Administration

Jacqueline Chanda, Ph.D., is president of the Kansas City Art Institute. Prior to her appointment as president in 2011, she was the academic dean of the Institute for American Universities and director of the Aix Center in Aix-en-Provence in France. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in a variety of art-related topics and, as a researcher, has explored cognitive and pedagogical issues related to art history instruction in art education, cultural influences of African art and technology and learning. She has received numerous travel and research grants from the institutions on whose faculty she has served and from other entities, including the U.S. Department of Education, and her articles have been widely published. She is a member of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans, the National Art Education Association and the College Art Association, among other organizations.

President's Cabinet 

Ronald Cattelino, executive vice president for administration

Ron Cattelino joined KCAI in 1971 as chief accountant. Since then he has held a variety of posts, including interim president of the college for one year. He has been active in various community groups and serves on the board of the Women's Christian Association and as a founding board member of the Community Association of Nonprofit Business Executives. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in accounting from Pittsburg State University in Kansas.

Bambi Burgard, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs, enrollment management and student achievement

Bambi Burgard joined KCAI in 2000 as assistant dean for academic affairs and director of the academic resource center. In 2006, she became associate vice president for student achievement; from 2008 to 2010 she served the college as interim vice president for enrollment management; and in 2010 she was promoted to vice president for enrollment management and student achievement. Before coming to KCAI, she worked in the student counseling center at University of Missouri-Kansas City and in private practice. Burgard earned her doctorate in counseling psychology from University of Missouri-Kansas City and is a licensed psychologist in Missouri and Kansas. 

Anne Canfield, vice president for communications

Anne Canfield joined KCAI in 2002 from the Kauffman Foundation, where she had been vice president for communications. Before that she spent nearly 16 years as a communications consultant with Fleishman-Hillard Inc., an international public relations consulting firm, where she was a senior vice president and partner. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Stanford University in California, studied on the graduate level at the University of Michigan and is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America.

Larry Dickerson, vice president and Chief Information Officer

Larry Dickerson joined KCAI in 2006 from William Jewell College, where he served as director of information services, spanning 27 years as an administrator, teacher, speaker and coach. He holds a bachelor’s degree from William Jewell in physics and philosophy and a master’s degree in divinity from Yale University.

Pam Sibert, vice president for advancement

Pam Sibert joined KCAI in 2003 as executive director of development and was promoted to vice president for advancement in 2004. Before moving to the nonprofit sector, she careered in print and electronic media, advertising, public relations and audio/video production. For 30 years she has been a fundraising professional in education and the arts. She hold a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University and a master's degree from the University of Central Missouri.