Johnson has been with the organization for 17 years, most recently as Executive Vice President of Business Information Technology.

Non-profit organizations, child welfare leaders, philanthropists, engineers and leaders from the technology sector attended a two-day event to discuss ways to improve the foster care system through technology-focused solutions.

Since 1980, Wayne Sims has grown KVC exponentially from a single home serving at-risk children in Kansas City, Kan. to a national organization serving nearly 60,000 children and families each year across the U.S.

Read the latest stories of how KVC is helping children and families across the U.S.

Wayne Sims, who grew the organization exponentially over the past 35 years, will retire at the end of 2015 and leave a legacy of caring.

Jason Hooper, newly-named President of KVC Health Systems, has another new title: the Kansas City Business Journal has recognized him a 2015 NextGen Leader.