Executive Director

Overview

OMNI is honored to be retained by Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) in the search for their next Executive Director
. This highly visible, regional leadership position is responsible for developing and leading initiatives that build the connectedness and capacity of the bi-state metropolitan Kansas City community.

MARC is the nonprofit association of city and county governments and the federally designated metropolitan planning organization for the bistate Kansas City region. Governed by a Board of local elected officials, MARC serves nine counties and 119 cities, providing a forum for regional collaboration to advance social, economic, and environmental progress.

MARC is an integral, non-partisan, voluntary regional organization without taxing or regulatory authority that brings diverse stakeholders together to address major regional issues including transportation, community development, environment, workforce and economy, aging services, quality early learning, public safety communications, and 911 services. Through this cooperative work, MARC identifies priorities, develops innovative solutions, and delivers programs that strengthen and connect the Kansas City region.

MARC is led by a 33-member board of local elected officials named by their jurisdiction and guided by extensive community engagement through numerous committees representing technical, policy, business, and public stakeholders. The organization employs 170 staff across six departments:
Transportation & Environment, Local Government Services, Aging & Adult Services, Early Learning, Data & Digital Services, Administration & Finance and the Offices of Resource Development and Economic Research.

MARC is funded through federal, state and philanthropic grants, local contributions and earned income, much of which is passed through to local governments and other agencies for programs and services. It serves as the region’s Metropolitan Planning Organization and Economic Development District and the Area Agency on Aging for Missouri counties. The adopted 2026 budget is $120 million. Financial Information | MARC

MARC’s work is guided by its regional vision:
Greater Kansas City is a region of opportunity. Its robust economy, healthy environment and social capacity support the vitality of all its people, places and communities.

Advancing the region through a wide range of evolving functions and initiatives, MARC provides leadership in planning, policy coordination, grants management, public information, and cooperative services. Current initiatives focused on key regional goals that move a shared vision forward include:

• Long-range planning
• Coordination of federal and other investments
• Corridor studies
• Technical analysis and modeling
• Safe Active transportation
• Freight movement
• Public transit
• Technology deployment
• Commuter and employer services
• Traffic signal coordination

• Air quality
• Solid waste management
• Climate action
• Energy efficiency and alternative fuel initiatives
• Watershed management
• Water quality
• Green infrastructure and natural resources
• Trails and open spaces

• Legislative priorities
• Government Training Institute
• Professional round tables
• Cooperative purchasing
• Shared services
• First Suburbs Coalition
• Cybersecurity
• Small cities program
• Regional research, GIS mapping and analysis
• Regional Housing Partnership

• Economic forecasts and analysis
• Workforce data and analytics
• Economic Development District
• Civic partnerships

• Homeland security coordination
• Regional 911 system
• Interoperable radio communications
• Emergency medical services
• Hazardous materials
• Emergency management and preparedness
• Health care and public health coordination
• Hazard mitigation planning
• Training and exercises
• 988 coordination and co-responders

• Area Agency on Aging support services
• Community care hub and integrated services coordination
• Double Up Food Bucks nutrition incentive program
• Produce prescription program
• Community health worker support
• Veterans self-directed care
• Home-delivered meals repack facility
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