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
Lindsey Bachman
Attorney
Appointing Agency: St. Joseph Bar Association
Jose Bautista
Bautista LeRoy, LLC
Appointing Agency: Asian American Bar Association
Hon. Richard Copeland
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Jasper County Bar Association
Hon. Charles Curless
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Jasper County Bar Association
Matt Dameron
Attorney
Appointing Agency: KCMBA
Amy Fowler
Attorney
Appointing Agency: KC Legal
Janet Gardner
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Economic Security Corp. of Southwest Area
Vicki Grooms
Community Volunteer
Saundra Hayes
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Mattie Rhodes Counseling & Arts Center
Sharon Hibbs
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: YWCA St. Joseph
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
Hon. Meryl Lange
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Johnson County Bar Association
Charles Lona
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Westside Neighborhood Association
Matt McLaughlin
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Eastern Jackson County Bar Association
Phyllis Norman
Attorney
Appointing Agency: KCMBA
Chelsea Ousley
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Survival House
Dennis Robinson
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Ivanhoe Neighborhood Association
Fred Sgroi
Attorney
Appointing Agency: KCMBA
Pat Starke
Attorney
Presidential Appointment
Cynthia Thomas
Community Volunteer
Appointing Agency: Survival Adult Abuse Center
Henry Thomas
Attorney
Appointing Agency: KCMBA
Brad Yeretsky
Attorney
Appointing Agency: Lawyers Association of Kansas City
Katie Hollar Barnard – Advisor
Margaret May – Advisor
Andrew Speicher – Advisor
Hon. Laura Denvir Stith – Advisor
Augusta Wilbon