Vacant CFO position filled in Unified Government of Wyandotte Co., Kansas City
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas fills their vacant Chief Financial Officer position with Dr. Shelley Kneuvean. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas has filled its vacant Chief Financial Officer position with Dr. Shelley Kneuvean. Knevean, who brings 30 years of experience to the UG, will work with UG staff, county administration, mayor’s office, and the Board of Commissioners to provide strategic financial direction and support the commission's priority of fiscal sustainability. Public transparency and accountability are her core values in her new role. She highlighted the community's community pride, which she believes is a positive light as they navigate financial difficulties. The UG is inviting the public to attend an upcoming “DotteTalk” series to discuss the 2025 UG budget priorities.
Published : a month ago by Joe Hennessy in Business Politics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas fills their vacant Chief Financial Officer position with Dr. Shelley Kneuvean.
Dr. Kneuvean brings 30 years of experience to the UG, most recently spending time with Kansas City, Kansas Community College.
Public transparency and accountability are her core values in this position that she just started at earlier this week.
“The best thing about this community is the community pride. That is something I noticed, particularly as a lifelong resident in the metropolitan area,” she said. “People who have been born and raised, work, have families here, and KCK or Wyandotte Co. have a ton of community pride.”
Dr. Kneuvean will work with UG staff, county administration, the mayor’s office and the UG Board of Commissioners to provide strategic financial direction and support the commission priority of fiscal sustainability.
• None CFO of educational institutions within the metro area, including the KCKCC, since 2014
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“Maybe we’re seen as people with spreadsheets and off in the corner with our calculators, it’s really immersed into the entire organization because the money is what helps us get things done,” she said. “Making sure that we have balanced finances that are sustainable is of course a priority and that’s something that I have done for a number of other organizations.”
She said they tracked for a number of months at KCKCC the weekly wage for Wyandotte Co. residents and found it to be higher than any other county in the state. Something she says is a positive light as they navigate financial woes in the UG.
“That was exciting, that there’s opportunity that’s coming to Wyandotte Co. for the residents,” she said. “Of course the college has an excited initiative in building a new location downtown, which we hope to spur additional investment in the downtown area.”
The UG is inviting anyone in the community to attend an upcoming “DotteTalk” series to discuss the 2025 UG budget priorities. The first event is on Wednesday, April 10 from 6-8 p.m. at the First Baptist Church at 500 Nebraska Avenue. They will have more throughout the month of April.
The events will include a presentation, city officials will be there to answer questions, and communicate openly about where the money should flow for this community to thrive for years to come.
“Realizing that we have financial challenges, but that there’s also so much in terms of opportunity,” she said. “Infrastructure, public safety, neighborhood improvements, economic development, and how do we make sure that the entire county benefits and all of the cities within the county benefit as well.”
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