Kisha has been a key player on JE Dunn’s team since 1994 in the areas of diversity and inclusion, mentoring/development, small business contracting, project requirements, and satisfying the company’s national compliance reporting obligations. Her work with diverse construction trade-partners provides them access and allows them to be competitive, independent, and successful. Through her work with high school internship programs, many students are mentored, trained, provided substantive internships, prepared for college, and professional career positions after graduation. Construction Workforce Industry compliments (CWID) was birthed from the desire to eliminate barriers and educate the urban core about career opportunities in construction. Kisha is responsible for bringing Union skilled trade organizations, grassroot workforce organizations, various contractors, and resource groups together under one roof with the goal of recruiting minorities, women, Veterans, and individuals with disabilities during an annual expo resulting in countless connections.

Dustin is a problem solver, innovator and lifelong learner with a low tolerance for inefficiency. He likes to roll up his sleeves and get his hands dirty. Whether its carpentry, mechanics, electronics, hydraulics, or complex enterprise technology systems; He loves to solve and build. Over the last 15 years he has pushed the construction industry to do better. Being a trail blazer with mobile technology earned him a reputation for applying innovative solutions to an industry that is behind the curve in technology adoption. Now he’s pushing for the next level, robotics and AI. Seeing the need for cold hard fact-based decision making he’s driving data capture and analytic solutions to create predictable productivity. A gregarious leader, he brings out the best in people by fostering an inclusive meritocracy. Dustin is not afraid to share his thought process and outcomes either; believing that rising tides raise all ships.

Joyce began her career in public accounting over 35 years ago and is a Managing Director of CBIZ and a Shareholder in the Kansas City office of MHM. In addition, Joyce is a member of the National Board of Directors of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. On a daily basis, Joyce plays a key role in the oversight of the Kansas City Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) division which includes the oversight of all AEC industry audit and review engagements, review and signing of numerous tax returns prepared for the AEC engagements, and the training of the audit and tax personnel who are members of the Kansas City AEC division. In addition, she performs the engagement quality review for financial statement engagements of which she is not the signing shareholder. Joyce’s clients have local, national and international operations and are concentrated in the AEC and transportation industries.

Evan Horowitz is a VP of Finance for Precision Companies “PCC”. Mr. Horowitz holds a Master of Business Administration from Avila University and has over 10 years of construction experience in financial practices, financial reporting, cost, budgets, estimating operations and forecasting. He also has experience financial modeling, SEC reporting and strategic initiatives to improve profitability. Prior to joining PCC, Mr. Horowitz was the Sr. Business Manager over the KCI New Terminal Airport project. He was part of the original team and oversaw $770M in cashflows, accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger activities, and insurance related to the day-to-day business operations for the project.

Lauren leads business development for the K-12 Education Market at JE Dunn Construction as a Client Solutions Manager. Graduating from The University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism with an emphasis on Strategic Communication, Lauren combines her passion for education, making connections and creating strategy to provide solutions for clients in her role at JE Dunn. She began her career in the AEC industry in marketing at CRB Consulting Engineers before moving to JE Dunn in 2014. Lauren works with school districts around the metro area to serve their facility and community needs. She currently serves on the boards of the Platte County EDC, Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce, Synergy Services and the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) Activities Committee.

Dr. Kereri holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Science with a specialization in Construction Management from Louisiana State University. James has previously worked as a construction manager with a five-year record of success overseeing all phases of multimillion-dollar construction of residential and commercial projects, as well as infrastructure and environmental projects for government and private-sector clients. James also has eight years of experience in academia teaching construction contracts, project management, project delivery, project control, and construction project scheduling. He currently teaches Project control, Applied Strengths of Materials, Surveying and Construction Layout, and Scheduling.

Kyle Konopasek is a Managing Director in the Risk & Advisory Practice group at CBIZ MHM, LLC in the Kansas City office, and has been with the firm for more than 20 years. He has significant expertise performing risk assessments and internal audits over a diverse cross-section of key business financial and operational functions including, information technology risk assessments and audits. He focuses his time on being an active participant in his clients’ achievement of their goals and the long-term development of professional relationships. He is experienced in planning, conducting, supervising, reviewing, and reporting on outsourced internal audit and IT audit engagements, SOC examinations, Sarbanes- Oxley, and many other consulting projects.

Brad is a Technology + Acoustics building consultant with over 18 years of experience in technology, noise control, acoustic, and audiovisual design. He is passionate about utilizing technology to help improve the everyday lives of users. Through the flexibility of design, Brad creates spaces that are comfortable yet functional for building occupants. His extensive background in a variety of low voltage, technologies including smart buildings, networking, security and audiovisual systems give him the tools to help ensure that the technology integrates effectively into the design and works in harmony with end-users, as well as with all building systems. Brad provides an interactive and aurally pleasing experience while seamlessly bridging the technical and creative components.

Joshua Miller is an Autodesk Revit® Structural and Architectural Certified Professional and Construction Digital Practice Manager. He follows generations of construction experience and has delivered many disciplines over the years. With a degree in Construction Management, Joshua has worked with both national and international clients as a practitioner of Virtual Design & Construction. Projects include BIM Coordination, detailing for mass timber, concrete, and structural steel as well as training and supervising other detailers and overseeing fabrication quality control.

As a Senior Project Manager in JE Dunn Construction’s C3 Group, Eric Nickeson focuses on projects in the Corporate, Civic, and Community spaces.  He and his team are responsible for the successful execution of projects from preconstruction through closeout.  He is currently leading a team working on the Mid-Continent Public Library’s $113M Capital Improvement Program.  He has also worked on several other local projects including the Kirk Family YMCA, Crossroads Hotel, Richard Bolling Federal Building, and National Nuclear Security Administration.  Eric grew up in Omaha, NE and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in Construction Management.

Kale is a Tax Manager in the Kansas City office of CBIZ where he is a member of the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) division. On a daily basis, Kale focuses on providing tax consulting and compliance services, as well as general business consulting services, to the clients in the AEC division. Kale is knowledgeable in the tax filing requirements for business entities and individuals. He oversees the tax staff accountants in the AEC division and provides guidance when necessary. Kale’s clients have local, national and international operations. In addition to providing services to AEC clients, Kale has experience in the manufacturing industry as well.

As a Preconstruction Director at JE Dunn, John Schlick leads preconstruction and estimating efforts for the K-12 Education Group in Kansas City. He leads a team that provides cost estimates, system and building analysis, value engineering, logistics, scheduling, and collaborates with owners and design teams in providing solutions to align project programs/scope with budgets. John grew up in Colby, Kansas learning about construction trade by working for his father’s construction company and later graduating from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in Construction Science and Management in 2004.

President of Sandler, Dan Stalp has spent the last 15 years leading through his Kansas City office which specializes working with presidents, owners who sell, and peak performer sales professionals who are doing well and want to push through to the next levels in their career. He has co-authored three books "The Reunion" (2011), "Another Reunion" (2013), and “The Last Reunion” (2020) about career significance and how pursing what you were “meant to do”. He is a mentor with Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program in Kansas City and has spoken at many radio shows, podcasts and events, including being a keynote speaker around the United, speaking on “Career Significance”, “The Power of Gratitude”, and “How to Effortlessly Lead”. His experience and expertise allow him to provide others with insight and tips concerning sales, sales management, and leadership.

Sharon is the founder and CEO of Smarter Consulting, a business and technology consulting services company. As a Microsoft Regional Director, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Process Improvement, and Productivity Expert, Sharon's background in Software Development, Business and Systems Analysis, Project Management, and Agile combined with her Developmental Psychology degree and Six Sigma Black Belt blend perfectly with her love of helping and training people to make her a well-rounded leader, consultant, and coach. Solving both process and technical problems, Sharon has the unique ability to listen and uncover client pain points to develop a plan that will not only build the needed solutions, but to also drive change, adoption, and education in a way not typically seen from technical consultants.

Matt has 16 years of IT experience in manufacturing/financial/construction industries. Areas of expertise are infrastructure/security. Matt’s goal in IT is to allow everyone the flexibility of working from anywhere while keeping the business secure.