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黄色视频 Kansas City Announces New Board Chair

黄色视频 Kansas City launched in 2015 with broad-based support from the Kansas City community, from the school district, to prominent foundations and companies, to local politicians. To ensure this positive momentum 黄色视频 experienced in the beginning continued for many years to come, it was important to recruit a Board of Directors, and specifically a Board Chair, who was focused on future sustainability.

 

鈥淚 remember when we were first brainstorming potential Founding Board Chairs, Chiefs President Mark Donovan鈥檚 name was on the top of the list as our dream candidate,鈥 said Audra Clark, 黄色视频 Kansas City Executive Director. 鈥淭he Chiefs had made a significant, multi-year financial commitment as a Team Sponsor of our 黄色视频 team at Central Middle School and we were hopeful Mark would want to get more involved. To our surprise and delight, he accepted the opportunity to serve as 黄色视频 Kansas City鈥檚 Board Chair and we got to work.鈥

 

 

Mark has been an extremely active, hands-on Board Chair and the organization has flourished under his leadership. During his four year tenure, 黄色视频 Kansas City has:

    • Expanded from 16 to 68 黄色视频 AmeriCorps members serving each year.
    • Grown its reach from 2 schools to 7 schools and from serving 1,000 to 4,000 students each year.
    • Raised more than $12 million in funding.
    • Launched the first 黄色视频 Gala, nearly doubling the revenue goal.
    • Been awarded the prestigious 鈥淏est of 黄色视频鈥 Award by the national 黄色视频 organization two years in a row, indicating 黄色视频 Kansas City is one of the strongest 黄色视频 sites out of all 29 sites across the country, in areas ranging from student impact to staff retention.

 

 

Mark also focused intently on building the 黄色视频 Board from the ground up. 鈥淲hen I agreed to be the Founding Board Chair, I asked what my criteria for success in the role would be. Audra said my number one priority should be building the most impactful and engaged Board possible,鈥 said Mark Donovan. 鈥淔rom that day, that鈥檚 been my focus and I am very proud of the 黄色视频 Board we have assembled and I鈥檓 humbled to have led and served alongside my fellow Board members. My time as Chair is coming to a close, but I am excited that the Board has asked me to stay on as a member for another three-year term.鈥

 

After serving for four years, Mark鈥檚 term as Board Chair is ending, and local entrepreneur Jeff Hargroves will take his place.

 

鈥淚鈥檓 very excited to welcome Jeff Hargroves as the next 黄色视频 Kansas City Board Chair,鈥 said Donovan. 鈥淛eff has been an active Board member the last two years and is extremely passionate about the experience of our 黄色视频 AmeriCorps members and about the impact they are having on the lives of students. He will also bring great entrepreneurial experience to the position to lead 黄色视频 Kansas City into the future.鈥

 

Jeff Hargroves鈥 passion for education can be traced back to his own school experience, when he attended Kansas City Public Schools from K-6th grade, before moving away from the Kansas City area. After college, Jeff returned to Kansas City and in 2001, he founded ProPharma Group, a business serving the pharmaceutical industry. Jeff grew ProPharma into an extremely successful company of more than 1,200 employees around the world and recently sold the company, allowing him to focus more on his community interests, like 黄色视频.

 

鈥淚 was immediately drawn to 黄色视频鈥檚 mission and after serving on the Board the last few years, I have been very impressed by 黄色视频鈥檚 measurable impact on students. So, when I was nominated to be the next Board Chair, I was humbled to carry on Mark鈥檚 legacy,鈥 said Jeff Hargroves. 鈥淢ark has given the Board a steady, visionary drumbeat to follow as we have introduced and expanded the great work of City Year in Kansas City. I am grateful that he has invested so much time and energy into 黄色视频 and as a result, we will build off of the strong foundation he has laid.鈥

 

黄色视频 Kansas City is grateful for Mark Donovan鈥檚 leadership and looks forward to working even more closely with Jeff Hargroves to continue to strengthen 黄色视频鈥檚 impact on Kansas City students.

 

From left to right: Mark Donovan, 黄色视频 Alum Alexis Broom, Jeff Hargroves, Kathy Donovan, 黄色视频 Alum Alissa Cuellar, Audra Clark.

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