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

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