Kelli Alldredge

President
Chicken N Pickle

As the Senior VP of Engagement for the rapidly growing Chicken N Pickle franchise, Kelli combines her love of athletics, people, communication, and competition. A member of the CNP senior management team, Kelli’s responsibilities include oversight of community relations, marketing, pickleball, partnerships, employee engagement, and national growth. Kelli also is a co-founder of Jamie’s Wish Foundation and the Chicken and Pickle Foundation and serves on the board of directors for Cristo Rey High School and the KSU Kinesiology Advisory Board. 

Kathy Nelson

President
Kansas City Sports Commission

Kathy Nelson is a nationally recognized leader in the sports and tourism industries. As the CEO and President of the Kansas City Sports Commission and WIN for KC, where’s she’s led her team for over a decade, and as the CEO and President of Visit KC, Kathy works to promote Kansas City locally and nationally with the goal of attracting, retaining and facilitating sports events, conventions and organizations in the bi-state area.
She has earned numerous accolades, including Telly, Emmy and cable television awards for her work in broadcast journalism, specifically sports production.

Maureen
Farrell

PGA Director of Instruction
Oakwood Country Club 

Maureen Farrell, Coach Mo, obtained her PGA Class A Membership in 2009, holds a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Golf Level 3 Certificate and is a U.S. Kids Certified Coach. Maureen’s passion is teaching the game and helping others learn and enjoy the game she loves so much.
Coach Mo is excited to announce she took the PGA Director of Instruction position at Oakwood Country Club.
She has had the opportunity to speak for the Inaugural Life Fitness/TPI Summit in Oceanside, CA as an industry leader in her field. She also guest writes for the local Tee Times magazine and serves on the Midwest PGA Foundation Board. 

Loren Halifax

Anchor
Fox4 WDAF
Emcee

Loren Halifax anchors the 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts at FOX4. She joined FOX 4 in March of 2002.Loren has worked in television news on behalf of viewers for more than two decades. She began her career as the evening anchor and reporter at KTAB-TV in Abilene, Texas. Loren won the Midwest Broadcaster’s Association honor for Investigative Reporting and NPPA honors for reporting. In 2004, she won an Outstanding Alumnus Award from ACU. Loren has volunteered for many causes close to her, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Children’s Mercy Miracle Network, the Salvation Army, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, AIDS research funding and aid for victims of domestic violence.

Betsy Maxfield

Director of Player Care
Sporting Kansas City

Betsy Maxfield has always worked in development; youth development, coaching development, and most recently the development of athletes off the field. She cares deeply for people, especially our youth, and wants them to succeed both on and off the playing field. Last year she went back to school and completed a Certification in Mental Performance and Visualization to continue my development. She currently works 1on1 with athletes over 10yrs old and do workshops for competitive sports clubs, parents, and businesses!

Kathy  Taranto

Partner
AesthetiCare Med Spa
Special Guest

Kathy is a partner at AesthetiCare and MINT Aesthetics. She is a trained and experienced laser technician and trainer as well as skilled in Skin Care, Medical Devices, Sales, and Management. Kathy developes and manages an online learning center for the aesthetic industry.