City Hall, 22nd floor • 414 E. 12th St. • Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816-513-6517 • Fax: 816-513-1612
Councilwoman: Jan Marcason • jan.marcason@kcmo.org
Assistant: Susan Borge • susan.borge@kcmo.org
Jan Marcason was born and raised in Kansas City. She received an MBA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1999, completed the Denali Initiative for Social Entrepreneurism Fellowship in 2002 and has a degree in Education from Kansas University. Jan and her husband, Dick Purucker, are actively involved in their Southmoreland neighborhood.
Prior to her election, Jan served as the executive director of Mid America Assistance Coalition for 16 years. At MAAC she managed an annual budget of more than a million dollars and helped direct millions more to local social service organizations.
Jan was a founding board member of the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Front Porch Alliance and serves on the Mother and Child Health Coalition Advisory Board. She was the president of the Women’s Political Caucus and was appointed by Governor Mel Carnahan to the Missouri Commission on Retirement, Removal and Discipline of Judges. Jan is a former board member of the National Fuel Funds Network.
Previously, Jan’s public service extended to Washington, D.C., where she worked for former Vice President Walter Mondale, among others. As a leader of the Junior League, Jan helped start the Jazzoo fundraiser that has brought millions of dollars to help the Kansas City Zoo. Jan is a member of Citizens Association and the Committee for County Progress.
Jan serves as Chair of the Finance, Governance, and Ethics Committee and is a member of the Legislative Committee. She continues to be actively involved in the EPA-mandated sewer overflow control plan, pension reform, and ensuring that the City budget is structurally balanced.
Boards Jan serves on include:
- Missouri Municipal League, Board of Directors and Resolutions Committee
- Mid America Regional Council, Second Vice Chair
- National League of Cities' Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations Public Policy Steering Committee
- National League of Cities' Large City Council, Vice Chair
- Kansas City Convention and Visitors' Association
- Economic Development Corporation
- Downtown Council Business Retention Committee
- American Royal Board of Governors Advisory Board
