
Leadership
The Edgar Snow Memorial Foundation is operated by a volunteer board of directors as a registered nonprofit support organization of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Board Leadership
James McKusick, Ph.D., President
Dean of the Honors College
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Jan Armstrong, Vice President
Community Volunteer
Zhuang Li, Vice President
Physician, Traditional Chinese Medicine
John Phillips, J.D., Vice President
Mediator and Arbitrator
Jay Daugherty Mediation and Arbitration Services
Sidne Ward, M.B.A., Ph.D., Vice President
Associate Dean and Director of Global Management Education Initiatives
UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management
Joan Pu, M.P.A., Treasurer
Senior Auditor
City of Kansas City, Missouri
Natalie Gilkison Brooks, J.D., Secretary
Global Program Coordinator
UMKC International Academic Programs
Nancy Hill, President Emeritus
Executive Director
Diastole Scholars’ Center
Members
Jana Boschert
Director of Advancement
UMKC School of Pharmacy
Teresa Chien
Director of Culture
The Society for Friendship with China
Pamela Frank, M.B.A.
Director of International Services
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Allan S. Gray II
Zhou Brothers LLC International Partner
John James Kennedy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Kansas
Brad Kleindl, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing, College of Management
Park University
Linheng Li, Ph.D.
Investigator
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Zhou Long, D.M.A.
Composer, Distinguished Professor of Music
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance
Margaret Owen, M.B.A.
Statistician, Health Outcome Services
Overland Park, Kansas
Larson Powell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Communication Studies
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Lei (Forest) Rong, P.E., P.Eng.
Vice President, Power Delivery
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.
Kevin Truman, Ph.D., F.ASCE
Dean, School of Computing and Engineering
Vice Provost for International Affairs
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Ruija Wang (Ray)
Engineer, Project Manager
Harcross Chemicals – Shanghai
Dwayne Williams
President and CEO, Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corporation
Kansas City, Missouri
Ex-Officio Members
Mauli Agrawal, Ph.D.
Chancellor
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Bonnie Postlethwaite
Dean of Libraries
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Honorary Members
Joyce L. Dutcher
Writer, Community Volunteer
Kansas City Metro
John Huang (黄峥)
Beijing, China
Liu Xiaofeng (Rocky) 刘晓峰
Director of English Department
College of Foreign Languages, Civil Aviation University of China
Tianjin, China
Colin Mackenzie
Curator of Chinese Art
Art Institute of Chicago
Shu Zhang
Translator and diplomat
Beijing, China
Nancy K. Wilson
Artist and citizen diplomat
Henderson, Nevada