Randy Lopez

About

Randy Lopez currently serves as President & CEO for the Wyandotte Health Foundation in Kansas City, KS. He is responsible for program development and grants administration in the Foundation's funding priority areas of Primary Care, and Early Childhood Trauma, as well as for special initiatives. In addition to grant-making, Lopez plays an important role in increasing collaborative partnerships as well as community awareness and engagement.

Randy currently serves on the Boards of the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Development Fund, The United Way of Wyandotte County, Central Avenue Betterment Association, the Children's Campus of Kansas City, and Vibrant Health Wyandotte Neighborhood Clinics Advisory Board. Lopez has also served on the board of the REACH Healthcare Foundation in Kansas City, serving on the executive committee and chair of the Program and Policy Committee.

Randy was named the 2018 NFL & Kansas City Chiefs Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award and in April of 2019 was presented the Champion of Character certificate by the Office of the Governor's Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission. Lopez was selected to The Funders Network National 2018 PLACES Fellowship, a yearlong journey to incorporate the values of racial, social and economic equity into the workplace.

A son of Mexican immigrants, Lopez was born and raised in Kansas City, KS, graduated from Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, and earned his undergraduate degree from Rockhurst University. Later, Randy was selected into the National Urban Fellows Program where he received a Master of Public Administration from the Baruch College, including time as a fellow with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.