Jenny Kutz, MBA, is Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communications for KVC Health Systems, a national leader in mental health, child welfare, and health and human services transformation. She is responsible for developing vision, strategy and plans for KVC’s national marketing and communications to support the company’s overall brand and business objectives. In addition, the team she leads operates as an internal creative agency serving 10 different business units who employ more than 2,700 people at over 65 locations. The team creates and implements customized strategic communication plans that drive revenue, creates inbound and content marketing campaigns, generates leads and achieves program growth, supports major fundraising events, advances internal communications and employee engagement, elevates social media engagement, spearheads media relations and more. She has worked at KVC Health Systems since 2013.

During her more than 10 years at KVC, Jenny has helped the organization achieve significant wins: creating a culture that led to it ranking as the #15 Best-Led Company in the U.S. (Glassdoor, 2025) and a Top 1% employer in the nation status with KVC’s Indeed work wellbeing score of 82, increased foster family recruitment by 78% (from 500 to 900 foster families in Kansas alone), led a team that published over 1,700 website articles, earned gold and silver awards for KVC’s Thriving magazine, led major rebranding initiatives, and supported significant internal culture and employee engagement shifts. She has been at the helm of communications during large mergers, acquisitions, and joint venture partnerships, helping drive each opportunity to success.

Jenny has over 20 years of marketing experience in a diverse set of environments. She was previously Marketing Manager at fast-growing tech company Rhythm Engineering (Lenexa, KS), Director of Communications at international nonprofit WorldServe international (Washington, DC), and spent several years as a marketing consultant to more than 40 businesses (Raleigh-Durham, NC). She received her master’s in business administration from the University of Missouri – Kansas City, and her undergraduate degree from Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. You can find her on LinkedIn.