Meet the EOKC Board of Directors

 

  
CHRISTIAN ARNOLD, PRESIDENT








 
Christian’s entrepreneurial spirit and calm leadership allows him to effectively assemble and guide teams of experts that add measurable value to each endeavor. His diverse background including industrial design, fabrication, construction and real estate development allows him to see solutions where others only see problems.

His commitment to servant leadership is illustrated in his contributions back to EO. He has served on the board as Forum Chair, Strategic Partnership Chair and is humbled to serve the members of EO KC in 2018/2019 as the chapter President.


 
 

  

KIERSTEN FIRQUAIN, LEARNING





 



 
 

  
  



 
 

  

SONIA GARAPATY, STRATEGIC ALLIANCE



 
Sonia is the CEO of FSC, Inc., a family owned engineering firm headquartered in Overland Park, KS, that provides fire protection, MEP, code and life safety consulting, commissioning and software application services to owners, developers, architects, government agencies, and contractors. Her responsibilities include overall operations for all the company’s divisions and offices, business development, and long-term strategy and vision. 

Sonia has a master’s in electrical engineering, has two U.S. patents, was named a Women Who Means Business by KCBJ in 2008, KC’s Most Influential Women honoree by KCB magazine in 2011, and Kansas Women Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017.

She is passionate about giving back to her local community and temple. On her free time, she enjoys yoga, traveling, and spending time with her husband and two children.

Sonia has been a member of EO Kansas City for over 2 years. She believes EO has made her a better leader and is excited to be serving on the board.


 
 

  

LINDA UNGASHICK, FINANCE



 
I have been married to Luke Ungashick for 26 years and we have 4 awesome daughters - ages 25,23,21 & 16. Our family has a lot of girl power and Luke is a very tolerant husband and father! In my spare time I love spending time with my family, exercising, gardening, playing with our dogs and being at the lake or ocean. 

Twenty-one years ago (1997) Luke and I started Automated Integrated Systems. We design and manufacture industrial process systems. In 2006 we became a woman-owned business. In 2014 we started an epoxy manufacturing business, also woman-owned. 

This will be my third year serving on the EO KC Board, my second year as Finance Chair. Previously I held the position of Communications Chair.

My  experience with EO has been very rewarding and has helped me develop as an individual and partner as well as a business owner. 


RYAN WYSE, INTEGRATION



Ryan started his web and development company, Code Koalas, 7 years ago in his basement. Since then he’s gone from 1 employee to 13 and from 2 kids to 5 with his wife Jennifer. He joined EO 2 years ago and is a member of the Big Bang forum. 
JEFF SANDMAN, MEMBERSHIP



Jeff has a crazy attention to detail. In fact, we were tempted to hide a punctuation mistake in his bio, just to see if he would notice. He also happens to be great at building company momentum, engaging his staff, networking and having a good time.
It’s probably the sales guy in him. Prior to starting Pendo, he worked in IT sales. Oh, and he also owned his own construction company (so this whole appraisal thing is a pretty natural fit.) So if you want to start a conversation with Jeff, start with that. Or ask a question about golf. Or traveling. Or traveling to play golf.