Welcome to our Chapter! Our mission is to engage and support our members and community partners through educational events, mentorship, and networking opportunities. We promote ongoing professional development and certification specific to the standards and practices of Business Analysis.
Welcoming the newest leaders to the Kansas City Chapter Board
Meet the Newest Chapter Officers
We’re excited to introduce our new officers joining the IIBA Kansas City Chapter Board. Each brings experience, perspective, and a shared commitment to strengthening our local business analysis community.
These roles are part of the chapter’s leadership team and help guide our direction, programming, and member experience. We’re grateful for their willingness to step into these leadership roles and look forward to the impact they’ll have across the chapter.
You can learn more about each officer on our Chapter Officers page.
Phynice brings more than 15 years of experience in business analysis and quality assurance, with a passion for sharing practical, real-world insights on emerging trends in BA, QA, AI, and data analytics with the KC IIBA community.
Rachel brings a strong analytical mindset and experience in financial operations and process improvement, paired with a genuine interest in supporting her community and contributing behind the scenes to help things run smoothly.
Bhubalan brings more than two decades of global experience leading large-scale supply chain, technology, and analytics transformations, with a focus on turning advanced data and AI capabilities into practical, real-world business impact.
About Us
We are professionals in many different job titles who perform business analysis activities. We are business analysts, product owners, hybrid PMBAs, and managers. Together we make up a robust and active city-wide community of practice where Kansas City-area business analysis professionals receive timely, relevant and affordable professional development, leadership growth opportunities, and exposure to industry best practices.
Chapter Benefits
While membership in the international organization is required, it is your Kansas City network that you will leverage most often in building your skills and network. In addition to all the great benefits IIBA offers, your chapter membership:
- Lets you count chapter meetings as CDUs towards your existing certification.
- Lets you earn (PD) hours towards initial certification (not all chapter events will qualify)
- Makes you eligible to participate in ECBA / CCBA / CBAP study groups organized by the chapter.
- Grants you free access to most chapter events, including our annual end of year celebration at Boulevard brewery, a $50 value by itself.
- Network with other business analysts across industries throughout the city and share best practices.
Contact us at membership@kansascity.iiba.org or complete a membership request today.
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