- First woman appointed to Kansas City’s “Fairness in Construction”
- Kansas City’s 50 Most Influential Businesswomen
- Small Business Business Adminstration’s 2008 “Regional Woman in Business Champion”
- Currently serves on the Unified Government Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas “Fairness in Contracts Board”
- 2009 Kansas Woman Business Advocate of the Year
National Level Accomplishments and Service:
- Serves on an advisory committee to the U.S. Senate’s Small Business Committee
- Serves on the Unity Council, a national minority/women business coalition group
- 2008 representative for WIPP (Women Impacting Public Policy) in congressional testimony before the U.S. House Small Business Committee on the Eomen’s Equity in Contracting Act.
- Author of a chapter in the 2003 edition of Federal Government Contracting: Socio-Economic Factors in Government Contracting as well as a multitude of other articles
Additionally, Denise has been involved with many of Kansas City’s most prominent public/private community impact development projects, served in a review or advisory capacity on all local affirmative action ordinances since 1991, and has been retained as an expert witness on the constitutional parameters of affirmative action programs nationwide. Denise is actively involved in numerous local women and minority organizations.
Farris Law Firm LLC
1600 Genessee, Suite 433 - Kansas City, MO 64102
20355 Nall - Stilwell, KS 66085
www.FarrisLawFirm.com
The event is being managed by WBE certified, multi-award winning event management division of Unchained Creative, LLC. Jody received her CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) designation in 1995. Recently recognized as one of Kansas City’s top 25 Under 25 businesses, the company and its prinicipal, Jody Barrett, have additionally been recognized with the following accomplishments:
- Featured in KC Small Business Monthly Section - Women Creating Wealth
- 2009 nominee for Women Who Mean Business Award
- 2007 & 2009 nominee for Chamber of Commerce Top 10 Businesses
- 2008 Missouri Top 100 Woman Owned Businesses
- 2007 Missouri Top 100 Woman Owned Businesses
- 2007 Missouri Top 100 Diversity Owned Businesses
- 2007 Missouri Top 100 Small Businesses
Unchained Creative LLC brings over twenty years of expertise and professionalism to the organization and management of this symposium. Past projects under the Unchained Creative LLC wings include national and international clients such as Luxottica Retail/Pearle Vision, Tenneco Automotive, California Pizza Kitchen, Build-A-Bear Workshops, Red Lobster, JCB Heavy Equipment, Server Centrix, Service Management Group and Habitat for Humanity
Unchained Creative
305 NW Business Park Lane - Riverside, MO 64150
www.UnchainedCreative.com