CoMMITTEE
TroubleShooting COntacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tech Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . Janel Sanders . . . . . . . . . . jsanders@kckcc.edu
General Information . . . . . . . . . . Melisa Jimenez . . . . . . . . . . mjimen@jccc.edu
Event Information . . . . . . . . . . Elva Medina . . . . . . . . . . emmedina@olatheschools.org
KCKPS students . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Pizzato . . . . . . . . . . nicole.pizzato@kckps.org
KCPS students . . . . . . . . . . Eva Santiago . . . . . . . . . . esantiago@kcpublicschools.org
SMSD students . . . . . . . . . . Kate Cervantes . . . . . . . . . . katecervantes@smsd.org
Olathe Schools students . . . . . . . . . . Jean Cantero . . . . . . . . . jrcanterosegura@olatheschools.org
ISD students . . . . . . . . . . Lacey Gotzon. . . . . . . . . . lacey_gotzon@isdschools.org
Lawrence students . . . . . . . . . . Erik Erazo . . . . . . . . . . eeerazo@olatheschools.org
Students from other Districts . . . . . . . . . . Alad Aguirre . . . . . . . . . alad@hccgkc.com
Preliminary Judges . . . . . . . . . . Manuel David . . . . . . . . . . mdavid@gcscontrols.com
Final Judges . . . . . . . . . Amarilis Valdez-Dempsey . . . . . . . . amarilis.valdez-dempsey@bofa.com
Speakers and Presenters . . . . . . . . . . Valerie Coyazo . . . . . . . . . . valerie.coyazo@evergy.com
2022 KC BizFest Committee
Valerie Coyazo
Lead Supplier Diversity Manager at Evergy
Carlos Gomez
President of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City Executive Director of the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Collaborative
Amarilis Valdez-Dempsey
Vice President of Control Mapping Governance GCOR, GIS Cyber Security Risk Bank of America
Manuel David
President of Global Control Systems, Inc.
Alad Aguirre
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Director of Small Business Development
Melisa Jimenez
Johnson County Community College Recruitment Coordinator, Admissions
Janel Duax Sanders
Kansas City Kansas Community College Community Education
Shane Cuevas
NBKC Bank
Elva Medina
Guadalupe Centers Counselor
Erik Erazo
Olathe Schools Coordinator of Diversity and Engagement
Eva Santiago
Program Coordinator at Kansas City Public Schools
Jean Cantero
Olathe Schools Student and Family Support Specialist
Nicole Pizzato
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools
Lacey Gotzon
Independence Public School District
Nick Jahner
Olathe Schools Migrant Specialist
Gaby Flores
Metropolitan Community College Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief Diversity Officer
Kate Cervantes
Shawnee Mission School District
Reem Rasheed
Kansas City Kansas Community College Diversity Coordinator