Board of Directors
Industry at the Lead
The KC SmartPort Board of Directors brings together leading voices from across Kansas City’s industrial landscape. Their cross-sector expertise shapes the strategy, vision and momentum behind the organization.
Officers
Mark Long (Chair)
Newmark Zimmer
President and CEO
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Mike Bell
Hunt Midwest
Senior Vice President
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Grant Harrison
VanTrust Real Estate
Executive, Vice President
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Cary Hutchings
BNSF Railway
Director, Corporate Real Estate
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Tim Cowden
Kansas City Area Development Council
President & CEO
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Chris Gutierrez
KC SmartPort
President
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Board of Directors
Ron Achelpohl | Director of Transportation | Mid-America Regional Council
Brandon Bensing | Vice President, Real Estate Development | Ryan Companies
Joseph Caldwell | CEO | Bartlett & West
Sterling Cramer | Vice President | GBA
Jeff Freeman | Business Recruitment Project Manager, Great Lakes Region | Kansas Department of Commerce
Pete Fullerton | Deputy Director of Aviation – Commercial Properties & Development | Kansas City Aviation Department
Jack Goldsborough | Director | Cushman & Wakefield
Eric Goodman | Managing Director, Business Development & Transload | CPKC
Justin Hamilton | Vice President, National Manufacturing | McCownGordon Construction
Darren Hennen | Vice President | Olsson
Elli Houston | Vice President | KC SmartPort
Bryan Johnson | Executive Director | Johnson County Airport Commission
Chase Johnson | Senior Development Manager | Port KC
Mark Johnson | Vice President | ARCO National Construction – KC
Jim Kuecker | Chief Commercial Officer | KPI Solutions
Andy Kyser | Director of Product Innovation | UPS
Sal Maniaci | Vice President of Business Recruitment | Missouri Partnership
Eric Mann | Business Development Manager | Emery Sapp & Sons
Eric McDonald | Chief Customer Officer | Storage Solutions
Mike Mitchelson | First Vice President | CBRE Group, Inc.
Michael Moriarty | Chief of Transportation Planning | Kansas Department of Transportation
Bob Morton | Director of Business Development | OWN
Reid Schultz | President | R/S Electric
Gino Serra | Chairman | Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone
Greg Sulentic | Franchise Owner | Express Employment Professionals
Greg Topjon | Director of Sales | Wiese USA
Bobby Vickers | Vice President | Wiese USA
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