Meet Our Team
Renee Keffer
Interim President & CEO
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Renee Keffer, RKeffer Consulting, is Interim President & CEO of Central Exchange. Renee will primarily focus on CX operations and finalizing the Midwest Leadership Summit, formerly Leadership Lyceum, in April.
A CX member since 2013, Renee is also a founding member of CX’s Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine (WiSTEMM), where she currently serves on the leadership team. For the past five years, she has served as the chairwoman for the annual STEMMY Awards Gala, Kansas City’s premier STEMM event recognizing the achievements of women in STEMM fields.
Renee brings many years of executive leadership to her role as Interim President & CEO. She is a highly-regarded member of the Kansas City IT community and currently services on the board of a local nonprofit, Kansas City Young Audiences.
Steve Wright
Chief Financial Officer
816.471.7560
Steve serves as the CFO for Central Exchange. His background includes a long career in Corporate World with Sprint/Embarq to owning a small business while attending the University of Kansas. The responsibility of running a small business has strong similarities to the scale of CX.
The Corporate World gave Steve many opportunities to lead large groups of employees in Training, Payroll, Customer Experience, Vendor Contracts, Finance and HR. In all of these roles, Steve’s Business and Accounting background were key in delivering the necessary outcomes.
Steve lives in Overland Park area with his family but you will often see him downtown enjoying the rebirth of downtown KC. He enjoys spending more of his time learning new skills like woodworking and small construction while in this semi-retirement phase of his life.
Mona Raglow
Director of Member Experience
913.333.3921
Mona Raglow, “Queen of Implementation,” is passionate about helping people narrow the gap from what they “think” they want to get done, to actually doing the right things at the right time. At Central Exchange, she’s Director of Member of Experience. Mona sees the big picture, crafts processes and executes strategies to bring our mission to life. Digging into our database, programming, member recruitment and cultivation are all areas Mona enhances.
Outside of this role, owning her own consulting business, selling monaplanners©, and facilitating for Franklin Covey, Mona relishes spending time with her tribe of friends, family and 17 nieces and nephews (soon to be 19!). A six-year CX member, Mona enthusiasm has only grown since joining Team CX. “Over the years I’ve met amazing women who have challenged me, supported me, motivated me, and taught me. They’ve also helped me develop my strengths and given me the courage to do things I might not have otherwise done.”
Kerri Voyles
Director of Marketing & Communications
816.389.8863
Kerri Voyles thrives at the intersection of brand strategy and design. A Nebraska native, she’s a proud graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Journalism with an emphasis in Strategic Communication. Her passion for social justice and the arts fuels her purpose.
For more than seven years, she’s grown nonprofit brands including Missouri Community Action Network, where she developed and deployed strategic communication planning and led the nonprofit’s rebranding.
Outside of work, you’ll find Kerri alongside Ethan, her husband, cooking dinners in, enjoying good documentaries, and traveling near and far. She’s thrilled a part of the rockstar Central Exchange team, and she looks forward to expanding our impact where women shape the future.
Phil Levy
Accounting Manager
816-389-8856
Phil Levy is Accounting Manager at Central Exchange. His more than 20 years of business experience equips him to play in the intersection of data, processes, and people. Prior to Central Exchange, Phil’s career spanned HR management, accounting management, contract management, banking and teaching.
Phil is a graduate of the University of Kansas, with a Bachelor’s in Mathematics and an MBA in Finance.
Outside of work, he loves being a husband, father to two independent, incredible daughters, grandfather to two amazing kids in Indiana and antagonist to the three cats (Winslow, Curly and Moseph) that rule the household. When not buried deep in a database or accounting transactions, Phil enjoys being with family and friends, the occasional round of mediocre golf, movies, hiking, local sports (especially when the Jayhawks play) and home improvement projects.
Karena Jensen
Office Manager & Catering Assistant
Karena Jensen has a dual role here at CX, serving as both Office Manager and Catering Assistant for Central Catering Co. She comes to CX with a variety of experience, including bartending/hospitality and a long history in the corporate world, most recently serving as a Loss Control Consultant. In her corporate work, she led teams and created policies to better assist the needs of companies.
Karena lives in Kansas City and is a proud mother of an adorable 11-year old son. When she is not in the office, she enjoys exploring the city and creating art. Karena has a Fine Arts Degree in Metal Working and utilizes this talent every chance she gets. She is also a local activist who hopes to make the community a better place.