About Us

A Leadership Team Committed to Our Goals

Synergy’s 150-member staff dedicate themselves every day to confronting and overcoming violence in the Kansas City community. Our leadership team includes:

Executive LEADERSHIP

Robin Winner

Co-Executive Director

Robin has provided non-profit management for more than forty-five years and has been at the helm for Synergy Services since 2000.

Dennis Meier, Ph.D.

Co-Executive Director

Dennis is a 30+ year veteran of Synergy Services, serving first as a Family Counselor, then as Director of Therapeutic Services, and finally as Associate Executive of Clinical Services before being named Co-Executive Director in 2018.

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Board Chair

Jim Caniglia

UMB Bank

Board Secretary

Laure Christensen

Park University

Vice Chair

Ryan H. Powell, O.D

Vision Source Eyecare

Board Treasurer

Cheryl Givens

Community Member

Past Board Chairs

Michelle Brown

CBIZ MHM, LLC & Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C.

Greg Personelli

Argosy Casino Hotel and Spa

Tom Isenberg

Community Member

Tommy W. Taylor

Polsinelli Attorney, Retired

Members at Large

Cassie Dawalt

Valera Health

Dustin Kerr

QuikTrip Corporation

Michelle Lehrman

American Century Investments

Ryan Miller

Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office

Teri Newhouse

Gladstone Auto Trim & Upholstery

Rachel Price

STINSON LLP

Michael Russell

Liberty Hospital Foundation

Rosemary Salerno

Vintage Market Days Kansas City & Aristocrat Reality

Wayne Threatt

WBT Strategy Consulting LLC

Johnny Waller Jr

Community Volunteer

Resiliency Board

Synergy Services’ Resiliency Board is a group of individuals from our community that come together to serve our clients at Synergy in a variety of different capacities such as volunteering, event planning and fundraising, as well as, pursuing professional leadership opportunities, such as networking and being mentored by our current Board of Directors.

To learn more about the Resiliency Board, please email development@synergyservices.org.

Jennifer Berka

Hollis + Miller Architects

Jason Brummett

First Federal Bank of Kansas City

Jordan Chaplick

Mazuma Credit Union

Latrice Fletcher

UMB

Daniel Goodwin

Olsson

Felix Gonzalez

Commerce Bank

Kyle Hassig

T-Mobile

Kendra Langley

Children’s Mercy

Russell Love

Park University

Claire Rodgers

City of Liberty

Ty Rouse

Enterprise Bank

Synergy Services Vice Presidents

Sara Brammer

Vice President of Domestic Violence Services

James Burris

Vice President of Facilities

Tiffani Clark

Vice President of Childrens Advocacy Center

Cassidey Collins

Vice President of School Based Integrated Services

Kaki Conti

Vice President of Development

Brian Czarski

Vice President of IT Services

Allison Hilton

Vice President of Youth Services

Jennifer Vernon

Vice President of Clinical Services

Joni Schwan

Vice President of Human Resources

Rob Vetter

Vice President of Grant Development

Taryn Waters

Vice President of Finance

Interested in Joining the Synergy Team?

Learn more about Employment at Synergy.