President – Heather Riley, Phi Phi
Heather has been an active member of the Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter since moving to Kansas City in 2005. She has served as chapter Secretary, Treasurer, and currently holds the office of President. She also served as the chapter’s National Convention Delegate in 2008. From 2007-2009, Heather was a member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha District 9 Education Coaching Team. She is currently the District Meeting Coordinator for District 9, and is also a member of the National Convention and Leadership Conference Planning Team.
Heather was initiated into the Phi Phi Chapter at Northwest Missouri State University. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, she attended graduate school Iowa State University and studied Inorganic Chemistry. After earning her graduate degree, she moved to Cincinnati, OH with her husband, Troy (who was a fellow chemistry graduate student). From Cincinnati, she moved to Kalamazoo, MI, then on to Kansas City.
In addition to being very active with Alpha Sigma Alpha, Heather is also an active volunteer with the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City. She also serves on the board of the Iowa State University Alumni Association-Kansas City as the Scholarship Chair.
Heather and Troy are the proud “parents” of three beautiful cats. She loves sports and is a loyal Royals fan, spending most of her summer evenings at Kauffman stadium cheering on the boys in blue!
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Vice President – Keri Kemmerer, Phi Phi
Keri has been an active member in the Kansas City Alumnae Chapter since graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in 2003. While at Northwest, she was an active member of the Phi Phi chapter serving as President, Secretary, and a variety of other committee chairs.
As an alumnae member, Keri has served as the Kansas City Alumnae Chapter Secretary, and currently holds the position of Vice President. From 2003-2009 Keri also was on the District 9 Alpha Sigma Alpha Education Coaching Team, serving as the Team Leader for about 6 years.
Keri is currently a first grade teacher in Liberty Public Schools. She has taught in Liberty since 2004. Her first year was spent at Shoal Creek Elementary, but she had the pleasure of helping open her current school, Liberty Oaks, in 2005. Keri received my Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Northwest Missouri State University in the spring of 2007. Keri is involved with many committees’ school and district wide. Most importantly though, Keri absolutely loves her job and adores working with her students each and every day!
Keri resides in the Kansas City North area close to Liberty. She is a very busy person and loves to be involved in the community. Keri is actively involved in many roles at Hillside Christian Church, and is on the Advisory Board for the YMCA Challenger Division for Children with special needs. As most people know, Keri is also a huge sports nut and can always be found cheering on the Royals, Chiefs, Missouri Tigers, and NW Bearcats. She also love to travel and shop!
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Secretary - Sarah Zimmerschied, Phi Phi
This is Sarah’s first year serving on the Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter. Sarah was initiated into the Phi Phi chapter at Northwest Missouri State in the fall of 2003. She served her chapter as risk management chair, panhellenic delegate, vice-president of alumnae and heritage, and president. She also served on the executive board for the campus panhellenic council as vice-president of scholarship and judicial procedures.
In 2007 Sarah graduated with Bachelor of Science degree in advertising and accepted a job as a leadership consultant for Alpha Sigma Alpha National Sorority. While traveling as a leadership consultant for a year Sarah got to install the Theta Zeta chapter at IUPUI in Indianapolis, IN.
Currently Sarah is working on her master’s degree at the University of Central Missouri and will graduate in May of 2010 with her master’s in College Student Personnel Administration. She also serves on the District 9 District Days Committee and the National Alumnae Project Team.
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Treasurer/Directory – Pam Engelken, Epsilon Epsilon
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Panhellenic Representative – Johanna Haag Gardner, ZZ
Johanna has been an active member and held numerous officer positions within the Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter since 1990. She has served the alumnae chapter as president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, Panhellenic delegate and national convention delegate. Johanna also serves as financial advisor for Zeta Eta Chapter, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO. In 2001, Johanna was the Centennial Celebration Chair for the Kansas City area hosting the largest of 10 celebrations across the country.
In 1973 Johanna joined the Zeta Zeta Chapter at Central Missouri State University. She proudly served her chapter as assistant treasurer, treasurer, vice-president, and social chair.
Johanna is the Manager of the VF Jeanswear Employee Stores, overseeing eight retail stores throughout the United States. VF Corporation is a leader in branded apparel including jeanswear, sportswear, outdoor products and workwear. Professionally Johanna has over 30 years experience in the apparel industry. Johanna received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in marketing in 1976 from Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO. In 1980, she returned to CMSU to pursue her master’s degree in Business.
Johanna and her husband Paul live in Overland Park, KS. They have been blessed with two wonderful sons, Brenden and Corbin. As a family they enjoy snow skiing and traveling. Johanna enjoys entertaining, sewing, crafts, and shopping. All her men support Alpha Sigma Alpha and help with the many sorority events hosted at their home. Even Saydee beagle dog welcomes the Alpha gals.
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Alternate Panhellenic Representative – Lori Scott, Epsilon Epsilon
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Editor/Scrapbook – Michelle Rayburn
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Philanthropic – Marie Tayrien, Beta Gamma
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Website Administrator – Beth Reed, Eta Eta
Beth graduated from Pittsburg State University in Spring 2006 with a degree in Communication/Advertising and a minor in Marketing, and joined the KC Alumnae chapter after that. Beth lives in Kansas City, KS, with her husband, who is an officer for the KCK police department, and together they have a little girl, Madison, and a boxer Karma. Beth works at Penton Media as a senior website manager. Beth served 5 consecutive years on the District Day planning team, including two years as the District Meeting Coordinator. Currently Beth also owns a small cake decorating business with her mother.
