GKCIC Members
Executive Director
 913-548-2973 Shannon Clark has been the Executive Director of the GKCIC since June 2008. With a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Missouri- Kansas City, her nonprofit experience includes the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mid-America Chapter as well as several... |
Council Member
 American Indian Spirituality
913-268-7223 The Rev. Dr. Kara Hawkins is a life long apprentice of the traditional Grandmother Ways of a family tradition going back generations, and whose mentor is Jimm GoodTracks, author of numerous manuscripts and books relating to the language, culture and spirituality of the Ioway-Otoe-... |
 Baha’i Faith
Barb McAtee Barb McAtee is the Baha’i Faith Member of the Council. She has been a member of the Baha’i Faith since 1966. She has served on the local Spiritual Assemblies of Kansas City, Missouri; Evanston, Illinois; Manhattan, Kansas; and Overland Park,... |
 Buddhism
Chuck Stanford, Lama Changchup Kunchok Dorje Chuck Stanford is an ordained Lama within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. His 20 year course of study has included trips to Dharamsala India where he received teachings from H.H. Dalai Lama and to Golok. Lama Stanford is co-founder of the Rime Buddhist Center... |
 Christian-Orthodox
Fr. Paisius Altschul is an Orthodox Priest and Pastor of St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church in Kansas City, MO. He has a Masters of Social Work, and is the Executive Director of Reconciliation Services in Kansas City. Nineteen years ago Fr. Paisius and his wife... |
 Christian-Protestant
816-520-1278 Regina Stillman is an ordained pastor and has been the Christian Protestant member of the GKCIC since November 2009. She is Senior Pastor of Foster Memorial Church and Out of the Ashes InterFaith Fellowship. Rev. Stillman served as a chaplain for three area hospitals... |
 Christian-Roman Catholic
Robert Bacic is the Roman Catholic faith member of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council, and serves as its current Convener. He has worked for various Catholic institutions as a full-time, lay ecclesial (church) minister since 1978. Currently, Mr. Bacic serves on the parish... |
 Hinduism
Kris Krishna is a retired Mechanical Engineer who has been a member of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council representing Hinduism for six years. He enjoys presenting at various institutions about Hinduism. Mr. Krishna has lead workshops at Mid-America Nazarene University, Park University... |
Islam
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 Judaism
Susan Choucroun has been a social and political activist all her life, working in the racial and civil rights arena. She has a Masters degree in Gifted Ed. with a Specialization in Montessori and has been teaching for forty years from pre-school age through college. Mrs. Choucroun has taught inter-denominational... |
Paganism
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 Sikhism
Karta Purkh has been a member of the Sikh path, or Panth, for 35+ years. He came to the teachings of Guru Nanak as the result of his practice of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. The logic and precision of his yogic practices, discovered after a number years of searching for a "spiritual path... |
Sufism
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 Unitarian Universalism
The Rev. Kathy Riegelman, MDiv, is a Unitarian Universalist minister ordained to serve in the community. Kathy is a Board Certified Chaplain and serves at Saint Joseph Medical Center. She is also Affiliate Minister at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church. Kathy has been a member of the Greater Kansas... |
 Vedanta
Linda Prugh is a member of the Vedanta Society of Kansas City, where she has served as secretary since 1980. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in English and Masters of Arts in Reading Education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She taught English in a public high school for five years and managed a private tutoring clinic for six years. The first... |
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Zoroastrianism
A physician by profession, practicing in Kansas City area for more than thirty years. |
At-Large Member
 Christian-Protestant
David and his wife, Ann, and children, Lars and Lucia, came to Kansas City in 1981, and have become well-acquainted with the community in many ways, and is a key figure in interfaith work here. David's appreciation of all religious traditions is well known. |
Christian-Roman Catholic
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 Christian Science
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 Earth Walker
GKCIC Program Committee Chair Rev. Mary’s passion in life is to bring people together in love, knowledge, community and Spirit. She was ordained in 2006 through the Alliance of Divine Love... |
 Islam
Mahnaz Shabbir is president of Shabbir Advisors, an integrated strategic management consulting company focusing on planning, marketing, public relations, diversity transformation and website design on a national basis. Over the last five years, Shabbir has given over 100 lectures, locally, nationally and internationally to organizations interested in knowing more about... |
Judaism
Sheila Sonnenschein was born and raised in Kansas City. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Kansas before moving to the Washington, DC area with her husband, Ken. There she started the Northern VA chapter of the Parent Education Network and helped... |
 Urantia Book Fellowship
A project manager for 15 years, Susan has worked on numerous projects which involves complex management skill. Her work has encompassed systems development, international conferences, and interfaith service projects. She is the Manager of the Foxhall Endowment Fund (Kansas City Community Foundation... |