2024-25 Board of Directors

Volunteer leadership is one of the most significant keys to Donnelly College’s success, and we have had the help of some incredible individuals over the years serving the College as Board of Directors members. 

 

Karen Jones
Karen Jones
2024-26 Board Chair
Manager, Workforce Engagement
Federal Aviation Administration
Member since 2015
Jason Banks

Jason Banks

Former Board Chair (2022-23)
Vice President, National Procurement Director 
JE Dunn 
Member since 2012

Bob Bartunek

Bob Bartunek
Attorney,
Seigfreid Bingham, P.C. 
Member since 2005

Dr. Rita Burnett

Dr. Rita Burnett
Retired, KC Mobile Dental
Member since 2007

Vincent Cascone, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Catholic Schools,
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Member since 2022

Rachel Cruz, CPA
Rachel Cruz, CPA
Former Board Chair, 2018-2020
Consultant
Member since 2010
 
Guadalupe Dean

Dr. Karen Curls

Professor, Criminal Justice
Metropolitan Community College
Member Since 2024
Andres Dominguez

Andres Dominguez, '79
Impact Strategist / Equity Fellow,
Health Forward Foundation
Member since 2016

Karen Donnelly
Attorney, Copilevitz, Lam & Raney, P.C.
Member since 2024

Bill Dunn, Jr.

Bill Dunn, Jr.
Market Services Advisor
Campione Interior Solutions
Member since 1999

Richard Flanigan

Richard Flanigan

CEO, Digital Health KC,
Member since 2006

Luis Garcia

Luis Garcia 

Development Committee Chair
Product Manager, Client Connections Squad, H&R Block
Member since 2018
Sheri Gonzales
Board Chair-Elect (2026-28)
Academic & Student Affairs Committee Chair
Senior Director of DEI, Evergy
Member since 2022

Dr. Judy Hemberger
CEO, SuviCa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Member since 2019

Jason Kotlyarov
Attorney, Kutak Rock
Member since 2024

Maureen Mahoney

Maureen Mahoney
Consultant
Member since 2018

Fr. Agustin Martinez
Fr. Agustín Martínez
Parochial Vicar, St. Paul Catholic Church,
Member since 2022
Dr. Carolyn McKnight
Sr. Director of Community Engagement,
KU - Edwards Campus
Member since 2024
Maurice Moss

   

Maurice Moss
Finance Committee Chair
Senior Director, Central Regional Electricity & Transmission Policy,
Member since 2022
David Mulvany

David Mulvany

Mission & Trustee Committee Chair

Senior Vice President, Retail Banking Manager, Security Bank of Kansas City 
Member since 2019

Most Rev. Joseph F. Naumann, D.D.

 

Most Rev. Joseph F. Naumann, D.D.
Archbishop, 
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Member since 2005

Theresa Osredker, ‘77
Senior Advisor and Program Manager
Enterprise Leadership Development,
Department of Health and Human Services
Member since 2023

Joseph Privitera

Joseph Privitera
Vice President / Owner,
Mark One Electric
Member since 2017

Doug Riedel

Retired, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Burns & McDonnell
Member since 2023

Fr. John Riley 

Chancellor & Vicar General,
Member since 2021

   

Sister Mary Elizabeth Schweiger, OSB
Prioress, Mount St. Scholastica
Member since 2023

Sr. Anne Shepard, OSB

Former Prioress,
Mount St. Scholastica
Member from 2005-2017 and since 2020

Sr. Diana Seago, OSB
Mount St. Scholastica
Member since 2024

Herb Sizemore
Consultant, The Sizemore Group
Member Since 2021

Dr. Gina Taylor, DNP, MSN RN
Director of Nursing, Mid-America College of Health Sciences
Member since 2023

Carlos Walker '01
CPA, Graham & Walker, LLC
Member since 2023

   

Nestor Zuluaga
Nestor Zuluaga
Owner, Zuluaga Real Estate Group
Member since 2015

Last year, the following individuals retired from Donnelly's Board of Directors. Their dedication to Donnelly's mission and community is appreciated.

Sister Mary Teresa Morris, RN, OSB †

Mount St. Scholastica,

Infection Control, Dooley Center
Member since 2013

 
Guadalupe Dean
La Familia Dean-Lozoya Foundation,
Co-founder/Owner
Chacharitas & Mi Rancho Tequila
Member since 2018
 
 

Lisa Parker
Partner,
Husch-Blackwell
Member since 2015
 
 
 

 Paul Sinclair

Chief Revenue Officer,
Decisio Health
Member since 2018