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Meet our Board of Directors

Spark Kansas City, photo by Freddie Cabrera

Spark Kansas City, photo by Freddie Cabrera

The Startland News board of directors is tasked with the governance and financial oversight of Startland — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which houses the independently operated publication. Its members do not have any influence over the news operation, its editors or staff. Startland News has declared editorial independence in line with the standards and practices of the Institute for Nonprofit News. 

  • Shawnee Peterson-Caruthers, Getting Smart
  • Jennifer Felton, Urban Prairie Consulting 
  • Kalinda Calkins, BOK Financial
  • Deanna Munoz, Latinx Education Collaborative 
  • Ryan Rains, University of Kansas School of Business
  • Steven Wilson Jr., Family Features
  • CJ Kadel, Nueterra Capital
  • Craig Moore II, Black Excellence
  • Scott Henderson, NMotion

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