Officers
Officers are elected each year at the annual business meeting in January and serve until the next annual meeting. Nominations for election are accepted from the prior month's business meeting until the elections is held.
For detailed information on officer roles and responsibilities, check out our bylaws.
Offices
The Guildmaster
Beth Perrin
Guildmaster duties: Preside at all General, Business, and Board meeting of the Guild. Call and preside over any Special meetings of the Guild. Act as the Guild's primary liaison. Deal with occurrences not specifically delegated to other officers by the Guild By-Laws.
The Castellan
Brad Kelley
Castellan's duties: Preside at meetings at which the Guildmaster is absent, or where the Guildmaster shall designate the Castellan as the presiding officer. Serve as the primary coordinator for all Guild conventions.
The Hoardmaster
Dave Berg
Hoardmaster's duties: Collect, disperse, and record Guild dues and other funds. Provide a monthly report of the Guild's financial status at General Meetings. Maintain a checking account for the Guild. Maintain proper records and filing for the Guild as a 501(c)(7) not-for-profit organization.
The Scribe
Rob Kraft
Scribe's duties: Record all minutes of the Annual, General, Business, and Board meetings of the Guild, or ensure that such are recorded, and ensure that a summary appears in the issue of the Guild's newsletter following the meeting. Record attendance at Annual, General, Business, and Board Meetings, and at other Guild functions such as conventions.
The Seneschal
Laura Croston
Seneschal's duties: Assist the Castellan with planning the Guild's conventions. Serve as the primary new member correspondent for the Guild, including both orienting new members to Guild functions, and recruiting new members. Coordinate other special Guild projects, as assigned by the Guildmaster and/or the Board of Directors.
The Overlord
Greg Willis
Overlord's duties: Coordinate and publicize monthly Game Day events. Recruit game masters and players. Make a report to the Board of Directors at each regularly scheduled Board Meeting concerning the status and attendance at Game Days.
2019 Officers Elected
We are pleased to announce that new Guild officers were elected at the January 8th business meeting. Your 2019 Guild officers are:
New Officers
Stephanie Hurd
Guildmaster (President)
Stephanie Hurd is a Human Resources Specialist who first discovered role-playing games and general nerditry in college and served on the board for several organizations. She previously served as Scribe for 2018 before taking over as Guildmaster. Stephanie is excited to help run and promote RPGKC and MWGF in 2019. Her favorite systems are DnD, Legend of the Five Rings, and almost anything White Wolf. Stephanie can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Rob Kraft
Scribe (Secretary)
Rob Kraft has been playing D&D since he discovered the game in 1980. He has steadily been getting more involved in the TableTop Gaming scene in Kansas City for the last few years since winning a free entry to Midwest GameFest by providing the name for that event. By day, he is a software developer. You can reach him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Returning Officers
- Brad Kelley, Castellan (Vice President and Convention Organizer) can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- Dave Berg, Hoardmaster (Treasurer) can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- Bill Michels, Seneschal (Membership and Ambassador) can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- Wade Tripp, Overlord (Games Coordinator) can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
