ABOUT US

The first Jellybean Conspiracy Show was performed on April 26, 2001 at Richmond MO High
School with Jill Jones as director. The Show has since been presented successfully at the following
high schools and youth theatres:

  • Richmond, MO
  • Blue Valley North, KS
  • Wellington, KS
  • Winnetonka, MO
  • North Kansas City, MO
  • Shawnee Mission North, KS
  • DeSoto, KS
  • Belton, MO
  • Blue Valley Northwest, KS
  • Campus, KS
  • Derby, KS
  • Carl Junction, MO
  • Lee's Summit, MO
  • Blue Valley West, KS
  • Great Bend, KS
  • Rockhurst, MO
  • Wentzville, MO
  • Hiawatha, KS
  • Pittsburgh, KS
  • Pattonville, MO
  • Salina South, KS
  • Nixa JH, MO
  • Shawnee Mission South, KS
  • Holton, KS
  • Marshfield, MO
  • Fountain Hills Community Youth Theatre, AZ
  • Lee's Summit West, MO
  • Rose Hill, KS

                                  Partnerships

We have created a wide network of organizational and volunteer support.  Organizations that have
entered into partnerships or pledged support include: ScriptPro, Schiefelbusch Institute for Life
Span Studies at KU, UMKC Institute for Human Development, UMKC Department of Psychology,
Children's Mercy Hospital, Coterie Theatre, Accessible Arts of Kansas, and the BEST Network.

                     Board of Directors

President: Michele Kilo MD (Head of Developmental Science, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City)       

Secretary: Sarah Bernica  (Community Advocate, UMKC)  

Treasurer: Selene Braeckel  (Rubin Brown, CPA)


Members :
          
 Thurston Cromwell         (TMNG Global)
Jill Jones                   (Theatre Director, North Kansas City HS)
Jennifer Martin  Ph.D     (UMKC Hallmark  Professor of Theatre)                 
Brian Matthys DO         (Sunflower Dermatology)
Amy Nopper MD            (Children’s Mercy Hospital)
Cristina  Ruiz               (UMB Bank)
Shawna Samuel             (Trozzolo Communications Group)
Russell Rogers              (Global Analytics)

Student Representatives:
               
Mary Glen Fredrick  (SMSouth HS)
Erin White (SMSouth HS)


                                 Funders

  • Major Partners  ($10,000 and above)
Shumaker Family Foundation
Cove Point Foundation
ScriptPro

  • Partners  ($5000 and above)
Curry Family Foundation        
DST Systems
RA Long Foundation
Service Partners

  • Fellows  ($2500)
American Century  Foundation
St Michael  & All  Angels Episcopal Church Foundation
Sprint  Foundation
Trozzolo Communication (in kind)

  • Associates ($1000 and above)
Ralph L. Smith Foundation
Nichols Company Charitable Trust
Children’s Mercy  Hospital
JE Dunn Construction
Rose Construction
UMKC Institute for Human Development
History