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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. 
     
    

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.

     
   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.  

     
 

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.      

     
  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.
     
  

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.

     
   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.
     
   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.
     
   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.
     
  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.

     
 

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.

     
     Cristina Vargas
Client Support Team
 

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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