From the first day of your EMBA program until graduation, students in our Helzberg Executive MBA cohort take the same classes at the same time – forming a powerful and diverse network of Kansas City's most sought-after professionals. The unique structure of our EMBA program ensures you'll learn as much from your peers as you do from your professors while creating relationships that extend far beyond the classroom.
Jayne Bumgarner
Physician
Saint Luke's Physicians Group
Anil Chauhan
Professor of Radiology, Vice Chair for AI & Innovation
University of Kansas Medical Center
Lauren Conaway
Founder & CEO
InnovateHER Inc.
Ginger Harris
Director of Workday and Business Process Support
Kansas City University
Philip Hickman
Founder & CEO
Plabook
Monika Kalra
Insurance Underwriter
National Insurance Company Limited
Marvin Lyman
Principal
Sankofa EDG, LLC
Meaghan Parsons
Director of Whole Health Institute
Advent Health
Andrea Seeley
Vice President of Human Resources
GMES LLC
Stephen Westhead
President
US Trailer, Inc.
Michelle Wilson
Associate Account Director
VML
Sharmelle Winsett
Director of Strategic Partnerships & Development
We Code KC
"This program has provided executive-level learning, reinforcement and expansion of executive capacity, and invaluable professional connections."
Previous Cohorts
Class of 2024
Class of '24
Brad Bolyard - Bunzl - Vice President of Specialty Business & Marketing
Kelli Campbell-Goodnow - Heart of America Patriot Foundation - Executive Director
Yvonne Cha - Honeywell - Senior Technical Manager
Rhia Dixon - VML - Associate Director for Technology
Weston Elder - Advent Health - Director of Consumer Experience Center
Elizabeth Johnston-Owens - Abbot Labs - Divisional Vice President
Brendan Keast - AusNet Services Australia - Procurement Partner
Negar Khalandi - Honeywell - Senior Technical Manager
Kari Lander - Artera - Director of Partnerships
Jodi Matthews - Reconciliation Services - Director of Marketing & Development
Janet McKee - The University of Kansas Health System - Director of Clinical Alignment
Arlo Oviatt - VML - Global Executive Creative Director
Laura Rodgers - CBIZ - National Director of Tax Process - Technology & Operations
Becky Schieber - Crux - VP & Client CMO
David Wilson - Children's Mercy - Senior Program Manager
Class of 2023
Class of '23
Nancy Barcus - Agriculture Future of America - Chief Operating Officer
David Barone - Nymbus - SVP Brand Strategy
Karla Bruntzel - Avila University - Senior Director of Partnership Operations
Teresa Cain - TreviPay - Director, Product, UX and Design
Alex Elliott - Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. (MHM) - National Director of Operations
Becky Ervin - VMLY&R - Group Creative Director
Will Gorman - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited - Sr Manager, Global Cybersecurity
Jason Hoy - Kansas City Police Employees' Retirement Systems - Executive Director
Jake Kessen - Strategic Health Partners/MAK Anesthesia - Chief Anesthetist, Outpatient Division
Kevin Latz - Childrens Mercy Hospital - Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, UMKC: Chief, Section of Sports Medicine
LaMonica Madden - Pheasants Forever, Inc. / Quail Forever - Vice President of Development
Jordan Martincich - Pivvot - Sr. Director of Technology
Sara Panek - Penn Entertainment, Hollywood Casino & River City Casino STL - VP of Marketing
Stacey Schultz - RS Electric Construction - President
Lindsay Schwartz - Oracle - Consulting Practice Director, Data Migrations & EMPI
Andrew Shepard - Shepard Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors - Vice President - Investment Officer
Kim Stanley - Braden's Hope for Childhood Cancer - Executive Director
Kate Steele - Optum Health - Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services
Sidney Smith - Nonprofit Connect - Chief Operating Officer
Class of 2022
Class of '22
Mandy Bannister - The University of Kansas Health System - Director of Advisory and Intelligence
Becca Brader - Catalent Pharma Solutions - Strategic Initiatives Program Manager
Tammy Buckner - Techquity Digital - Founder and CEO
Natalie Burris
Kyle Dorgan - Experitec - Director of Engineering Services
Tom England - Alphapointe - Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Andrew Feagler - Laurel Kansas City - President
Joel Grigsby - University of Kansas Medical Center - Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Taylor Havens - Cisco - Regional Manager, Collaboration Sales
Sarah Hon - Meritas Health / North Kansas City Hospital, Kansas City University - Neurologist, Chair of Neurology Division Kansas City University
Jeffrey A Hughley Jr. - Kansas City Missouri Police Department - Captain
Nan Knecht - AdventHealth - Director Project Management
Lynn Lobe - Vytelle - Director of Human Resources
Satish Ponnuru - University of Kansas Health System - Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs in the Department of Plastic Surgery
Jeff Russell - VMLY&R - Associate Connections Director
Jordan Smith - UnitedHealth Group / OptumRx - Director, Pharmacy Operations - Home Delivery Pharmacy
Jamie Wagner
Nick Ward - Milbank Manufacturing - Manager - CS&IS
Chris Woods - Honeywell - Sr. Director
Class of 2021
Class of '21
Chris Beck - The University of Kansas Health System - Anesthesiologist
Chris Bell - Honeywell, FM&T - Sr. Technical Manager
Matthew Blain - Tarsus CFO Services - Director
Adam Christensen - Spec Chem LLC - National Operations Manager
Katie Clune - Rockhurst University - Associate Professor of Communication & Honors Program Director
Kathleen Gould - Kansas City University - Vice President of Finance
Alex Green - H&R Block - Cyber Security Manager
Praveen Hiremath - Elanco - Director - MSAT & OE
Matt Hohl - The Salvajor Company - Owner
Adam Hurley - Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc. - Regional Manager
Akiko Kubo - Zamierowski Institute for Experiential Learning - Director of Simulation Operations, Curriculum, and Professional Development
Ashley McDonald - AdventHealth South Overland Park - Campus Administrator
Dana Mehrer - D.H. Pace, Inc. - Associate General Counsel
Stacy Rose - AdamsGabbert - Chief Operating Officer & Partner
Martin Rucker - Martin T. Rucker Development - President & CEO
Gabby Spurling - VMLY&R - Director, Technology
Jared Staab - University of Kansas Medical Center - Program Director - Critical Care Anesthesiology
Babir Sultan - Royal Loyal and Fav Trip - President & CEO
Keith Suter - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City - Transformation Driver, Pharmacy Benefits Management Commercialization
Steve Tanner - Honeywell FM&T - Director, Program Management
Emma Toops - Toops Consulting, LLC - Co-Owner / Consultant, Coach, and Connector
Bess Wallerstein Huff - Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts - Director of Marketing & Community Outreach
Carolyne Wehner - The University of Kansas Health System - System Integration Liaison
Brandon West - Honeywell International - Lead Program Manager
Monica Wu - Vestcom - Director of Supply Chain
Class of 2020
Class of '20
Kevin Ludwig - Black & Veatch - Global Transmission Technology Portfolio Manager
Avinash Bade - Honeywell FM&T - Technical Manager
Chris Bidnick - Smithfield Foods - Managing Director of International Sales
Amanda Falen - The University of Kansas Health System - Senior Administrator of Anesthesiology
Randy Hopkins - Rockhurst University - Chief of the Department of Safety and Security
Elizabeth Fossey - Honeywell FM&T - Director of Manufacturing
Bill Patterson - VMLY&R - Group Director of Public Relations
Jeff Stoner - Ethos Medical Staffing - CEO
Aaron Roan - Wade Jurney Homes - Division Manager
Tim Saxe - Kansas City University - Director of Capital Projects
Melea McRae - Crux KC - Founder and CEO