LINC welcomes new commission members
LINC’s new Commission members, left to right, are Dr. Cokethea Hill, Deborah Hogan and Dr. Tammy Robinson
LINC has named BLAQUE KC Founder Cokethea Hill, human resources specialist and youth mentor Deborah Hogan, and Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley President Tammy Robinson to join the LINC commission in overseeing the work of LINC’s Caring Communities in support of children, families and neighborhoods.
Hill, Hogan and Robinson were chosen unanimously by the LINC commission at its February meeting.
Dr. Hill, a former member of Kansas City’s City Council and the Kansas City Public School Board, has worked for 15 years in the non-profit sector, organizing communities and building partnerships in a mission to improve the academic, economic, social, emotional, and life outcomes of African American children in public schools.
With BLAQUE KC (Black Leaders Advancing Quality Urban Education), Hill has continued the work of strengthening communities, with a reputation for organizing and building partnerships.
Hogan made her mark as a dedicated human resources specialist who used her 30 years of professional experience and compassion for her community to take on many leadership roles in service organizations including extensive work mentoring and guiding young people.
Recently retired after a career with Honeywell, Wyeth Pharmaceutical (Pfizer) and the Missouri Department of Transportation, Hogan is taking on new ventures, following her commitment to lifelong learning, leadership and community impact.
Dr. Robinson brings more than 25 years of experience as a community college administrator and instructor. As President of MCC, she is carrying on her life’s work of promoting and advancing educational access for historically under-represented groups.
Relationship-building is one of Robinson’s strengths, recruiting corporate, non-profit, K-12 and university partners to create opportunities for internships, apprenticeships, and innovative programs to advance the students that community colleges serve.
The new commissioners join LINC’s non-profit mission of delivering broad social services initiatives including workforce development, employment services, youth services, community organizing, educational support, emergency aid and family programming across the Kansas City area and Missouri.
Caring Communities initiatives include social services and supports to children and families through food distributions, utility assistance, and household access to distance learning and technology assistance in addition to after-school programs.
LINC was created in 1992 by Bert Berkley, a Kansas City businessman, along with civic and community leaders SuEllen Fried, Adele Hall, Rosemary Smith Lowe, Herman Johnson and Landon Rowland.