Leadership | Armourdale Renewal Association

Kathi W Buttler: President

Vice President Prime Investments

Claudine Sanders: Vice President

CSTK, Inc

Jennifer Lee: Secretary

Business Manager, Liberty Fruits Co., Inc

David E. Mehlhaff

Chief Communications Officer, Kansas City Board of Public Utilities

Marc Lonesk

President of Sturgis Materials, Inc

Tony Martinez

Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas District Court Judge

Brandon A. McNeely

Sales/Billing at N.T.S. LLC

Patricia A. Stahl, Treasurer

Asst. Vice President, Community First Bank

Rebecca Sprang

Monica Mendez

Executive Director

Monica joined ARA in June of 2019. Her experience is as a Community Mobilizer and her degree is in Hospitality and Tourism management. Mrs. Mendez serves on the Board of Directors of Kansas City Community Gardens and a member of the Strategic Planning Committee of Cross-Lines. She has graduated from the Healthy Lifestyles Leadership Academy. She currently holds a part-time job with the KU Center for Community Health and Development working in two projects the Latino Health for All and ThrYve (Together Helping Reduce Youth Violence for Equity) Youth Violence Prevention Project.

Jemima Nesthant is a Kansas City, MO native. Graduated from Paseo Academy attended Kansas State University obtaining her bachelor’s in political science with a minor in journalism, then obtaining her Master’s in Public administration from Capella University in May of 2022. Her family comes from Haiti they immigrated to New York City, then later moving to Missouri. Her goal is to become an advocate for those who are underprivileged.