Co-Chairman, Mid America Regional Council
Water Resources Policy Task Force.
Shawnee Mission School District Committee
for Excellence.
Kansas City Concensus, Board Member. Led
efforts to obtain Kansas Legislative approval
of Bi-State Cultural District.
Co-chairman of the Mid-America Regional Council Air Quality Forum. Received national Clean Air Excellence Award from Environmental Protection Agency in 2006 for regional Clean Air Action Plan.
Johnson-Wyandotte Counties Council of Mayors,
past chairman.
Shawnee Mission Education Foundation Board
of Directors, former member.
Old Mission United Methodist Church.
Boy Scout Troop 192 Adult Advisor.
Professional Background
Attorney licensed in Kansas, Missouri and
Massachusetts.
Private practice with the firm of Finnegan,
Conrad & Peterson, L.C., concentrating
in public utility law, civil litigation, and
estate planning/probate work.
Political Experience
Fairway City Council, 1988 - 1993
Mayor of Fairway 1993 - 2002
County Commissioner, Johnson County 2003 - present
Personal Background
Married. Two children. Fairway resident since
1983.
