordon

Jim Hipps

Sarah Jury

Michele Kilo, M.D.

Judy Krtek

Craig Kuckelman

Tracy Davis Mackey

Connie Tutera Mendolia

John Moffitt

Bret Pilney, Sr.

Kevin Pistilli

Keith Tate

Julie Wellner