{"id":4645,"date":"2020-05-21T08:54:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T13:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/?post_type=event_post&#038;p=4645"},"modified":"2020-06-18T15:46:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T20:46:05","slug":"update-on-veto-campaigns-any-call-to-special-session-in-mo-and-federal-bills","status":"archive","type":"event_post","link":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/events\/update-on-veto-campaigns-any-call-to-special-session-in-mo-and-federal-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e1mara de Comercio de KC: &quot;Qu\u00e9 pueden hacer las empresas para ayudar a los ciudadanos que regresan a tener \u00e9xito&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4705\" src=\"http:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/John-Jenks-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/John-Jenks-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/John-Jenks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/John-Jenks.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>John Jenks is currently Director of Public Policy at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Has been with the KC Chamber for nearly three years and oversees the Chamber\u2019s advocacy work in Kansas, Missouri and also heads up the Chamber\u2019s Workforce Opportunities for Returning Citizens Initiative that looks at reemploying and reintegrating people leaving our prisons. John also oversees the policy advocacy work centered around criminal justice and reentry policy. He also helped create the Chamber\u2019s Greater KC Report economic dashboard that highlights and recognizes key economic and policy areas in the Kansas City area. John has a deep passion for politics and has served on various campaigns including the Better KCI Airport Campaign that passed overwhelmingly in November 2017 and campaigns during his time in Mississippi. John grew up in the Kansas City area and graduated from the University of Mississippi\u2019s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and Trent Lott Public Policy Leadership School with a degree in Public Policy Leadership and Economics and a Master\u2019s in Integrated Marketing Communications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4779 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/andrew-weisberg-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/andrew-weisberg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/andrew-weisberg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/andrew-weisberg.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Andrew Weisberg is the Director of Community Engagement at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. In this role, Andrew helps oversee the chamber\u2019s efforts around workforce development, anti-crime and violence, entrepreneurship and community outreach. Andrew holds a B.A. in Urban Studies from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Kansas.<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Register for the June 18th Webinar Below:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"ngp-form\" data-form-url=\"https:\/\/actions.everyaction.com\/v1\/Forms\/5CLkcPS8j0qsi-fYDX4IMw2\" data-fastaction-endpoint=\"https:\/\/fastaction.ngpvan.com\" data-inline-errors=\"true\" data-fastaction-nologin=\"true\" data-databag-endpoint=\"https:\/\/profile.ngpvan.com\" data-databag=\"everybody\" data-mobile-autofocus=\"false\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Jenks is currently Director of Public Policy at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. 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