Elected Leaders
A CAKC climate leader is a local elected official who shares a common set of values and a willingness to work locally – and regionally – towards a more prosperous Kansas City metropolitan region.
These values are simple:
Climate Change is real. Humans are having an impact on the warming of our planet. Without any change, we will see increased heat, extreme weather, and
It is Time to Act There is a need for immediate, coordinated and visionary action to address the impacts of a changing climate and provide for economic and environmental resilience in the Kansas City metro area.
Cities are different. CAKC does not provide mandates but rather serves as a convener, promoting strategies that each regional and local government may align to their own plans and adopt and utilize based on their opportunities and vision for the future.
We go further by working together. CAKC leaders share a willingness to jointly develop and advocate for mutually beneficial agreements, policies and strategies intended to influence regional, state and national resilience efforts and advance “Good Neighbor” relationships
There is hope. Working together, CAKC can help implement policies and programs to stimulate the economy, address climate change, and create a sustainable, clean, and just metropolitan region.

Mike Kelly
Johnson County Commission Chair

Damien Boley
Mayor - Smithville

Sollie Flora
Mayor - Mission

Quinton Lucas
Mayor - Kansas City

Eric Mikkelson
Mayor - Prairie Village

Michael Poppa
Mayor - Roeland Park

Julie Sayers
Mayor - Lenexa

Curt Skoog
Mayor - Overland Park

David Waters
Mayor - Westwood

Ethan Corson
Senator - Kansas

Marci Francisco
Senator - Kansas

Cindy Holscher
Senator - Kansas

Patty Lewis
Senator - Missouri

Pat Petty
Senator - Kansas

Dinah Sykes
Senator - Kansas

Stephanie Clayton
Representative - Kansas

Pam Curtis
Representative - Kansas

Jo Ella Hoye
Representative - Kansas

Cindy Neighbor
Representative - Kansas

Jarrod Ousley
Representative - Kansas

Mari-Lynn Poskin
Representative - Kansas

Wes Rogers
Councilmember - Kansas City Former Representative - Missouri

Jerry Stogsdill
Representative - Kansas

Emily Weber
Representative - Missouri

Valdenia Winn
Representative - Kansas

Brandon Woodard
Representative - Kansas

Rui Xu
Representative - Kansas

Janeé Hanzlick
Commissioner - Johnson County

Christian Ramirez
Commission - Wyandotte County

Richard Borlaza
Councilmember - Overland Park

Eric Bunch
Councilmember - Kansas City

Melissa Cheatham
Councilmember - Overland Park

Staci Chivetta
Councilmember - Merriam

Ben Chociej
Councilmember - Mission

Benjamin Dickens
Councilmember - Roeland Park

Courtney Eiterich
Councilmember - Lenexa

Jan Faidley
Councilmember - Roeland Park

Brad Finkeldei
Vice Mayor - Lawrence

Ian Graves
Councilmember - Prairie Village

Holly Grummert
Councilmember - Overland Park

Chris Hands
Councilmember - Merriam

Jason Hannaman
Councilmember - Westwood

Jeff Harris
Councilmember - Westwood

Lisa Harrison
Councilmember - Leawood

Logan Heley
Councilmember - Overland Park

Jen Hill
Councilmember - Roeland Park

Jim Kite
Councilmember - Overland Park

Debbie Kring
Councilmember - Mission

Lisa Larsen
Commissioner - Lawrence

Lea Louden
Councilmember - Mission

Ron Nelson
Councilmember - Prairie Village

Chris Newlin
Councilmember - Overland Park

Damon Randolph
Alderman - Grandview

Cole Robinson
Councilmember - Prairie Village

Greg Shelton
Councilmember - Prairie Village

Laura Steele
Councilmember - Westwood

Whitney Yadrich
Councilmember - Merriam

Melanie Haas
Board Member, Kansas School Board

Lee Cross
JCCC Board of Trustees

Laura Smith Everett
JCCC Board of Trustees

Jan Kessinger
Blue Valley Board of Education Former Representative

Jamie Borgman
Shawnee Mission School Board

Jessica Hembree
Shawnee Mission School Board

Heather Ousley
Shawnee Mission School Board

Brett Parker
Kansas City BPU Director; Former KS Representative

Kay Heley
WaterOne Board

Whitney Wilson
WaterOne Board - Chair

Lauren Arthur
Former MO Senator

Barbara Bollier
Former KS Senator

Tom Hawk
Former KS Senator

Eileen Horn
Former KS Representative

Nancy Lusk
Former KS Representative

Judy Morgan
Former MO Representative

Greg Razor
Former MO Representative

Angela Markely
Former Commissioner - Wyandotte County

Kevin Makalous
Former De Soto School Board

Paul Snider
Former JCCC Board of Trustees

Norman D. Scott
Former President - Kansas City BPU Board of Directors

Jennifer Ananda
Former Mayor - Lawrence

Bryant DeLong
Former Mayor - North Kansas City

Stuart Boley
Former Commissioner - Lawrence

Trent Boultinghouse
Former Councilmember - Mission

Trisha Brauer
Former Councilmember - Roeland Park

Jenna Brofsky
Former Councilmember - Fairway

Jill Chalfie
Former Councilmember - Shawnee

Ken Davis
Former Councilmember - Mission

Aaron Estabrook
Former Commissioner - Manhattan

Dan Fowler
Former Councilmember - Kansas City

Kristin Inman
Former Councilmember - Mission

Sly James
Former Mayor - Kansas City

Lisa Larson - Bonnell
Former Councilmember - Shawnee

Paul Lyons
Former Councilmember - Overland Park

Courtney McFadden
Former Councilmember - Prairie Village

David Neal
Former Councilmember - Merriam

Michael "Mickey" Sandifer
Former Councilmember - Shawnee

Paula Schwach
Former Mayor - Westwood Hills

Courtney Shipley
Former Commissioner - Lawrence

Eileen Weir
Former Mayor - Independence
