Wyandotte County Kansas Parks Foundation

bmiller@novakbirkspc.com

William J. “Bill” Miller is a lifelong resident of Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Bishop Ward High School, the Kansas City Kansas Community College and the University of Kansas School of Business where he holds degrees in accounting and business administration.

Mr. Miller currently serves as the Chairman/CEO of Novak Birks PC, a regional accounting firm based in Kansas City Missouri with offices in Independence, Missouri and Lenexa Kansas. He also serves as the Vice Chairman for the Bank of Labor, a nationally recognized Labor Bank based in Kansas City, Kansas. Additionally, he serves as the Chairman of Kalo, Inc., an agricultural products and services company and is a member of various business and local organizations.

Throughout his adult life, Mr. Miller has been an active participant in local government. He served on the Kansas City, Kansas City Council from 1995-1997 and was elected to the inaugural Unified Government Commission which was created after the new government was formed in 1997. Mr. Miller served as the Commissioner of the 2nd district from 1997-2003 and then from 2006-2011. He also served as the Chair of the Economic Development Standing Committee throughout several key developments in Kansas City KS. In 2012 he was asked to serve as a member of the Mayor’s Bi-State Innovation Team which was established by then Mayors Sly James of Kansas City, Missouri and Mayor Joe Reardon of the Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas. Their charge was to find imaginative, innovative, and inspired ways in which Google fiber could benefit the KC metro area and its citizens. Since the Kansas City metro was one of the first places for Google Fiber to be implemented, the Innovation Team provided leadership for the development of a community engagement model that was replicated in other cities with Ultra-High-speed connectivity.

Outside of his professional and civic work, Mr. Miller enjoys working in his garden, spending time on his pontoon boat at Wyandotte County Lake and traveling to other parts of the country. He lives in Kansas City, Kansas and has two grown children, a son and daughter who grew up in Wyandotte County and are now both attorneys.

Mr. Miller joined the Park Foundation Board in 2023 and was elected Treasurer shortly thereafter. He is a strong advocate for parks because they are such an important community asset. He believes the Foundation is one way of financing park improvements and wants to help the organization build commitment for a variety of projects.