Chapter Officers
Chapter Officers are elected or retained at the annual membership meeting (August). If a volunteer steps in mid-term their retention in that role is voted on at the annual membership meeting. All chapter officers must be members in good standing of both Kansas City Chapter and IIBA International before assuming the responsibilities of the role.
Interested in joining our leadership team? Contact president@kansascity.iiba.org for more information today!
President
Cecelia Walsh, MBA
Vice President (VP) Communications & Marketing
Bill Cox, MBA, CBAP
Secretary
Jen Tubbesing, PMP
Jen is an IT Recruiter in Overland Park, KS. She has 15 years of project management experience, earned her PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, and has worked in a wide variety of industries, including restaurant management, Fintech, construction, non-profit business management, event planning, and fundraising, physician continuing education, and law. In her free time, Jen is an amateur world championship-level pool player.
Contact: secretary@kansascity.iiba.org
Treasurer
Sherri Nowak, CBAP
Sherri is a Functional Analyst at TVH Parts in Olathe, Kan., and has been a Business Analyst for more than 20 years. Over her career, she has worked in the healthcare, finance, engineering and logistics industries. She received her CBAP in 2009. She has been a member of the IIBA since 2009 and has volunteered with the IIBA as a contributing author for BABOK version 3, worked on the Role Delineation Committee to help develop certification tests and has most recently assisted with the rewrite of the Business Analysis Standards. She also teaches business analysis courses at UCLA. When not working, Sherri prefers to spend her time outdoors and on trails. When inside, she'll read, draw, assemble Lego sets, or crochet.
Contact: treasurer@kansascity.iiba.org
Professional Development Director
Melissa Droege
Melissa is currently serving in a Business Analyst/Tester role at Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions, where she has worked for the last two years. Before her current role, Melissa spent 32 years with Blue Cross Blue Shield and held a Business Analyst role with that company for 12 years. She joined the Kansas City Chapter in 2022. Melissa has 2 adult boys and a 14-year-old daughter who is active in competition cheer and softball. She also has 5 grandsons that keep her busy.
Contact: programs@kansascity.iiba.org
Technology Director
Ana Duncan
Ana has over 20 years of experience in software development on projects involving both Waterfall and Agile methodologies as a Java software developer. During the last 5 years as a developer, Ana realized it was time to branch out and do something more aligned with her social and analytical skills. She felt that Business Analysis would allow her to bridge the business and technology worlds. In her free time, Ana enjoys walking in the park, listening to Latin music, and spending time with her daughter and pet bird.
Contact: technology@kansascity.iiba.org
Events Director
Desiree Bosch, PMP, CSM
Desiree is a leader with expertise in strategic and tactical planning, organizational alignment, change management, conflict resolution, and program, process, and people management. In 2016, she founded Congruent Connections, a fractional COO (Chief Operating Officer) business, that evaluates current operations, defines strategies and processes to help increase revenue and improve valuation. Her education and certifications include a Bachelor of Science in Management of Computer Information Systems from Park University, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from Scrum Alliance. Desiree and her family also manage a small farm in Pleasant Hill, MO. She enjoys hiking and reading when not working.
Contact: events@kansascity.iiba.org
Executive Advisor
Brian Hattaway
Brian has more than 30 years of IT and consulting industry experience. His unique ability to blend technical architecture with process improvement techniques and Salesforce.com platform capabilities make him an invaluable resource to his clients. His career spanned 12 years at Accenture, after which he founded ProCore Resource Group to continue providing technology consulting with a "process first" proprietary methodology. Brian has also founded a software products company, IOLITE Solutions, which is focused on developing and delivering elegant product solutions for customers on the Salesforce.com platform. In his spare time, Brian can be found following his kids as they play competitive video games or NCAA Division I beach volleyball.
Contact: bhattaway@procoreresources.com
Membership Director - Begins on Jan 1st, 2025
Emillee Hargus, PMI-ACP, CSM, SAFe® 6 Scrum Master
Emillee is a Sr. Agile Business Systems Analyst consultant for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). She specializes in fostering data-driven decisions and Agile thinking to elevate business outcomes. Her career began in finance at J.P. Morgan Chase, where she held roles like Associate Process Manager and Associate Service Strategy Operations Analyst I, focusing on process improvement, execution strategy, risk mitigation, and stakeholder management. She then transitioned to the insurance industry as a Scrum Master, advocating for Agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, XP, and SAFe. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, mountain biking, or hiking with her two Aussies..
Contact: membership@kansascity.iiba.org