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

Mike Kelly

Johnson County Commission Chair

Mayor Damien Boley - Smithville

Damien Boley

Mayor - Smithville

Sollie Flora

Sollie Flora

Mayor - Mission

Quinton Lucas

Quinton Lucas

Mayor - Kansas City

Eric Mikkelson

Eric Mikkelson

Mayor - Prairie Village

Michael Poppa

Michael Poppa

Mayor - Roeland Park

Councilmember Julie Sayers - Lenexa

Julie Sayers

Mayor - Lenexa

Curt Skoog

Curt Skoog

Mayor - Overland Park

David Waters

David Waters

Mayor - Westwood

Ethan Corson

Ethan Corson

Senator - Kansas

Marci Francisco

Marci Francisco

Senator - Kansas

Cindy Holscher

Cindy Holscher

Senator - Kansas

Patty Lewis

Patty Lewis

Senator - Missouri

Pat Petty

Pat Petty

Senator - Kansas

Dinah Sykes

Dinah Sykes

Senator - Kansas

Stephanie Clayton

Stephanie Clayton

Representative - Kansas

Pam Curtis

Pam Curtis

Representative - Kansas

Jo Ella Hoye

Jo Ella Hoye

Representative - Kansas

Cindy Neighbor

Cindy Neighbor

Representative - Kansas

Jarrod Ousley

Jarrod Ousley

Representative - Kansas

Mari-Lynn Poskin

Mari-Lynn Poskin

Representative - Kansas

Wes Rogers

Wes Rogers

Councilmember - Kansas City Former Representative - Missouri

Jerry Stogsdill

Jerry Stogsdill

Representative - Kansas

Emily Weber

Emily Weber

Representative - Missouri

Valdenia Winn

Valdenia Winn

Representative - Kansas

Brandon Woodard

Brandon Woodard

Representative - Kansas

Rui Xu

Rui Xu

Representative - Kansas

Janeé Hanzlick

Janeé Hanzlick

Commissioner - Johnson County

Christian Ramirez

Christian Ramirez

Commission - Wyandotte County

Richard Borlaza

Richard Borlaza

Councilmember - Overland Park

Eric Bunch

Eric Bunch

Councilmember - Kansas City

Melissa Cheatham

Melissa Cheatham

Councilmember - Overland Park

Staci Chivetta

Staci Chivetta

Councilmember - Merriam

Ben Chociej

Ben Chociej

Councilmember - Mission

Benjamin Dickens

Benjamin Dickens

Councilmember - Roeland Park

Courtney Eiterich

Courtney Eiterich

Councilmember - Lenexa

Jan Faidley

Jan Faidley

Councilmember - Roeland Park

Brad Finkeldei

Brad Finkeldei

Vice Mayor - Lawrence

Ian Graves

Ian Graves

Councilmember - Prairie Village

Holly Grummert

Holly Grummert

Councilmember - Overland Park

Chris Hands

Chris Hands

Councilmember - Merriam

Jason Hannaman

Jason Hannaman

Councilmember - Westwood

Jeff Harris

Jeff Harris

Councilmember - Westwood

Lisa Harrison

Lisa Harrison

Councilmember - Leawood

Logan Heley

Logan Heley

Councilmember - Overland Park

Jen Hill

Jen Hill

Councilmember - Roeland Park

Jim Kite

Jim Kite

Councilmember - Overland Park

Debbie Kring

Debbie Kring

Councilmember - Mission

Lisa Larsen

Lisa Larsen

Commissioner - Lawrence

Lea Louden

Lea Louden

Councilmember - Mission

Ron Nelson

Ron Nelson

Councilmember - Prairie Village

Chris Newlin

Chris Newlin

Councilmember - Overland Park

Damon Randolph

Damon Randolph

Alderman - Grandview

Cole Robinson

Cole Robinson

Councilmember - Prairie Village

Greg Shelton

Greg Shelton

Councilmember - Prairie Village

Laura Steele

Laura Steele

Councilmember - Westwood

Whitney Yadrich

Whitney Yadrich

Councilmember - Merriam

Melanie Haas

Melanie Haas

Board Member, Kansas School Board

Lee Cross

Lee Cross

JCCC Board of Trustees

Laura Smith Everett

Laura Smith Everett

JCCC Board of Trustees

Jan Kessinger

Jan Kessinger

Blue Valley Board of Education Former Representative

Jamie Borgman

Jamie Borgman

Shawnee Mission School Board

Jessica Hembree

Jessica Hembree

Shawnee Mission School Board

Heather Ousley - Shawnee Mission School Board

Heather Ousley

Shawnee Mission School Board

Brett Parker

Brett Parker

Kansas City BPU Director; Former KS Representative

Kay Heley

Kay Heley

WaterOne Board

Whitney Wilson

Whitney Wilson

WaterOne Board - Chair

Lauren Arthur

Lauren Arthur

Former MO Senator

Barbara Bollier

Barbara Bollier

Former KS Senator

Tom Hawk

Tom Hawk

Former KS Senator

Eileen Horn

Eileen Horn

Former KS Representative

Nancy Lusk

Nancy Lusk

Former KS Representative

Judy Morgan

Judy Morgan

Former MO Representative

Greg Razor

Greg Razor

Former MO Representative

Angela Markely

Angela Markely

Former Commissioner - Wyandotte County

Kevin Makalous

Kevin Makalous

Former De Soto School Board

Paul Snider

Paul Snider

Former JCCC Board of Trustees

Norman D. Scott

Norman D. Scott

Former President - Kansas City BPU Board of Directors

Jennifer Ananda

Jennifer Ananda

Former Mayor - Lawrence

Bryant DeLong

Bryant DeLong

Former Mayor - North Kansas City

Stuart Boley

Stuart Boley

Former Commissioner - Lawrence

Trent Boultinghouse

Trent Boultinghouse

Former Councilmember - Mission

Trisha Brauer

Trisha Brauer

Former Councilmember - Roeland Park

Jenna Brofsky

Jenna Brofsky

Former Councilmember - Fairway

Jill Chalfie

Jill Chalfie

Former Councilmember - Shawnee

Ken Davis

Ken Davis

Former Councilmember - Mission

Aaron Estabrook

Aaron Estabrook

Former Commissioner - Manhattan

Dan Fowler

Dan Fowler

Former Councilmember - Kansas City

Kristin Inman

Kristin Inman

Former Councilmember - Mission

Sly James

Sly James

Former Mayor - Kansas City

Lisa Larson – Bonnell

Lisa Larson - Bonnell

Former Councilmember - Shawnee

Paul Lyons

Paul Lyons

Former Councilmember - Overland Park

Courtney McFadden

Courtney McFadden

Former Councilmember - Prairie Village

David Neal

David Neal

Former Councilmember - Merriam

Michael “Mickey” Sandifer

Michael "Mickey" Sandifer

Former Councilmember - Shawnee

Paula Schwach

Paula Schwach

Former Mayor - Westwood Hills

Courtney Shipley

Courtney Shipley

Former Commissioner - Lawrence

Eileen Weir

Eileen Weir

Former Mayor - Independence

Kyle Yarber

Kyle Yarber

Former Councilmember - Gladstone

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