WHO WE ARE
Creating & Building
A Better World
FROM SPORTS TO SOLAR | FROM EARTH TO SKY | FROM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TO WELLS IN AFRICA
Our Focus
KC Global Design is a collective of design community firms and leaders based in the Kansas City region. With more than 1,200 architecture, engineering and construction firms, KC is home to some of the largest and most impactful organizations in the building industry. Through a focus on Innovation, Awareness and Talent, KC Global design elevates Kansas City’s collective status as the world champion of design.
Leadership
Ashley McDonald
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Ashley McDonald joined the Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC) in March 2022 to lead KC Global Design. Ashley has a passion for building awareness for KC as a global leader in design and positioning the region as a top destination for talent. She also helps drive innovation in the industry with collaborative leadership and creates industry depth and strength through business attraction, retention and engagement.
CO-CHAIRS
Erin Elder
Senior Co-Chair
Business Development Manager
Turner Construction
Jay Currie Campbell
Co-Chair
VP of Business Development
Multistudio
Rich Smith
Past Co-Chair
President-Emeritus
Henderson Engineers | Henderson Building Solutions
BOARD MEMBERS
Black & Veatch
Andrea Bernica
BNIM
Josh Harrold
BRR Architecture
Cori McClish
Burns & McDonnell
Kristi Widmar
Cerris
Erica Jones
CRB
Michelle Gangel
DLR Group
Kevin Greischar
DRAW
Dominique Davison
GBA
Hallie Sheptor
Gibbens Drake Scott, Inc.
Jay Guerra
HDR
Jackie Foy
Henderson Engineers | Henderson Building Solutions
Robin Broder Gibson
Henderson Engineers | Henderson Building Solutions
Rich Smith
Past Co-Chair
HNTB
Chris Price
HOK
Peter Sloan
Hufft
Jeffrey Kloch
JE Dunn Construction
Chris Migneron
Kansas City Area Development Council
Tim Cowden
McCownGordon Construction
Willy Pegues
Multistudio
Jay Currie Campbell
Co-Chair
NOMA KC
Wilson Meeks
Pulse Design Group
Dennis Burns
Terracon
Cale Wilson
Turner Construction
Erin Elder
Senior Co-Chair
KC Global Design offers involved firms alliance, collaboration, innovation, regional marketing, regional talent acquisition and pipelining, collective experience and expertise in the design industry.
Firms Involved
Community Partners
American Institute of Architects | Kansas City
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Kansas City Area Development Council
Kansas City Design Center
KC Digital Drive
KC Rising
KC Scholars
Keystone Labs
Mid-America Regional Council
NOMA Kansas City
KC Global Design exists to elevate KC as the premier design community through our collective efforts and expertise.
We strive to create a robust industry concentration, a sustainable workforce pipeline and status as a global destination for industry expertise and innovation.
Building Equity
within the Industry
KC Global Design is rich in people and we lead with inclusion, Diversity and Equity in our community.
Because we have this existing community, we want to be able to make a difference in our industry and provide our people the opportunity to work towards a bigger purpose. We help people understand what’s next in the world and how coming together we
can solve problems.
We have an immense concentration of
firms with access to resources and people.
By uniting our firms we are providing our employees, talent pipeline and partners an opportunity to be part of something bigger, to create solutions and innovations beyond the capabilities of our individual firms, and to connect across disciplines to gain new insights. The building industry inherently attracts some of the most passionate, creative, thoughtful, solution-oriented and growth-minded individuals, KC Global Design exists to connect these people to make the world better through design.
Bottom Line, there is
passion in this industry.
Welcome to The Heartland.
This is Kansas City
We have all the connectedness of being a “hometown” with all the benefits of being a major metro. Big without being too big. Small without being too small. Lots of neighborhoods without a lot of traffic. Deep and rich culture where you can get inspired and get involved.
