About KC/IABC
The Kansas City chapter of IABC, 2012 International Chapter of the Year, includes approximately 200 members, in and around Kansas City, who are employed as communications professionals for major corporations, agencies and non-profit organizations. Many KC/IABC members are self-employed as freelancers or run their own companies. IABC Kansas City also welcomes student members and works with local IABC student chapters serving as a resource for young communicators entering the industry.
In addition to our membership, our chapter’s activities include hundreds more communicators who are not yet members but join us for luncheons, conferences or special interest groups. Non-members are welcome at all of our events.
KC/IABC is a six-time winner of the IABC’s International Chapter of the Year award, based on overall excellence in management and performance in the annual Chapter Management Awards.
In 2012, KC/IABC won International Chapter of the Year, Large Chapter of the Year, and six awards of merit and excellence in branding, student involvement, professional development, financial management, community involvement and membership marketing.
The International Association of Business Communicators, founded in 1970, is a not-for-profit global network of communications professionals. IABC connects a professional network of more than 14,000 communication professionals in more than 70 countries.
KC/IABC Past Presidents
2011 Melanie Deardorff
2010 Justin Goldsborough
2009 Elisa Haake
2008 Megan Neher
2007 Dan Dillon
2006 Lisa Heeke
2005 Keith Philpott
2004 Colleen LeCount
2003 Nicole Trembley
2002 Lynn Zimmerman
2001 Terry Pulliam
2000 Angie Gutierrez
1999 Kim Romary
1998 Juli Watkins
1997 Gary Godbout
1996 Lori Joseph Wiles, ABC
1995 Stacy Wilson, ABC
1994 Jeff Xouris
1993 Randy Williams, ABC
1992 Wally Renfro
1991 Larry Pfautsch
1990 Julie Mierau
1989 Robert Quick (Deceased)
1988 Chris Watkins
1987 Jim Felkner
1986 Margaret McCormick
1985 Marian Thomas, ABC
1984 Anne Baber, ABC
1983 David P. Seifert, ABC
1982 Chris Bott
1981 Floyd A. Walker, ABC (Deceased)
1980 Terry Parks
1979 Steve Doyal
1978 Gene Jacobs
1977 Mike Messer
1976 Douglas Graham
1975 Lavonne Seifert, ABC
1974 Harry Argue
1973 Robert Young
1972 Dale Kimble
1971 Kathi Dolan
1970 Bob Greenwaid
1969 Bob Bishop
1968 Ted Tidwell
1967 James Welter
1966 Jerry Cooper
1965 Laurence M. Whyte
1964 Bill Allison
1963 Howard Brickey
1962 Newton Lewis
1961 John Pearce
1960 Sylvia Hamilton
