Breely Bennett
Vice President of Finance and Accounting
Breely Bennett joined the Kansas City Art Institute in September 2020 as Director of Finance and Accounting. She was promoted to Associate Vice President of Finance and Accounting in November 2023 and to Vice President of Finance and Accounting in July 2026. She oversees the Institute’s financial operations, including accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, cash management, payroll, student accounts, and grant reporting and compliance.
Prior to joining KCAI, she spent more than seven years at Water.org in Kansas City, where she held positions of increasing responsibility in corporate accounting, most recently serving as Manager of Corporate Accounting. Earlier in her career, she worked as an auditor at BKD, LLP, conducting financial statement audits for nonprofit, healthcare, and other organizations.
She is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Missouri and holds a Master of Arts in Accountancy and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from the University of Central Missouri.