Legal Aid is governed by a 30-member Board of Trustees representing the 40-county service area. In accordance with Legal Services Corporation regulations, the board is composed of attorney and client-eligible representatives from the program’s service area. This volunteer board meets every other month to consider policy matters, establish case priorities and provide financial and general program oversight. Various board committees meet between regular board meetings to discuss issues and to agree upon specific recommendations to be made to the full board.
Gillian Wilcox – President
Attorney at Law
Appointing Agency: Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
Jolie Justus – Vice President
Attorney
Appointing Agency: KCMBA
Kesia Smith – Treasurer
Attorney
Appointing Agency: St. Joseph Bar Association
Amber Christ – Secretary
Attorney
Appointing Agency: KCMBA
Gary Abram
Community Volunteer
Monquie Alvardo-Arellano
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Westside Neighborhood Association
Lindsey Bachman
Attorney
Appointing Agency: St. Joseph Bar Association
Kennedy Basham
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: CADV
Aleksandra Bogdanovic
Commuity Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Community LINC
Linda Brown
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Blue Hills NHA
Seema Chawla
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Asian American Bar Association of Kansas City
Hon. Charles Curless
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Jasper County Bar Association
Amy Fowler
Attorney
Appointing Agency: KC Legal
Christopher Frantze
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Lawyers Association of Kansas City
Vicki Grooms
Community Volunteer
Anika Hickman
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Jackson County Bar Association
Beatriz Ibarra
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Hispanic Bar Association
Brody Kempton
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Johnson County Bar Association
Amanda Lotspeich
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Johnson County Bar Association
Kathy Mason
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Economic Security Corp. of Southwest Area
Angela McIntyre
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency:
Matt McLaughlin
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Eastern Jackson County Bar Association
Phyllis Norman
Attorney
Appointing Agency: KCMBA
Nataly Patterson
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Economic Security Corp.
Lisa Ray
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Town Fork Creek NHA
Blake Reeves
Attorney
Polsinelli PC
Fred Sgroi
Attorney
Appointing Agency: KCMBA
Hon. Laura Denvir Stith
Judge
Appointing Agency: KCMBA
Cynthia Thomas
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Survival Adult Abuse Center
Henry Thomas
Attorney
Appointing Agency: KCMBA
Keegan Tinney
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Jasper County Bar Association
Richard Lombardo – Advisor
Margaret May – Advisor
Andrew Speicher – Advisor