Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Congratulations to The Porter House KC on expanding its reach with a new 811 retail incubator that gives new businesses the opportunity to grow. This…
Congratulations to The Porter House KC on expanding its reach with a new 811 retail incubator that gives new businesses the opportunity to grow. This…
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Join us in honoring this weekend's Waymakers™ of the Match: Community LINC, reStart Inc., and Sleepyhead Beds! Thanks to their numerous programs…
Join us in honoring this weekend's Waymakers™ of the Match: Community LINC, reStart Inc., and Sleepyhead Beds! Thanks to their numerous programs…
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Thank you to the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry for inviting me to speak at the Women in Leadership conference. I enjoyed connecting with…
Thank you to the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry for inviting me to speak at the Women in Leadership conference. I enjoyed connecting with…
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Experience & Education
Licenses & Certifications
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Certificate of Training in Conflict Management - Center for Trauma Informed Innovation
Truman Medical Centers
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Data on Gender Equity in the Kansas City Region
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA)
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Using Our Purchasing Power to Promote Gender Equity
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA)
Volunteer Experience
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Kansas City Business Journal's NextGen Leaders™
Kansas City Business Journal
- Present 3 years 11 months
Our NextGen Leaders program is designed to recognize the budding talent in this community, but that's just the start. The program's objectives include helping emerging leaders continue to build their knowledge and skill sets, and to connect them with each other and the present generation of Kansas City leaders.
The Business Journal seeks nominations of people who are making a difference and who are destined to leave their mark on the business community. A panel of judges will select 25…Our NextGen Leaders program is designed to recognize the budding talent in this community, but that's just the start. The program's objectives include helping emerging leaders continue to build their knowledge and skill sets, and to connect them with each other and the present generation of Kansas City leaders.
The Business Journal seeks nominations of people who are making a difference and who are destined to leave their mark on the business community. A panel of judges will select 25 NextGen Leaders based on their accomplishments, talents and drive. The aim is to add another talented class each year and build a framework in which emerging leaders can learn, share and build a network of fellow NextGen Leaders. -
Vice President of Marketing & Communications-UMKC Alumni Association Governing Board
University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Present 6 years 1 month
Education
The mission of the Association is to provide a lifetime link to UMKC for alumni and friends to support the mission and goals of the university and to help it achieve its potential.
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Centurions Leadership Program
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
- Present 4 years
Education
The Centurions Leadership Program of The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce spends two years exploring the opportunities and issues of the Kansas City metropolitan area to prepare a representative cross-section of the community's emerging leaders for their role in shaping the future of greater Kansas City.
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Community Advisory Board Member
The Beacon
- Present 3 years 9 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
Driven by the vision of sustainable journalism that puts the interest of the public first, The Beacon is an in-depth nonprofit newsroom focused on accountability and solutions-driven reporting in Kansas and Missouri.
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Selection Advisory Council Member
GreenLight Fund
- Present 3 years 9 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
The GreenLight Fund works at the intersection of community need and social innovation. GreenLight helps transform the lives of children, youth and families in high-poverty urban areas by creating local infrastructure and a consistent annual process to:
- Identify critical needs
- Import innovative, entrepreneurial programs that can have a significant, measurable impact, and
- Galvanize local support to help programs reach and sustain impact in the new city
The selection commitee…The GreenLight Fund works at the intersection of community need and social innovation. GreenLight helps transform the lives of children, youth and families in high-poverty urban areas by creating local infrastructure and a consistent annual process to:
- Identify critical needs
- Import innovative, entrepreneurial programs that can have a significant, measurable impact, and
- Galvanize local support to help programs reach and sustain impact in the new city
The selection commitee is a diverse group of local community leaders and residents that serves as a partner throughout the annual process of selection. -
Advisory Board Member
Madam President Camp
- Present 3 years 7 months
Children
Madam President Camp was incorporated in 2013 as a one-week in-person non residental camp focused on leadership for girls ages 10-13. The mission is to inspire girls to become leaders in their communities now and in the future.The Camp fosters leadership and civic education for girls ages 10-13. There has never been a greater need for its mission—“providing the foundational skills necessary to become confident leaders in the community and country.”
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KC Rising IDEAS Driving Committee - Capital Access Taskforce Member
KC Rising
- 8 months
Economic Empowerment
Our Focus For the Future
Kansas City is a community of communities. Millions of lives woven together, across borders and neighborhoods, sharing one future.
Every aspect of our region contributes its own history, perspective, and energy.
The challenges posed by the area’s diverse nature are far outweighed by what it brings in unmatched potential. KC Rising is how KC’s leaders forge pathways of greater collaboration to guide us forward.
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Planning Committee Member
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
- 8 months
Education
In honor of Women’s History Month, please join Metropolitan Community College Foundation and the Office of Equity & Inclusion this spring for our inaugural women’s conference.
Attendees will hear from a distinguished panel of women who are passionate about supporting and empowering femme lives through diversity, equity and inclusion. Breakout sessions offered in a wide variety of topics will provide opportunities for conference participants to focus on their unique wellness, personal or…In honor of Women’s History Month, please join Metropolitan Community College Foundation and the Office of Equity & Inclusion this spring for our inaugural women’s conference.
Attendees will hear from a distinguished panel of women who are passionate about supporting and empowering femme lives through diversity, equity and inclusion. Breakout sessions offered in a wide variety of topics will provide opportunities for conference participants to focus on their unique wellness, personal or professional goals or other areas of interest.
Everyone is welcome to attend this phenomenal event – regardless of gender identity or background. Participants should expect to leave feeling emboldened and supported after a day of basking in what it means to be one’s best self.
mcckc.edu/SheIs
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Governance Academy Participant
United Way of Greater Kansas City
- 11 months
Education
The United Way of Greater Kansas City Governance Academy is an in-depth education program designed to help prepare individuals from throughout our community for volunteer leadership within United Way. Accepted candidates will be invited to participate in seven monthly education sessions designed to educate in all aspects of the operations of United Way and the governance responsibilities and obligations that leadership on behalf of United Way entails.
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Board Member
Twenty30CEO
- 2 years 4 months
Economic Empowerment
Twenty30CEO, a branch of Under30CEO Kansas City, is a networking & resource group for 20s/30s innovators and entrepreneurs.
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Alumni Governing Board Director at Large
UMKC
- Present 8 years
Education
The mission of the Association is to provide a lifetime link to UMKC for alumni and friends to support the mission and goals of the university and to help it achieve its potential.
The purposes for the Association are:
For promoting and furthering education in the state of Missouri by aiding, extending, furthering and calling to public attention the work of the University of Missouri - Kansas City;
To support, maintain and direct to educational ends the alumni activities of the…The mission of the Association is to provide a lifetime link to UMKC for alumni and friends to support the mission and goals of the university and to help it achieve its potential.
The purposes for the Association are:
For promoting and furthering education in the state of Missouri by aiding, extending, furthering and calling to public attention the work of the University of Missouri - Kansas City;
To support, maintain and direct to educational ends the alumni activities of the Association and former students of said university;
Demonstrate loyalty to alma mater;
Share in its problems and progress;
Form a closer bond among the alumni;
Administer and support a program participated in by alumni from all schools and colleges within the university; and
Do all things related thereto.
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Big and Little of the Year Committee
Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City
- Present 2 years 7 months
Children
This committee selects the winners for the annual Big of the Year awards - Big & Little Sister of the Year, Big & Little Brother of the Year, and Big Couple of the Year. BBBS receives nominations from Littles and their parents nominating their Bigs for this prestigious honor.
Publications
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Who Do You Think You Are?
Be Loved KC
Confidence is about acceptance and freedom in your life. I started a new pattern from a place of inner strength, new possibilities, deeper relationships, enhanced appreciation and stronger spiritually. I stopped holding myself back and playing myself down! I started exposing my inner pain into healing.
By practicing these five confidence techniques, I can say I am truly happy, whole and healed.
Honors & Awards
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40 Under Forty Award
Ingrams Magazine
40 Under Forty award spotlighting notable young executives in business, civic service, education, the arts and industry.
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The 50 Most Powerful People in KC
kansas city magazine
Kansas City thrives on diverse sources of power. It’s a city where immense wealth can sculpt our future, exceptional athletic prowess unites the community in celebration and charismatic community organizers challenge the status quo.
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20 PEOPLE TO KNOW IN NONPROFITS
Kansas City Business Journal
The Kansas City Business Journal continues its “20 to Know” series, introducing readers to people they should get to know in key industries and categories.
Klassie Alcine
CEO, KC Common Good
Two things are clear about Alcine: She isn’t afraid to take on difficult issues, and she knows better than to take them on alone. KC Common Good was formed with the formidable mission of addressing the root causes of violence and pulling together leaders and institutions to address them…The Kansas City Business Journal continues its “20 to Know” series, introducing readers to people they should get to know in key industries and categories.
Klassie Alcine
CEO, KC Common Good
Two things are clear about Alcine: She isn’t afraid to take on difficult issues, and she knows better than to take them on alone. KC Common Good was formed with the formidable mission of addressing the root causes of violence and pulling together leaders and institutions to address them. The KC 360 program has gathered stakeholders to develop strategies for reducing gun violence and violent crime. Alcine is a former political director for U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and won a campaign of her own to be student body president at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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Who's Who in America
The Marquis Who's Who
Who's Who in America inclusion in which is limited to individuals who possess professional integrity, demonstrate outstanding achievement in their respective fields and have made innumerable contributions to society as a whole.
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The Philly Award
Nonprofit Connect
The Philly Awards honor communications excellence in nonprofit organizations. KC Common Good received SILVER for Media Relations Campaign.
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816 Award
City of Kansas City
KC Common Good is a recipient of the 816 Day award for outstanding work done in the Kansas City community. Our nonprofit has been nominated by residents who see the work that KCCG does in the community for youth and violence prevention. We are grateful for your support and the community that we get to serve.
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Best Community Activist Runner Up
In Kansas City Magazine
KC Common Good's CEO, Klassie Alcine, was recently highlighted in IN Kansas City Magazine as one of the ten Kansas Citians who is making a difference in the Greater Kansas City area. Klassie was recognized as a leader in the nonprofit sector of our community.
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Trailblazers: Kansas City Women
The Independent: Kansas City's Journal of Society
We want to pay tribute to some of our own #KCTrailblazers — the female Rising Stars from years past! Klassie Alcine, 2017 Class of Rising Stars, is the chief executive officer of KC Common Good, which works to provide critical resources to reduce the conditions that lead to violence. She recently served as a guest mentor for @MadamPresidentCamp, where she is also an advisory board member.
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2020 NextGen Leader
Kansas City Business Journal
Kansas City Business Journal's NextGen Leaders™program is designed to recognize the budding talent in this community, but that's just the start. The program's objectives include helping emerging leaders continue to build their knowledge and skill sets, and to connect them with each other and the present generation of Kansas City leaders.
The Business Journal seeks nominations of people who are making a difference and who are destined to leave their mark on the business community. A panel…Kansas City Business Journal's NextGen Leaders™program is designed to recognize the budding talent in this community, but that's just the start. The program's objectives include helping emerging leaders continue to build their knowledge and skill sets, and to connect them with each other and the present generation of Kansas City leaders.
The Business Journal seeks nominations of people who are making a difference and who are destined to leave their mark on the business community. A panel of judges will select 25 NextGen Leaders based on their accomplishments, talents and drive. The aim is to add another talented class each year and build a framework in which emerging leaders can learn, share and build a network of fellow NextGen Leaders. -
2017 CLASS OF RISING STARS
The Independent Magazine
Each year, from August to November, community members and subscribers nominate various Kansas Citians to be chosen for The Independent’s Class of Rising Stars. From these nominations, The Independent selects a class of dedicated volunteers as that year’s Rising Stars. These Rising Stars are passionate about philanthropic fundraising, volunteerism, and community awareness. Their leadership style is effective, creative, and impactful. Each Rising Star serves as an example to others in Kansas City…
Each year, from August to November, community members and subscribers nominate various Kansas Citians to be chosen for The Independent’s Class of Rising Stars. From these nominations, The Independent selects a class of dedicated volunteers as that year’s Rising Stars. These Rising Stars are passionate about philanthropic fundraising, volunteerism, and community awareness. Their leadership style is effective, creative, and impactful. Each Rising Star serves as an example to others in Kansas City and beyond. The Rising Stars are celebrated at a private reception in February, throughout the year in the magazine, and on social media.
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Safe Crisis Management Certification Training
JKM Training
Certified in Crisis Management Training
Organizations
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Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Mindfulness in the Work Place Expert
- PresentWe live in a fast-paced society where technology connects us, volumes of information surrounds us, and stress and anxiety are on the rise. Professional and social lives are increasingly blended and distractions are the norm. Individuals and employers looking for solutions to these challenges are turning their attention to mindfulness, an ancient practice with the promise of benefits in stress reduction, improved productivity, and general health benefits.
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Right Fight KC
Chair
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American Public Square
Roving Reporter and Millennial Expert
- PresentMillennial Expert and Roving Report for American Public Square. Many millennials are delaying or eschewing marriage. Why? What are the educational, economic, and cultural factors? Our panelists gathered together for a civil, fact-based discussion that considers the current state and future of matrimony from expert and personal perspectives. https://americanpublicsquare.org/marriage-and-millennials/ The inaugural program of APS’s KC Common Good series, this event featured a screening of the…
Millennial Expert and Roving Report for American Public Square. Many millennials are delaying or eschewing marriage. Why? What are the educational, economic, and cultural factors? Our panelists gathered together for a civil, fact-based discussion that considers the current state and future of matrimony from expert and personal perspectives. https://americanpublicsquare.org/marriage-and-millennials/ The inaugural program of APS’s KC Common Good series, this event featured a screening of the documentary Uncommon Allies by filmmaker Jon Brick. The film focuses on the relationship between Mothers in Charge—an organization that assists the surviving family members of victims of shooting crimes—and the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department. https://americanpublicsquare.org/forging-alliances/
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