Meet Our Board and Staff
Classic CLT board models consist of members that represent the area in which the CLT operates, CLT homeowners, and policy-makers at large to ensure a balanced approach that fairly represents all interested parties.
Meet Kyle Ferden
Executive Director of KCCLT
Kyle combines a creativity and passion for affordable housing with nearly two decades of real estate experience. He believes that affordable housing has the greatest chance of success if it can be buffered from the influence of the traditional housing market.
Before joining in our mission to provide affordable housing opportunities, he was an attorney for Stinson LLP, specializing in real estate development and public finance, and served as Director of Acquisitions and In-house Counsel for VanTrust Real Estate.
Turner Pettway is Executive Director for Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., a Kansas City Community Development Corporation focused on affordable housing. Turner has experience in home-ownership training and lending, working with HOME and other HUD funds, first time home buyer requirements, construction and rehabilitation of deed restricted homes. Turner is a long-term resident of Marlborough.
Meet Turner Pettway
Vice President of KCCLT
Meet Rhiannon Dickerson, an Associate Professor of Teaching. Rhiannon joined Rockhurst University in spring 2020 where she now directs the Allied Health associate degree. Before joining Rockhurst, Rhiannon taught for over a decade at the University of Missouri Kansas City. Her commitment to community and institutional service led her to found and chair Educate-Organize-Advocate, a social justice conference for students, faculty, and staff across the metro. In addition to her social justice work in academia, Rhiannon also serves as a diversity consultant at TRUE Empowerment. She bought her first home in the Marlborough neighborhood in 2019 and joined the KCCLT in 2021.
Meet Rhiannon Dickerson
Secretary of KCCLT
Erin is a Geography PhD Candidate at Rutgers University. Prior to her doctoral studies, Erin earned a master’s degree in Urban Planning with a concentration in housing and community development from the University of Michigan. Erin focuses on how the racialization of land use continues the deep legacy of Kansas City’s racial contestations.
Meet Erin Royals
President of KCCLT
Meet Rob Givens, who served Mazuma Credit Union as President/CEO from August 2001 until his retirement in early 2012. In the Kansas City community, Rob was a member of the Brush Creek Community Partners board for over nine years and served as Treasurer and President. He was appointed a LINC (Local Investment Commission) Commissioner in 2006 and has been a member of the LINC Finance Committee for over ten years and chairs the 401k Committee. He was a board member of the KC Chamber’s Minority Business Alliance/Diversity Business Connection for eight years. In that program, he mentored several entrepreneurs to improve their businesses. In addition to being a judge for the Enactus (formerly SIFE – Students in Free Enterprise) national finals competition for four years, he has been on the UMKC Enactus Business Advisory Board for the past eleven years.
Meet Rob Givens
Treasurer of KCCLT
Meet Rebecca McQuillen
Director of Development
KCCLT hired Becca as executive director in January 2020. Becca has been working with the Marlborough neighborhood on housing issues since 2015, first as legal counsel for the neighborhood. She is committed to helping communities equitably revitalize, and is a leader of the CLT movement in Kansas City.
Meet Racquel Adams. Raquel is a decades-long resident of the Marlborough Neighborhood, specifically in the 5th District. Racquel is a life-long KC’er who has served the community in various paid and volunteer positions. Her experience on the Finance as well as the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee for the City Council have given her insight into many local government functions, and her support of University Academy makes education one of her passions. She also serves as a Board member for the Missouri Valley Association of USATF. Her engagement interest is in supporting improvement/development that happens with the community versus to the community. “We can build better together.”
Meet Kim Curry, a native Kansas Citian who has recently returned to her roots. She received both her undergraduate and MBA degrees from (2) two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – Lane College and Lincoln University, respectively. Kim’s entire 36-year career with the Federal Government was under the Department of Transportation. Beginning as an Air Traffic Controller, her distinguished career ended as a member of the Senior Executive Service in Washington D.C. Outside of government employment, Kim has always had a passion for real estate. She started her first Real estate management company, Rivette Rental Properties, LLC in 1998, she now owns and operates Curry Development Group LLC. In 2004, Kim started her first housing development, Arden Place, within the Marlborough Neighborhood. Phase II is scheduled to begin in 2022. An established DBE/WBE/MBE, her company is a prime small development contender within the urban core of KCMO.
Meet Rigoberto Jurado, Capitol Federal Savings Bank, AVP Community Development Lender. Rigoberto is a Mortgage and Commercial originator, specializing in lending to low-moderate homebuyers. Rigoberto is well-acquainted with the lending and borrowing needs of low-moderate income neighborhoods and is experienced in determining the type and amount of income, savings, work history and credit requirements necessary to become a successful homeowner.
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Gwen Goins
Gwen Goins (NMLSR #451891) is a Mortgage Consultant with over 36 years of experience in mortgage origination, currently licensed in Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Georgia. She is currently employed with Prosperity Home Mortgage. Gwen possesses a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Ball State University and is also a proud veteran of the United States Army Reserve, where she earned a Medal of Service for active-duty service during Operation Desert Storm.Gwen has a thorough understanding of the entire home buying process and is knowledgeable on many types of loans, including JUMBO, VA, USDA, FHA, and Conventional. Gwen is extremely patient and believes that educating her borrowers is just as important as closing on their home. To that end, she specializes in first time homebuyers and newer agent relationships, providing Homebuyer Education Courses and New Agent Training regularly.
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Sharonne McGee
Sharonne is a Broker Associate with Murrell Homes Real Estate Group LLC with extensive experience in sales, management and community relations. She graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a Bachelor's in Communications. After some time in media sales, she went on to obtain a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Ottawa. Sharonne then worked as a community relations manager for a local nonprofit before beginning her full time career in real estate in 2015. She specializes in identifying and establishing strategic and sustained relationships with key business leaders, donors, and community leaders in order to promote programs, mission and outreach.
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Amanda W
Amanda is originally from Independence, KS and worked with us to recently purchase her first home. KCCLT transformed an abandoned bungalow in Marlborough into a beautiful home complete with three fully renovated bedrooms and one bathroom. After graduating from Pittsburgh State University with a degree in English, Amanda worked as a senior editor for the Independence Daily News newspaper. After three years working as a journalist and editor she moved to the Kansas City area in 2019 and embarked on a career in advertising and marketing. Amanda currently works as a copywriter for TriStar Event Media. After falling in love with the Marlborough neighborhood and purchasing her home, she had a strong interest in getting involved in her new community and recently joined our board.