KC 2026

Mayor Quinton Lucas

Quinton Lucas

Mayor Of Kansas City

HONORARY CO-CHAIRS

Clark Hunt

Clark Hunt

Kansas City Chiefs 
Chairman and CEO 

 

Cliff Illig

Cliff Illig

Sporting KC 
Principal Owner 

 

FWC26 KC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Karen Daniel

Karen Daniel
(President)

Black & Veatch 
Chief Financial Officer (retired) 

 

Jake Reid

Jake Reid
(Vice-President)

Sporting KC 
President & CEO 

 

Neal Sharma

Neal Sharma
(Vice-President)

President, dentsu shop 
Co-Founder and Former CEO, DEG

 

Kathy Nelson

Kathy Nelson
(Secretary)

Kansas City Sports Commission and Visit KC 
President & CEO 

 

Esther George

Esther George
(Treasurer)

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City 
President & CEO (2011-2023) 

 

MEMBERS AT LARGE

Mayra Aguirre

Mayra Aguirre 

Hall Family Foundation 
President 

 

David Johnston

David Johnston 

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS
County Administrator 

Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly 

Johnson County Board of County Commissioners 
Chairman 

 

Matt Kenny

Matt Kenny 

Kansas City Chiefs
Executive Vice President – Operations & Events

Angie Long

Angie Long 

Kansas City Current
Co-Owner 

Brian Platt

Brian Platt 

Kansas City 
City Manager 

 

Joe Reardon

Joe Reardon 

Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
President & CEO 

John Rizzo

John Rizzo

State of Missouri
Senator 

Jim Rowland

Jim Rowland 

Jackson County Sports Complex Authority 
Executive Director 

Morgan Said

Morgan Said 

Kansas City 
Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor

Dinah Sykes

Dinah Sykes 

State of Kansas 
Senator

Frank White Jr.

Frank White Jr. 

Jackson County
Jackson County Executive 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dinah Sykes

Katherine Holland