Stephenie K. Smith

Truman Medical Centers is a two-hospital, not-for-profit health system located in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm's downtown location, TMC Hospital Hill, is specialty care in Kansas City, operates the adult emergency department in the city and has one of the top Level 1 trauma centers in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The company's suburban hospital, TMC Lakewood, is located near Lee's Summit and provides a range of specialty and outpatient services. Truman Medical Centers has received top clinical quality ratings from University Health System Consortium (UHC) in the areas of patient safety, performance improvement and adult ICU care. TMC has also been named a top performer in heart attack and heart failure care by the Missouri Medical Quality Initiative program; one of 'America's Best Hospitals' for asthma treatment by U.S. News and World Report; a 'Top 100 Hospital' by Solucient for rating among the highest in improved patient outcomes and financial performance; a 'Most Wired Hospital' by Hospitals and Health Networks; and along with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, received the designation of National Center of Excellence in Women's Health by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Local Initiatives Support Corp. provides community development programs. The firm serves individuals, private enterprise, government agencies, and civic associations. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

United Way of Greater Kansas City, Inc. provides education, health, and social services. It specializes in child care, academic assistance, and family support. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

West Houston Association is a nonprofit organization, which engages in the provision of better living and working environment for the resident Greater West Houston. Its issues and projects include: education and healthcare; floof control, wetlands, and drainage; parks recreations and open space; quality planned developments; sustainable infrastructure; and water resources. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. provides engineering and land surveying services. Its services include construction management, geographic information systems, land development, right-of-way acquisition, public works, surveying, and state land surveying. The firm has locations in Albuquerque, Austin, Bedford, Frisco, Houston, Pearland, San Antonio & Sandy. The company was founded by John Cobb and William F. Fendley in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.