LINC Leadership
Gayle Hobbs
Gayle Hobbs, President Emeritus
Gayle Hobbs is president emeritus of the Local Investment Commission (LINC) – a wide-ranging, well-regarded community collaborative known for its broad agenda to improve the lives of children and families in Kansas City, Mo. and Jackson County.
LINC was named a 2003 “Community of Excellence” by the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council and Communities Can!, affiliated with Georgetown University. In November 2002, LINC was honored with a “Families Count” award from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The governments of Israel and The Netherlands have invited LINC to work with them on neighborhood and community development issues.
Hobbs regularly addresses national groups on welfare-to-work, neighborhood governance, school-based human services, child care, child welfare, financial strategies and community involvement, particularly the business sector.
LINC supports more than 80 school sites that are working to develop comprehensive neighborhood services.
Hobbs is a licensed clinical social worker.
Janet Miles-Bartee
Janet Miles-Bartee, President
Janet Miles-Bartee joined LINC in 1998 as Site Coordinator at Richardson Elementary School (Kansas City Public Schools).
She has served in several roles including Line Staff and Site Coordinator at Ladd Elementary & Garcia Elementary (KCPS), Site Coordinator Martin City Elementary (Grandview School District), Site Supervisor, and Caring Communities Administrator. In 2021 she was named LINC Executive Vice President.
Miles-Bartee has extensive experience in afterschool programming, community organizing, youth development, and training and development. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Park University and is an Educational Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) Fellow.
Jeff Hill
Jeff Hill, Director of Finance
Sean Akridge
Sean Akridge, Caring Communities Administrator
Sean Akridge joined LINC in 1996 as Site Coordinator at Woodland Elementary School (Kansas City Public Schools).
He has also served as Site Coordinator at Northeast High School (KCPS) and at Procter Elementary and Van Horn High School (Independence School District). In 2009, he was promoted to Site Supervisor and in 2015 to Caring Communities Administrator.
Akridge has extensive experience in youth development, afterschool programming, and community organizing. He has a B.A. in Psychology from University of Missouri-Kansas City and is an Education Policy Fellowship Program Fellow.
Trent DeVreugd
Trent DeVreugd, Director of Human Resources
Terri Kerbe
Terri Kerbe, Controller
Carl Wade