// KC'S ADVANCED ENERGY ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Kansas City region’s efforts to expand and strengthen its advanced energy industry are supported by an advisory council consisting of local industry experts and advocates. A group of professionals from education, economic development, utilities, real estate and other support industries, make up the KC Advanced Energy Advisory Council.

The Advisory Council’s primary mission is to support the KCADC Staff and Board of Directors in the attraction, expansion, retention and creation of companies or organizations in the advanced energy business. The Advisory Council’s recommendations assist in advancing the capacity and capabilities in the Kansas City area for designing, engineering, commercializing, and manufacturing advanced energy systems including wind, solar, fuel cells, high energy battery, and advanced biofuels.

// THE ADVISORY COUNCIL'S RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Analysis of the advanced energy industry relative to opportunities in Kansas City, including the identification of the types of alternative energy products/services that are currently produced/sold in the region.

• Advise and direct specific advanced energy recruitment strategies and tactics aimed at increasing the region’s competitiveness for job and investment creation projects in this sector.

• Increase the ability of KCADC  to influence advanced energy projects to locate in the KC region through leveraging the expertise, contacts and general knowledge of our investor base active in advanced energy business activities through this advisory council.

• Share recommendations to KCADC regarding strategy to grow Kansas City’s advanced energy sector. Recommendations will likely touch on the following areas:

  • Asset Mapping
  • Marketing & Communications
  • Business Recruitment
  • Legislative initiatives

// ADVANCED ENERGY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP

• Offered to KCADC investors and select advanced energy experts
• Meetings will be held bi-annually with a summer networking event possibly combined with other KCADC Advisory Councils

// INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES

• Alan Anderson, Shareholder
  Polsinelli Shughart PC
• Block Andrews, Environmental Engineer
  Burns & McDonnell
• Rudy Beese, Attorney at Law
  SNR Denton
• KC Borden, Executive Director
  NECA/IBEW
• Scott Boyce, Workforce Development Rep.
  University of Central Missouri
• Stan Bull, Director of Energy Programs
  MRIGlobal
• Cheryl Carpenter-Davis, Ed.D., Dean of Instruction
  Metropolitan Community College
  Blue River, Independence Campus
• Chris Chung, Chief Executive Officer
  Missouri Partnership
• Bill Conway, Managing Director
  CC Capital Advisors
• Mike Deggendorf, Senior Vice President of Delivery
  KCP&L
• Phil Duncan, Senior Manager – Energy Resource Mgmt
  KCP&L
• Michael Farmer, Vice President
  CAP C02
• Karen Fenaroli, Vice President
  EFL Associates, Inc.
• Dennis Fisher, Superintendent
  Park Hill School District
• Rob Freeman, CEO
  TradeWind Energy, LLC
• Tom Gann, Energy/Industrial Group Mgr.
  MMC Contractors
• Chris M. Garrelts, Com. Loan Officer
  First National Bank
• Tim Gelvin, Executive Director, Corp. Outreach & Strategic Partnership
  Johnson County Community College
• Britton Gibson, Shareholder
  Polsinelli Shughart PC
• J. Brett Gordon, President
  McCownGordon Construction
• Jon Gribble, Regional General Manager
  Black & Veatch
• Gary Groninger, Senior Project Manager - Renewables
  Burns & McDonnell
• Dr. Michael Helmstetter, President & CEO
  MRIGlobal
• Paul Hentschke, Project Manager
  TranSystems
• Michael J. Heule, AIA LEED AP
  Helix Architecture + Design, Inc.
• Chris Hotop, P.E., Business Development Manager
  Bartlett & West, Inc.
• Randi Tveitaraas Jack, International Development Manager
  Kansas Department of Commerce
• Tom Jacobs, Environmental Program Director
  Mid-America Regional Council
• James Jeffries, Director, Facilities Mgmt. Svcs.
  Honeywell Federal Mfg. & Technologies
• Steve R. Jenkins, CEcD, Sr Vice President - Economic Development
  Gr. Topeka Chamber of Commerce/GO Topeka
• Steve Kelly, Dir. of Business Development
  Kansas Department of Commerce
• Greg Key, Senior Manager
  The Weitz Company
• Greg Kindle, Manager of Economic Development
  KCP&L
• Tom Klug, Managing Director
  Haake Companies ... A Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC Company
• Bryant Lamer, Partner
  Spencer Fane Britt & Browne
• Brad Lau, Sr. Vice President-Economic Development
  St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce
• Dr. Tristan Londre, Instructor
  Metropolitan Community College
  Blue River, Independence Campus
• Marvin Manlove, Principal
  360 Architecture
• Steve McDowell, Principal
  BNIM Architects
• Trevor McKeeman, Business Development Manager
  NISTAC
• Paul Todd Merrill, PE LEED AP, Director of Sustainable Construction
  Clayco
• Michael Moore, Director
  CBIZ Accounting, Tax & Advisory Services, LLC
• Eric Morgenstern, President and CEO
  Morningstar Communications
• Greg Nook, Executive VP of Marketing
  JE Dunn Construction
• Danielle Pierson, International Trade Specialist
  U.S. Commercial Service-Kansas City
• Steve Pierson, Business Innovation Manager
  Grundfos Pumps Corporation
• James Price, Attorney at Law
  Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
• Dr. Mary Rezac, Department of Chemical Engineering
  Kansas State University
• Tom Rourick, Partner
  McGladrey & Pullen, LLC
• Mark Ruelle, CEO
  Westar Energy
• Michael A. Schaadt, AIA, LEED AP, Principal
  PGAV Architects
• Annette Sobel, M.D., M.S., Assistant to the Provost and to the
  VP for Strategic Opportunities
  University of Missouri
• Gary Stacey, Ph.D., Director, Center for Sustainable Energy
  University of Missouri
• Brien Starner, President
  Blue Springs Economic Development Corp.
• Brian Staton, CCIM, SIOR Senior Associate
  CB Richard Ellis | Industrial Services
• Gene Thompson, Economic Development Director
  City of Raymore, Missouri
• Matt Tidwell, Vice President
  Morningstar Communications
• Jeremy Viscomi, Program Officer, Energy Council
  The University of Kansas
• Whitney Wilson, Associate Vice President - Producer
  Lockton Companies, LLC

// ADVANCED ENERGY ADVISORY COUNCIL LEADERSHIP

Two members of the Council have graciously agreed to serve as our inaugural Co-Chairs:  Greg Kindle, KCP&L and Mike Schaadt, PGAV, Inv.

// KCADC STAFF

• Bob Marcusse
  President and CEO
• Tim Cowden
  Sr. VP – Business Development