
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
Sidne Ward, M.B.A., Ph.D., President
Associate Dean and Director of Global Management Education Initiatives
UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management
Jan Armstrong, Vice President
Community Volunteer
Kansas City, Missouri
Zhuang Li, Vice President
Physician, Traditional Chinese Medicine
John Phillips, J.D., Vice President
Mediator and Arbitrator
Jay Daugherty Mediation and Arbitration Services
Joan Pu, M.P.A., Treasurer
Senior Auditor
City of Kansas City, Missouri
Natalie Gilkison Brooks, J.D., Secretary
Global Program Coordinator
UMKC Study Abroad and Global Engagement
Nancy Hill, President Emeritus
Executive Director, Williamson Museum
Georgetown, Texas
Members
Teresa Chien
Director of Culture
The Society for Friendship with China
Pamela Frank, M.B.A.
Vice President, Global Business Development
More Health, Boston, Massachusetts
Allan S. Gray II
Zhou Brothers LLC International Partner
John James Kennedy, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair 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
Heath Martin, J.D.
Kansas City, Missouri
James McKusick, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor of English
UMKC Honors College
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.
Fang Shen, J.D.
Partner
Husch Blackwell LLC
Kevin Truman, Ph.D., F.ASCE
Dean, School of Computing and Engineering
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Ruija Wang (Ray)
Head of Business Development for Asia
Sasol Chemicals, Shanghai, China
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
Jana Boschert
Director of Advancement
UMKC School of Pharmacy
Cindy Thompson, Ph.D.
Interim Dean of Libraries
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Fu Zhuo, MLIS, M.Ed.
Teaching & Learning Librarian, and Dean of Libraries designee
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