KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The president and CEO of the United Way of Greater Kansas City announced he will retire at the end of 2020.
Brent Stewart has served in the position since 2008.
In a news release, the organization credited him with great change and unifying the organization regionally. Stewart also had a hand in creating an $18 million COVID-19 response fund.
Other accomplishments Stewart is recognized for include work with the Urban Neighborhood Initiative, the Choice Neighborhood Program and guiding the merger of Kansas City-area United Ways into the United Way of Greater Kansas City.
“It has been the honor of a lifetime to become part of the civic community in Kansas City,” Stewart in the release. “The generosity of Kansas Citians is legendary, and I have seen their giving spirit firsthand. It is humbling to witness people across the region rising to the occasion to support one another. The response to the COVID-19 pandemic is a case in point. Never have I seen a community respond so quickly to give and to serve. It is just one example of how Kansas City responds when United Way asks.”
Before arriving in Kansas City, Steward was the CEO of a United Way in the Portland, Oregon, area, giving him a combined total of 35 years working with the organization.
The United Way board will begin the search to replace Stewart as he finishes out his time with the organization.
