Kimberly Young to Lead New Executive Education Center

Release Date: Jul 15, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Missouri-Kansas City announces the appointment of Kimberly C. Young as director of the School’s new Executive Education Center.

Young comes to Bloch with more than 10 years of strategic planning, marketing, project management and team building experience. Most recently, she worked as national director of research and planning for ARAMARK Corporation in Kansas City, Mo.  

Young holds a master of management in hospitality and master of business administration from Cornell University and a bachelor of arts from the Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University.    


Kimberly Young

“The Executive Education Center at Bloch will provide ongoing business education and leadership development to executives and professionals in the community, providing an array of educational opportunities for the life-long learner,” Young says. “It’s an exciting challenge to spearhead this effort, and I look forward to capitalizing on Bloch’s strong connection to Kansas City’s business and civic communities.”    

The goals of the Center are to identify business community needs; deliver programming to support those needs; create certification opportunities recognized in the community; and deliver exceptional customer service to participants.    

To date, Bloch has provided some customized executive education for companies in the Kansas City area, but the Executive Education Center will provide a centralized place from which Bloch can further develop both standard courses for individuals as well as custom consultation and programs for organizations.          

“The Bloch Executive Education Center is one more way Bloch will serve Kansas City’s professional community as a thought leader and career builder,” says Lee Bolman, interim dean at Bloch. “Kimberly brings the perfect mix of business experience, leadership skills and academic credentials to help us give Kansas City the kind of executive education it deserves.”