Jennifer Dancer has been appointed to the Kansas City Trusts Board of Trustees.

Meggie Mapes has been appointed to the Kansas City Environmental Management Commission.

Kellyann Jones is a participant in the Appointments Project and was appointed to the Health Commission in May 2018. She penned a blog on her experience.

Shelby Ostrom has been appointed to the Kansas Volunteer Commission.

Jennifer Ingraham has been appointed to the Kansas City PIEA Crossroads Arts Advisory Committee.

To honor the contribution of both Annie and Abel Van Meter to Missouri, Van Meter State Park will be renamed Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park at a ceremony at the park at 2 p.m. on March 28.

Jean Evans is a former Missouri state representative, now the Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party. She spoke to the Women’s Foundation about her background as a public servant, the challenges she has faced, and why she hopes even more women get involved in their communities.

March is Women’s History Month and here at the Women’s Foundation we’re celebrating the ways that women are making history and pressing for positive change. All across the country, women are breaking barriers, challenging the status quo, and building a brighter future for all of us.