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Debra Box
Executive Director
Debra has been active in both the not-for-profit and for-profit community,
including serving as vice president and controller of Frye & Company
and database manager for St. Luke's Hospital Foundation. She
brings a diverse skill set that includes organizational development,
accounting, information management, and fund development. During her
six years at SKC, she has developed tools to help agencies better
focus their strategies and effectively monitor and report their outcomes.
Debra provides executive coaching to our clients' leadership teams
as well as provides support in the areas of board development. She
is a frequent presenter to the nonprofit community and has served
as adjunct professor at the Hauptman School of Public Affairs at Park
University, as well as guest lecturer at both Rockhurst University
and Ottawa University. Debra has degrees in Business Administration
from the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration
and a Master of Arts in Human Resource Management from Ottawa University.
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Lisa
Boos
Payroll Specialist
Lisa has experience in individual financial planning, retirement
plans, and as an auditor. She has also earned her Series 6
and 63 licenses. Lisa graduated from Kansas State University
where she earned a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.S. in
Family Studies and Human Services with an emphasis in Family Financial
Planning. Lisa is active in the running community and with
her nonprofit running/walking club as well as other nonprofit organizations.
Lisa joined SKC in 2006. |
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Lynda Charles
Bookkeeper
Lynda has 25 years
of payroll, commission and accounting background. Her experience
includes 19 years with an insurance agency as an Office Manager
and 5 years as a Commission/Accounting Manager of a local Broker/Dealer.
In addition to her extensive accounting background, Lynda has received
training through the Professional Bookkeeper Program from the Universal
Accounting Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Lynda began working
for SKC in 2007. |
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Jan
Evans
Accounting
Specialist
Jan has over 20 years of work experience
in accounting in both the profit and not-for-profit areas.
She has worked with all aspects of general accounting, including
payroll and related tax preparation. Jan is a graduate of
Avila University where she earned her B.A. in Business and
Rockhurst University where she earned her Masters in Business Administration.
Jan has successfully completed the C.P.A. exam and holds her C.P.A.
certification. She is a member of the Missouri Society of
Certified Public Accountants. Jan joined SKC in 2008.
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Katrina Gronniger
Bookkeeper
Katrina has worked over the last eight years in the accounting
department of a local audio/video systems integrating company.
That experience gained her the knowledge of accounts receivable, cash
management, month end closing and accounting reporting. She
has over ten years of experience working in a multi-client environment.
She began her college education at Maple Woods Community College
and will be continuing her studies in accounting this fall.
Katrina joined SKC in 2007. |
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Nancy
Kaiser-Caplan
Fund Development
Specialist
Nancy is a graduate of the University of
Kansas in Lawrence, and has served the non-profit sector for over
25 years through strategic planning and fund development services.
Previous affiliations include Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey,
Kansas City Symphony, DeLaSalle Education Center, the University
of Kansas Lied Center, Napa Valley Opera House in Napa, California
and the Vail Institute in Vail, Colorado. Nancy's areas of expertise
include strategic planning and identifying areas for program growth,
diversifying revenue sources through research and selection processes,
as well as building and maintaining successful relationships with
Board of Directors. Nancy also has worked in researching and writing
major grants and proposals, including reporting requirements. She
has helped develop stewardship opportunities and maintained relationships
with major donors in the business and corporate community, and local
foundations. Nancy joined SKC in 2008.
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Wendy Kor
Accounting Specialist
Wendy has 15 years of work experience in accounting in a
small business environment and in the public accounting arena.
She has also served in a volunteer capacity for a variety of Kansas
City nonprofits. She has worked with all aspects of general
accounting, as well as tax preparation, payroll, and database management.
Wendy is a graduate of the University of Kansas where she earned her
B.A. in Political Science and a Masters in Business Administration.
She joined SKC in 2005. |
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Pam Lander
Client Support Team
Pam has worked as an office manager in the public school
system, in city government administration, in the health insurance
industry, and in the human relations field. She has experience in
marketing and has worked as a copy editor for Tyndale House Publishers
in Chicago and for Peachtree Editorial Service in Atlanta. Pam has
a B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Memphis.
She began working for SKC in 2002. |
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Elizabeth Liddle
Client Accountant
With a career including banking and public accounting, Elizabeth's
tax and audit experience includes for-profit, non-profit, and governmental
entities. She is a licensed C.P.A. in Oregon, Kansas and Missouri;
and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Elizabeth joined SKC as a full-time Client Accountant in June 2005. |
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Francie Mayer
Client Accountant
Francie
has six years experience in public accounting working for CPA firms
in Wichita , Kansas. While there she performed financial statement
audits and reviews for manufacturing, construction, and professional
service companies, as well as not-for-profit organizations. She
also provided corporate, individual, and nonprofit tax preparation
services. Prior to her accounting career, she worked five years
as partner/manager in a Wichita travel agency. She received her
Masters in Accounting from Wichita State University in 1993, her
CPA certificate in 1997, and is licensed to practice in Kansas.
Francie has been a member of the Kansas City Ballet Guild for three
years, and currently serves as Vice President of Membership. She
joined the Support KC staff in 2005.
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Kassie
Sands
Client Administrator
Kassie
has over eight years of experience working with social service and
non-profit businesses, including as a Case Manager for the Greater
Kansas City Foundation and volunteering with several local organizations,
Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Alzheimer's Association and Headquarters
Counseling Center. For the last four years her work as an inside
sales representative has helped her gain experience in database
management, project coordination and client support services. Kassie
completed major course work toward a B.A. in English Literature
at the University of Kansas, and received her B.S. in Organizational
Management and Leadership from Friends University. She joined SKC
in 2007. |
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Cristina Vargas
Client Support Team |
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Cristina has been working
in the Kansas City metropolitan area for the last 15 years providing
social work services in the following roles: Parent Educator with
the Parent as Teachers program; Family Advocate with the Kansas
City Healthy Start program; Case Manager for El Centro Inc.; and
most recently, Accounting Clerk for El Centro, Inc. Cristina
is fluent in speaking and writing the Spanish language. She
earned a Diploma in Accounting from Brown Mackie College and a B.F.A.
from the University of Lincoln Nebraska. She is experienced
in accounting, payroll, and database softwares. Cristina joined
SKC in 2007. |
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