Lisa served as president of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Foundation, and vice president for University Advancement at UNI through 2015. Prior to her position at UNI, she served as vice president for Alumni Relations and Development at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. She has also served at Vice President for Advancement at the University of North Texas. She has leadership experience at the University of Connecticut Foundation, Wichita State, and the University of Nebraska Foundation. She has more than 20 years of higher education fundraising and management experience, primarily at large public institutions.

While at UNI, Baronio led the efforts that raised more than $85 million dollars and distributed more than $20 million to support the university. She also led a scholarship initiative that exceeded the $40 million goal by $13 million, and met the original goal 19 months ahead of schedule. At the University of North Texas, she led an effort that resulted in a $22M gift to the institution, the largest gift to the university at the time.

She holds an MBA from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Iowa. Lisa is married to Rafael, her husband of 24 years, and together they have two adult children, Stefan, 20, who is a student majoring in Industrial Design at Iowa State University, and Sofia, 19, who is a student at the University of Iowa majoring in Biochemistry.

Jeff Chapman has more than 25 years of experience in volunteer and professional fundraising. His current role is directing planned giving and corporate relations campus wide, while also focusing on constituent fund development for the Henry W. Bloch School of Management, School of Law, School of Graduate Studies and the Honors College. Jeff came to UMKC in 2013 as director of major and leadership gifts for the Bloch School. During that time, the Bloch School has quadrupled the number of scholarship dollars and added over 70 new endowments.

Jeff is a 1993 graduate of Kansas State University where he also worked as director of corporate and foundation relations and director of development for the college of business administration for the KSU Foundation.

Jeff is a member of the Kansas City Plaza Rotary Club, recently serving as president. He currently serves Leadership Kansas Alumni as the elected representative of his class of 2012 for all events. He also assists leadership of the KC Metro Session annually and remains actively involved in all of the communities where he has lived and worked in Salina, Junction City and Manhattan, Kansas and in Kansas City, Missouri. He also served on the Kansas City committee for Coaches Versus Cancer.

He’s served on over 100 boards, councils and committees for government relations, the arts, athletics, social services and various chambers of commerce leadership positions and programs.  He’s a published political cartoonist, sports writer and political advisor.

Jennifer Ingraham has been fundraising for Kansas City’s higher education and arts sectors for the past 25 years. In her current position, she leads fundraising efforts for university priorities on UMKC’s historic Volker Campus. Prior to joining the foundation, Jennifer successfully completed Kansas City Rep’s 50th Anniversary Campaign, raising $5.5M to renovate the Spencer Theatre. Prior to joining KC Rep, Ingraham held fundraising and/or corporate sponsorship roles with Park University, UMKC, Missouri Repertory Theatre, The Kansas City Star and the Kansas City Symphony.

Jennifer serves on the boards of NonProfit Connect, TriCounty Mental Health Services Foundation and Madam President Camp. She also serves by appointment of Mayor Sly James on the PIEA Crossroads Arts Advisory Committee. In addition, Jennifer also contributes time to the Harvest Ball Society, Girl Scouts, WIN for KC, the Women’s Foundation, the Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation, and her P.E.O. Chapter. She has been recognized as a 2014 NextGen Leader by the Kansas City Business Journal and a 2013 NonProfit Connect Rising Star of Philanthropy.

Jay Wilson has been responsible for fund development for UMKC Health Sciences since 2012.

Wilson graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Speech Communication in 2002 and currently serves on their alumni association board of directors. He received his master’s degree in public administration from Park University in 2009.

Following service in the Middle East with the United States Navy, Jay returned to Missouri to work in the nonprofit sector for the Kansas City Sports Commission, Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences, and Park University.

Jay is a former member of the North Kansas City School Board and is a member of the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority board of Kansas City.