1900 Building was the site for the February 24th cocktail party to celebrate The Independent’s 2022 Class of Rising Stars: Missy Andeel, Olivia Bloomfield, Mark Nuss, Keith Stanfield, Alisha Thomson, and Gene Willis, and to celebrate The Top Ten Events of 2021. Guests enjoyed delicious bites from Lon Lane’s Inspired Occasions and celebrated another record-breaking year in Kansas City philanthropy.
Nicole Jacobs Silvey, The Independent; and Gene Willis, 2022 Class of Rising Stars
2022 Class of Rising Stars: Mark Nuss, Keith Stanfield, Olivia Bloomfield, Alisha Thomson, Missy Andeel, and Gene Willis
Amy Sachse, Olivia Bloomfield, 2022 Class of Rising Stars; and Emma Pirotte
Cory Bittner, Jake Falcon, and Adam Williams
Wanda Mehrhoff and Alisha Thomson, 2022 Class of Rising Stars
Jake Jacobson, Dan Aistrope, and Lisa Ketteler
Shelby Ostrander and Maggie Haynes
Missy Andeel, 2022 Class of Rising Stars; and Mark Orr
Amy Sachse and Emma Pirotte
Jason Roth and Julie O’Rourke Kaul
Gene Willis, 2022 Class of Rising Stars; and Jen Houston
Kathy Hunter, Scott Heady, and Dr. Dred Scott
India Williams, Tahir Atwater, and Nicole Jacobs Silvey, The Independent
India Williams and Haley Bowman
Honoree Missy Andeel, 2022 Class of Rising Stars
Morgan Hicks and Amanda Nichols
Honoree Olivia Bloomfield, 2022 Class of Rising Stars
Amy Castillo, Connie Kamps, Gemma Zook, and Sarah Hemenway
Dr. Jason Drummond, Amy Stoll, and Vanessa Figg
Shelby Ostrander and Maggie Haynes
Honoree Mark Nuss, 2022 Class of Rising Stars
Honoree Keith Stanfield, 2022 Class of Rising Stars
Micheal Lawrence, Maddie Trofholz, Brittany Davis, Paige Engle, and Joey Schmidt
Dan Aistrope, Julianne DeLessio, Marisa Guerrero, and Denise Wiese
Melissa Clarkson and Emily Sanger
Honoree Alisha Thomson, 2022 Class of Rising Stars
Aarika Wilson
Honore Gene Willis, 2022 Class of Rising Stars
Pam Bruce and Melanie Fenske
Emily Gretzinger, Tara Adler, and Allison Malott
Cristi Allen, Gene Willis, 2022 Class of Rising Stars; and Lisa Ketteler
Brittany Davis, Joey Schmidt, and Paige Engle
Candice McField and Nicole Jacobs Silvey
Featured in the March 5, 2022 issue of The Independent.
Photo credit: Kenny Johnson Photography
