Janis Sportsman, President, has 22 years of professional experience in the consulting, financial services and travel industries.  Janis' capabilities range from creation and deployment of growth strategies, business development and operational excellence.

Janis has deep subject matter expertise in the areas of Business Planning, Enterprise Program Management, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Alignment of Project Selection and Prioritization, Change Management and End-to-End Process Improvement.

Prior to assuming the role of President for Adams-Gabbert, Janis was the Senior Vice President of Client Services.  Previously, Janis spent 10 years with Citi Cards, a division of Citigroup, where she held the position of Vice President, Strategy and Prioritization. Janis' direct responsibilities included Business Planning and Prioritization, the Strategic Project Office and an Enterprise Program Management Office.  Janis provided strategic management consulting across multiple divisions of Citigroup on the topic of Project Portfolio Management.

Janis is also a well known subject matter expert and spokesperson on the topic of Project Prioritization for Business Value Maximization. Her audiences include the International Six Sigma in Financial Services conference and various service oriented companies in the U.S. and Europe.

Janis has a Bachelor of Science degree in General Business and Geosciences from Missouri State University.

As a member of the Adams-Gabbert executive team, Kara is responsible for driving all strategic and operational initiatives related to the Human Resources and Administration functions.

Kara has over 12 years experience in Human Resources management with the professional services industry.  Specifically, her areas of expertise include Associate Relations, Compensation and Benefits, Recruitment and Selection, and Training and Development.  Prior to joining Adams-Gabbert & Associates, Kara held various roles in Human Resource management with RSM McGladrey, Inc., KPMG LLP, and Arthur Andersen LLP.

Kara graduated from William Jewell College, a private liberal arts college, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.  Kara also holds the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the Society of Human Resources.  Additionally, she is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management and the Kansas City chapter of Human Resources Management Association.

Away from the office, Kara is actively involved with the MS Society, Harvesters, and several other charitable organizations for women and children.

As Director, Client Services, Dan is responsible for leading the Program Management, Portfolio Management and Strategic Technology solutions.  Dan has over 15 years of industry and professional services experience, operating as a results-oriented leader within business-oriented and information technology roles.  His background includes enterprise program management, portfolio management, merger and acquisition, project management, strategic planning, business analysis and systems development and integration.

Prior to rejoining Adams-Gabbert in 2008, Dan previously held professional services roles at Ernst & Young within retail, healthcare, government and telecommunication.

Dan has also held industry roles as Assistant Vice President, Program Management for Gentiva Health Services, a $1.2 Billion dollar leading nationwide provider of comprehensive home healthcare and related services and served as part of the management team for a specialty retail merchandise planning and supply chain collaboration software as a Service (SAAS) Solution Provider, leading the development and operational support organizations.

Dan graduated from Kansas State University with Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering.

Joe began his professional career with Black & Veatch, a consulting engineering firm headquartered in Kansas City, before moving on to work as a management consultant for Ernst & Young.  In 2002, Joe left Ernst &Young to join Adams-Gabbert.  He brings over 16 years of experience in consulting, including business process improvement, project management, business analysis, facilitation and application development and implementation.

 Since joining Adams-Gabbert, Joe has spent time with Birch Telecom, Sprint, Blue Cross-Blue Shield of KC, Aquila, KU Hospital, Boilermakers National Fund, Embarq, Unified Government of KC. Kansas/Wyandotte County, and the General Services Administration.  As the Director of Process Improvement Solutions, his primary responsibilities include Client Services delivery and leading the Business Process Improvement service line.

 Joe is also experienced with project management assessments, change management, facilitation, process mapping, business requirements definition, process transformation, gap analysis, and business operations analysis.  At Adams-Gabbert, Joe continues to develop the Business Process Improvement offering, which can be used as a competitive tool that allows companies to identify and enhance core business processes while ensuring alignment with their organizational strategies. 

Joe earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nebraska and an MBA from the University of Kansas.  He holds a Professional Engineer license in the state of Kansas.