Jana Meyers is the Director of Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness at H&R Block. Her passion is to find ways to maximize the value and engagement of talent and create strong, creative, effective teams, leaders, and support organizations. She has over 15 years’ experience in designing, supporting, facilitating, and leading talent programs and functions.
In her role as VP of Membership, Jana is focused on creating the conditions for talent professionals to find connection, resources, and growth as a result of their experience being a part of the ATDKC family.
A lifelong learner, she holds degrees in finance and Adult Learning and Leadership. Outside of work, she enjoys time with her fur baby Heidi and her two nephews, connecting with friends and family, traveling, reading, and classic movies.
Prasad is a seasoned executive from the life sciences industry with 25+ years of varied operational experience across the globe. Prasad is an engineer by training and has spent most of his career building and growing high-performance teams. His passion for people and deep industry experience in hiring, coaching, developing, evaluating (and also, letting go) professionals across cultures and countries got him interested in the science and accessibility of soft skills professional development. In 2021, Prasad launched PB JAM, an edtech start-up to pursue this interest. PB JAM is on a journey to empower every professional in taking charge of their own development via novel, simple, effective, and science-based approaches. Every day,
PB JAM is a force multiplier for people leaders, TD, and HR in providing individualized, verifiable, and sustainable professional development for the modern workplace at scale.
Prasad likes ATD-KC for its community of like-minded and welcoming professionals. When not working on PB JAM or ATD-KC, you can find Prasad playing Capoeira, reading, cooking, and playing with his younger son and an adorable yellow lab named Lucy.
For Shawn Reid, nothing is more satisfying than the lightbulb moment – witnessing concepts click into comprehension. Like many in the Learning and Development world, he started his career somewhere else - sports journalism - and discovered his true professional home by accident.
It started with an observation and a question - a trusted friend who pointed out his excitement any time he talked about the training he was doing as a side duty, and asking if maybe he'd want to do that type of work full time? Now, after more than a decade and a half in the L&D sphere in a variety of roles, Shawn is a Learning Design Manager at Husch Blackwell. He might not have become the next great American sportswriter, but every day he gets an opportunity to help someone else become the next great American (whatever), and he wouldn't have it any other way!
Despite leaving behind his sports-writing career, watching, reading about, and chatting about sports – especially the Chiefs and Royals – remains a favorite pastime for Shawn. And as a parent of kids who seem to age six months every time he turns around, he has acquired a new love (necessity?)– good coffee with an extra shot of espresso!
Shelley Etzenhouser, Executive Team Coach
Shelley Etzenhouser, CPTD, brings over two decades of experience in learning and development and a deep passion for building community. Her volunteer journey with ATD Kansas City began in 2017 when she said yes to a volunteer ask to help enhance chapter virtual experiences—and she’s never looked back. Serving as Chapter President in 2024 and now as Executive Team Coach, Shelley believes in the power of connection and purposeful gatherings. As a galvanizer/enabler in Working Genius and a StrengthsFinder Learner, she volunteers to help others grow, share ideas, and continually grow herself. Professionally, Shelley is Lead Talent Development Program Manager at Evergy. Outside of work, she enjoys dance lessons with her husband, gardening, reading, and creating meaningful experiences with family and friends.
