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Ethnic Enrichment Commission of Kansas City
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  • Commitees
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Commissions

Each of our commissions represents a country(ies)/culture(s).  The Commissioner & Alternate Commissioner are chosen by their respective organizations to serve on the Ethnic Enrichment Commission.

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Commissioners

African American
African American Culture Club 


Commissioner:  Nathan McGee
mcgeenathan314@hotmail.com


Alt. Commissioner: LaShanda Sean Hill

Lghill.professionals@gmail.com

American Indian

Heart of America Indian Center


Commissioner:  Tom Brandom (Cherokee)

tbrandom@aol.com


Alt. Commissioner:  Robert Prue, PhD (Sicangu Lakota)

nazulatatunkce@me.com

Bangladesh
Bangladesh Association of Greater Kansas City

bagkc.ec@bagkc.org 


Commissioner:   Dr Rokeya Begum    

brokeya@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:   Nilofar Rahman 

chobi19@yahoo.com

Bolivia
Bolivian American Society


Commissioner:  Roxana Candillo

candill4@yahoo.com

Brazil
The Brazilian Club


Commissioner:  Otavio R. C. Silva

otavio_silva@yahoo.com


Alt. Commissioner:  Esmeralda DePaula Phillips

Cameroon
Famille Bamileke of Kansas City


Commissioner:  Emmanuel Ngomsi, PhD
e.ngomsi@universalhighways.com

China
Commissioner: Christina Lau

tinelau@yahoo.com


Alt. Commissioner: Dr. Grace Gong

Multicultural Association of Kansas City

multiculture52@gmail.com

Colombia

Grupo Quimbaya


Commissioner:  Martha Gonzalez

marthacgonzalez32@yahoo.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Julia Rodriguez-Gallion

juliacali2001@gmail.com 

Croatia
Croatian Fraternal Union


Commissioner:  Judith Vogelsang, DO  

jkvkansascity@aol.com


Alt. Commissioner:  

Cuba
Vacant

Czech & Slovak Republics
Czech & Slovak Club of Greater KC


Commissioner:  Mike Kalny  

mikekalny@aol.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Barry Magnuson

barrymagnuson@hotmail.com

Ecuador
Asociacion Ecuatoriana - Kansas City 


Commissioner:  Orlando Cachiguango    

ocachiguango@hotmail.com


Alt. Commissioner:  Robinson Salazar
robinsonsalazar@yahoo.com

Egypt
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church - KC


Commissioner:  Carmen Mallouk

carmenmallouk@gmail.com


Alt. Commissioner:  Nevene Fanous

mnfanous@hotmail.com


England


Commissioner:  Debbie Ann Holladay

Debbieannh3@aol.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  

Ethiopia
Medhani Alem Ethiopian Orthodox 

Tewahedo Church


Commissioner:  Shignya Mitike

Shignya.mitike@ecokc.org


Alt. Commissioner:  Tsedenia Tesfye

 

France
Alliance Francaise de Kansas City


Commissioner:  Dorothee Werner

dwerner1922@gmail.com  


Alt. Commissioner:  Sandrine Molinengo

salassandrine@gmail.com

The Gambia
The Gambian Association of Greater KC


Commissioner:  Paul Ceesay

pmceesay@yahoo.com 


Alt. Commissioner:   

Germany
Germania Club


Commissioner:  Cynthia (Rudolph) Pearson    

pearsonrr@aol.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Rosemarie Hendrick

keikisoma@aol.com

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Greece
Order of AHEPA


Commissioner:  Ted Sleder

tnsleder@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:   Jerry Arvanitakis

Jerryarvan730@gmail.com


Haiti

Haitian Community Center of Midwest


Commissioner:  Guenel Raphael

GRAPHLL@yahoo.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Guerlande Joseph

gigi2797@yahoo.com 

Hawaii
Hawaii Club


Commissioner:  Dorinda "Dee" Nicholson  

dorinda@pearlharborchild.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Andrea "Andi" Meyer

andimeyer808@gmail.com

India
India Association of Greater Kansas City


Commissioner:   Usha Saha 

usha_saha@hotmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Sunitha Prabhusbanker

psuni2009@hotmail.com

Indonesia
Indonesian Community of Kansas City


Commissioner:  Marti Wilson

mwilson86@comcast.net 


Alt. Commissioner:  Jim Wilson

jwilson86@comcast.net

Iraq

Commissioner:  Anas Y Hamza

alcsoft@yahoo.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Younis Jarullah younisjarullah@gmail.com


Ireland

Ancient Order of Hiberians


Commissioner:  Kevin Clossick

kjclossick@yahoo.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Robert Kenemer

rkenemer@gmail.com

Israel
Jewish Community Center of KC


Commissioner:   Moshit Snir

mooshsnir@gmail.com


Alt. Commissioner:  Deborah O'Bannon, PhD

obannon@fairpoint.net

Italy
UNICO


Commissioner:  Frank Cherrito

frankc07000@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Marc Enna

marcenna@msn.com

Jamaica
Jamaica International of KC


Commissioner:  Kathleen Johnson

kathleenpeanut04@aol.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Kester Plowright

kplowright57@gmail.com

Japan
Japan - America Society


Commissioner:  Masami Willis

okamotomasami@att.net 


Alt. Commissioner:  Kyoko Peters

kyoko_peters@sbcglobal.net

Kenya
Baraza African Cultures Center

www.BarazaACC.org


Commissioner:  Wasim Khan

Wasim@BarazaACC.org


Alt. Commissioner:  Andrea Smith
Andrea@BarazaACC.org





Laos

The Hmong of Laos


Commissioner:  Amee Her

ameeher11@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Chong Her

chongher11@gmail.com 

Lebanon
Heart of America Arab Cultural Arts

https://heartofamericabellydance.com/


Commissioner:  Theresa Maze

heartofamericaraks@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Heidi Semaan

heidiseman@yahoo.com 

Liberia
Biamuyuwah - Let Us Move Forward


Commissioner:  Kokpar Wohwoh    

biamuyuwah2017@gmail.com


Alt. Commissioner:  

Lithuania
Lithuanians of America


Commissioner:  Charlotte Zemaitis-Horvatic

stegeman.nancy1@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Nancy Stegeman

Malaysia
Malaysian Association of Greater KC


Commissioner:  Siew Lau

siewlau2@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Marlini Alias Ali

marlini.aliasali@gmail.com

Mexico
Sociedad Hidalgo


Commissioner:  Rose Marie Mendez

romende@hotmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Edith Navarro

elymendez75@yahoo.com




Morocco

Moroccan Cultural Association of KC


Commissioner:  Christine Ferhat

christinewinner@hotmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Salah Ferhat

Salahf.814@icloud.com 

Nepal
 

Commissioner:  Jagadish Shrestha

jagdish7t_59@hotmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Niranjan Shrestha

loyal010@gmail.com

Nicaragua
 

Commissioner:  Helen Gebre-Amlak   

hdgebre@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  

Nigeria

Commissioner:  Bosede Lyewarun

princessbosede67@gmail.com

 
Alt. Commissioner:  

Norway
Scandinavian Association of Greater KC
Commissioner:  Milan Hanson

milanh615@gmail.com 

Sons of Norway
Alt. Commissioner:  Vern Knutson

vknutson4@aol.com

Pakistan

Commissioner:    
Alt. Commissioner:  





Panama

Panama Society of Greater Kansas City


Commissioner:  


Alt. Commissioner:  


Peru
Sabor a Peru, Kansas City


Commissioner: Cecilia Mosher

cecilitalinda@yahoo.com


Alt. Commissioner:   

Philippines
Filipino Association of Greater KC


Commissioner:  Alexis Sndyer

acsnyder4993@gmail.com


Alt. Commissioner:  Michael Mesina 

mmesina@gmail.com

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Society


Commissioner:  Yaira Santos Velez

yairavelez@yahoo.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Ritz Rivera

ritz.rivera@kckps.org

Republic of China - Taiwan
Chinese Club of Greater KC


Commissioner:  Hoi Kei Au

HKnDD852@aol.com


Alt. Commissioner:  David Au

david.b.au@kc.frb.org

Russia
Russian House of Kansas City


Commissioner:  Svetlana Yeager

ylana777@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Ian Schmidt

monkrieff@gmail.com 





Saint Lucia


Commissioner:  Irma Arthur

tdhaynes1@aol.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Debra Haynes

tdhaynes1@aol.com 


Samoa
Pathfinders - Su'e ala Mo Samoa
Commissioner: Lupe Moe


lupes_6@hotmail.com
Samoa Assoc. for Education & Training (SAFE-T)


Alt. Commissioner:  Tuitoga "Lee" Leland Moe Jr.

talofamoe@gmail.com

Scotland
KC St. Andrew Society


Commissioner:  Carol C. Duncan

Duncancarol1202@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Mark Milliken

kcthrower@gmail.com

Senegal
 

Commissioner:  Djibril Ndiaye

ndiayeDjib@hotmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Mariane Ndiaye

Marianendiaye88@hotmail.fr

Serbia
SSS St. George Choir


Commissioner:  Lisa Gribble

Lisa.f.gribble@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Jan Supica

jasupica@kc.rr.com

South Korea

Commissioner:  June Cho

June.chu@gmail.com


Alt. Commissioner:  Kay Kim

kaykmun@gmail.com






Spain


Commissioner:  Maria J. Santos

joserodri23@hotmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Fermin M. Santos

joserodri23@hotmail.com 


Sweden
Facklan Lodge #248/VASA


Commissioner: Linda Dos

thebestprac@yahoo.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Helen "Karin" Ekborg, PhD

helen.ekborg@sbcglobal.net

Tajikistan
Tajik American Association of Kansas


Commissioner:  Bahrom Boltaev

tajikamericanassoc@gmail.com


Alt. Commissioner:  Darayu Boltaeva
darayuboltaeva@gmail.com 


Thailand
Thai Cultural Center of Greater KC


Commissioner:    Dr. Wilai Rojjanasrirat

wrojjana@hotmail.com


Alt. Commissioner:  Vichian Kitchaiya

vkitchai@gmail.com

Trinidad & Tobago
 

Commissioner:  Sheldon Swan

sheldonswan@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  

Turkey
Turkish American Association of GKC


Commissioner:  Alper "Murat" Sayar

alpersayar@yahoo.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Yavuz "Mehmet" Kalafat

mkalafat@kc.rr.com






Ukraine

Ukranian Club of Kansas City


Commissioner:  Irene Thompson

irenebthompson@hotmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Lyudmyla Savinkova

savinkova@icloud.com 


Venezuela
 

Commissioner: Andrea Hall-Penaloza

andreapenaloza26@gmail.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  

Vietnam
Church of Holy Martyrs of Vietnam


Commissioner:  Thuy Nguyne

VthuyN@yahoo.com 


Alt. Commissioner:  Danny Nguyen

nguyendt@bv.com

Wales

Commissioner:  

 

Alt. Commissioner:  


Zambia

HOPe Africa


Commissioner:  Freud Musanu
fcmusanu@gmail.com

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