Local Leadership
The Single Mom KC is led by a team of women dedicated to the mission and mandate of the organization. This team of women give direction and leadership to over 70 local single mothers. Through e-mails, personal notes, text messages, home visits and more, the Leadership Team of The Single Mom KC reaches out into the community offering practical support through prayer and friendship.
Anesa Allaire
Leadership Team Member Anesa is a single mom bringing up a teenage son. She finds joy in the small things, loves confetti, and almost always has a song on her heart. Through many trials she has become confident that God is the Supplier of all her needs, and that in Him, we lack nothing. She is passionate about equipping moms to take their children on the journey, planting seeds of hope that will bear fruit for generations to come.
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Valerie Garcia
Leadership Team Member Valerie is a single mom of two young men. She knows well the struggles, sacrifices and challenges that single moms’ face, as she has faced them too. Her strong faith helped her to overcome many hard trials, including abuse and breast cancer. She has a deep desire to walk alongside single moms on their healing and transformation journey and is a trained trauma healing facilitator. Valerie believes that anything is possible with God and wants to help other moms believe that too!
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Anne Gibbins
Leadership Team Member Originally a single mom by choice, she adopted her son at birth from a friend of a family friend. However, her second divorce forced her into single parenthood again. Anne and her son, who is now a teenager, have overcome tremendous trials and tribulations. In therapy, she saw a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Anne wants to help other women who have experienced trauma to know the hope she found. “When I found TSMKC, not only did I find God’s gracious hope — I found community and acceptance. We all may come from different backgrounds of how and why we are single mommas; we are still moms at the core and we ALL can relate to each other in that.”
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Jenny Houston
Leadership Team Member After her separation and divorce in 2017, Jenny became a single mom, a role that she admits she fought hard against. She now desires to show other moms that they can be successful and make this role one that glorifies God and helps families succeed. “I absolutely love my life, not because it is easy, but because it is mine.” Jenny has experienced the transformational work of TSMKC firsthand, having gained life skills and learned to thrive as a woman of God. She aims to lead by example, sharing her story, trials, and missteps, along with her successes, to encourage other single moms. “I’m extremely grateful to be a part of this organization and to help them grow and see our moms and their families living out their incredible God-given purpose.”
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Dawn Kappelmann
Leadership Team Member Dawn became a single parent at 16 and experienced two failed marriages. She faced physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, and struggled with an eating disorder for 25+ years. No matter the extent of her trials, Dawn believes God always provided what she needed as a single parent, and she wants to share this message with others: there truly is a Light at the end of the tunnel.
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Desiray Loza Blakes
Leadership Team Member Desiray is a single mom of five boys and joined The Single Mom KC in 2014. She enjoys exploring the outdoors with her boys, working out, and gardening. Desiray has always had a heart for single mommas — as far back as high school — and has enjoyed her time working with TSMKC to strengthen and equip local moms to be all that God planned them to be.
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Cyndi Troyer
Leadership Team Member Cyndi was introduced to The Single Mom KC in 2019 at a networking event. The mission and the purpose of the organization hit home for her, as she had moved to Kansas City as a single mom to an 18-month-old boy. She has known the struggles and heartaches of a single mom. Cyndi volunteered with TSMKC immediately. Although no longer a single mom (her son is now a Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps), she knew she wanted to be part of The Single Mom KC. Starting off as an admin volunteer, she has since shared her talents in other areas: behind the registration desk at Pursuit or serving at the boutique. “We are here to love on and support single moms. I wish it had been around for me,” she said. “However, I can help get the word out to other moms.”
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