Experience

Midwest Cast Stone of Kansas, Inc.

• United States
• Building Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Dec 2017 - Present

• Chief Executive Officer, Owner

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  MIDWEST CAST STONE OF KANSAS, INC., Kansas City, KansasPresident and Owner of Custom Manufacturing Business, 2017 – PresentLead and Manage staff of 45 and annual revenues of $5M manufacturing custom architectural cast stone for private, commercial, and government/institutional customers. Maintain active law license in Missouri. Hire, train, lead, and manage team members across all company departments: Administrative, Estimating, Sales, Project Management and CAD, Pattern and Mold Shop (Carpentry), Production, Quality Control, Safety/OSHA, Stacking and Shipping, and HR. Negotiate all Contracts and Change Orders with customers and vendors. Improved customer service and customer satisfaction as demonstrated by 300 % increase in repeat business. Negotiated purchase of all assets from two competitor manufacturing business when they went out of business.  Remained open every work day during the COVID Pandemic and applied for/received/debt forgiven for PPP Rounds 1 and 2 as well as the ERC tax credit.  Successfully implemented LEAN manufacturing principles across all departments



Husch Blackwell

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Counsel, 2013–2017, Associate Attorney, 1994-2000

  • 2013 - 2017

  I initially served as Associate Attorney at this firm from 1994-2000 and returned as Senior Counsel in 2013. In this role, I provided counsel related to environmental regulatory compliance, real estate development and investments, and general corporate work for clients in the construction, chemical manufacturing, food and agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, and renewable industries, as well as oil, natural gas, and merchant energy sectors. I initially served as Associate Attorney at this firm from 1994-2000 and returned as Senior Counsel in 2013. In this role, I provided counsel related to environmental regulatory compliance, real estate development and investments, and general corporate work for clients in the construction, chemical manufacturing, food and agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, and renewable industries, as well as oil, natural gas, and merchant energy sectors.



the Bespoke Group

• Kansas City, Missouri

• Consultant

  • 2009 - 2013

  As Consultant, I advised on regulatory compliance matters and prepared federal filings for U.S. Senate and Congressional Campaigns and private Political Action Committees. As Consultant, I advised on regulatory compliance matters and prepared federal filings for U.S. Senate and Congressional Campaigns and private Political Action Committees.



Our Family

• Mission Hills, Kansas

• Stay-at-Home Mother and Community Volunteer

  • 2003 - 2009

  Full-time mom to three young sons and active volunteer at their schools and in the community. Full-time mom to three young sons and active volunteer at their schools and in the community.



Aquila, Inc. /Aquila Merchant Services/ Aquila Natural Gas Pipeline Co.

• Kansas City, Missouri

• Associate General Counsel and Director of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S)

  • Dec 1999 - Nov 2002

  In this role, I provided in-house counsel for a publicly held, NYSE-listed energy utility that owned and operated coal-fired and co-generation power plants and natural gas pipeline systems in 11 states. Specifically, I led a newly organized professional staff of attorneys and engineers, managed budgets, and expanded role as the company grew exponentially. I held key responsibility for all EH&S regulatory compliance, due diligence, and federal, state, and local reporting at corporate and business unit levels. I created and implemented policies and procedures for all levels of the organization, from field personnel to corporate governance. And I strategized and negotiated response to and resolution of legal violations and allegations of non-compliance, managing related mediation and litigation.



Husch Blackwell

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Sep 1994 - Dec 1999



Missouri Court of Appeals, W.D.

• Judicial Law Clerk

  • 1993 - 1994

  Law clerk to the Honorable Don W. Kennedy, Missouri Court of Appeals Law clerk to the Honorable Don W. Kennedy, Missouri Court of Appeals



Booz Allen Hamilton

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Consultant

  • 1988 - 1990