As director of the Kansas City Area Development Council's talent recruitment initiative, TeamKC: Life+Talent, Angela drives the creation and expansion of its ever-growing suite of resources to help candidates fall in love with the Kansas City region alongside a job opportunity.
She shares her passion to grow OneKC by working directly with the top 300 employers in the KC area to showcase "Why KC?" to talented individuals from around the world. She oversees an exclusive leadership group of global HR and recruiting executives and a network of more than 1,100 recruiters in the KC community. In addition to leading all aspects of TeamKC, Angela acts as Editor-in-Chief of KC Options magazine.
Angela also plays a key role in managing KCADC investor recruitment and retention, connecting member companies with opportunities across the organization. KCADC acts as the regional authority in attracting corporate investment, jobs and talented people to the region.
In the community, Angela is an active participant in the KC Chamber's prestigious Centurions Leadership Program, serves on the KC Rising People Driving Committee, was recognized as a ‘Top 20 in Their Twenties’ by Ingrams in 2020, is a member of the Greater KC Public Relations Society of America, and formerly served on the Board of Directors for genKC.
Angela has a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Minor in Anthropology from the University of Central Missouri. A non-native Kansas Citian, Angela moved to KC in 2013 and joined KCADC in 2014.