Sondra Flaker
Graduate of University of Missouri-Columbia BA in Social Work, M Ed in Counseling
Careers: Medical Social Worker-Ellis Fischell
Lifetime Mom of 5 daughters and Volunteer
Nyle Klinginsmith
Teacher, Counselor, Administrator with CPS for 38 years
Ed. D. U of Mo. 2006
Husband, Father, Grandfather
Suzanne McDavid
University of Missouri Graduate, BSN, MSN – 25-year career in nursing
Proud to be a member of the VGF Board since 2006
Enjoy volunteering, walking, biking, games, and most of all spending time with family
Rita Schulte
Has served for 7 years as Treasurer and member of the Gurucharri Foundation
Active in other philanthropic groups including Assistance League of Mid-Missouri. Was Assistant Regional Commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Kansas City for 15 years before moving to Columbia in the early 1990’s.
Enjoys golf, gardening and lake time with her husband Jim, children, grandchildren, family and friends
Jean Gurucharri
Registered Nurse, retired
Active community volunteer for over 35 years
Wife of Vincent P. Gurucharri, for whom this foundation was founded, and proud parent of 3 daughters and eight wonderful grandchildren.
Gary Powell
Retired President, Powell Distributing Inc. (Soft Drinks)
Gurucharri Foundation board member since 2006
Friends of Mid-Missouri Fisher House board member since 2018
Blaine Alberty
Retired Pharmacist, Graduate of UMKC School of Pharmacy
Father of 3, Grandfather of 6
Longtime Columbia Resident and Former Business Owner
Interests: Travel, Hiking, Volunteering
Ann Alberty
Retired RN, Graduate of Avila College, Kansas City, MO
Community Volunteer
Interests: Quilting, Reading, Cooking, Time with Family, Travel
Tabitha Galloway
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction
Karen Graham
Cancer survivor
Forever honoring my daughter, Stephanie, who we lost to breast cancer.
Proud mom to my son and GG to three wonderful grandsons.
Volunteer caregiver for Caring Hearts & Hands Hospice house
Retired from medical field with over a dozen medical mission trips
Garnet Payne
University of Missouri-Columbia Secretary, University Hospital Administrative Assistant, Head Coach of Tiger Football – 21 years
Tiger Women’s Basketball and Chiefs Fan
Enjoying life with family and friends as a retiree
Angela Huhman
Owner of Cambio Creative, Healthcare Marketing Company.
Cancer Survivor & Mother of 3 adult children.
Enjoys hiking, fitness and anything outdoors.
Nicole Nelson
Work as a breast surgical oncologist at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center
Daughter of a cancer survivor
Got involved with the foundation after I started my career working for the group that Dr Gurucharri had worked for and heard about all the good they were doing for our patients.
Kyle Z. Cook
I’m the Vice President of Diamond Banc, where I’ve spent the last 17 years helping build the company from a single location to now over 14 offices nationwide
I’m the proud father of two sons and enjoy spending free time with family and playing golf whenever I can.
This foundation is especially close to my heart – my sister Stephanie passed away from triple negative breast cancer in 2021, and my mother is a breast cancer survivor – so I’m honored to support others facing similar battles.
Chris Abromovich
Navy veteran and dedicated life insurance underwriter with a love for a good game of billiards.
Richard (Dick) Ramsey
I have lived in Columbia since 2000 and I’m a retired Presbyterian minister. My wife, Nancy, and I were married for more than 52 years before her recent passing after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. I am deeply grateful for the Gurucharri Foundation and its mission.
I have three daughters—one here in Columbia, one with her family in Kansas City, and one married and living in New Jersey.
On a lighter note, I can attest that it is indeed possible to be both a Chiefs and a Steelers fan at the same time.
