Kansas City ORBIE Awards

2027 Kansas City ORBIE Awards Finalists

March 12, 2027 • 8:15 AM

The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center

The ORBIE Awards honor CIOs setting the standard for leadership. Each finalist demonstrates excellence in technology leadership—driving growth, inspiring teams, and transforming organizations across Greater Kansas City. Explore the finalists below and see who will be recognized at the upcoming Kansas City ORBIE Awards.

Global
Finalists

Lusha
Bodie

Bill
Graff

David
Mitchell

Jim
Swanski

Large Enterprise
Finalists

Brent
Banwart

Dustin
Burns

Talli
Denney

Hewitt
Gordon

Brian
Lancaster

Sree
Mikkilineni

Enterprise
Finalists

Joel
Burke

Tom
Herzog

Thorin
Miley

Jim
Richardson

Ash
Siebecker

Large Corporate
Finalists

Richard
Amos

Lonnie
Johnson

Jen
MacIvor

Deana
Werkowitch

Michael
Young

Corporate
Finalists

Porscha
Brownfield

Shannon
Gilley

Brian
Gregory

Cheryl
Jones

Daniel
Pichler

Nonprofit/Public Sector
Finalists

John
Cahill

Holly
Giammanco

Edward
Hudson

Scott
Jones

Scott
Morris

KansasCityCIO Underwriters

Gold Partners

Silver Partners

Bronze Partners

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