Melanie Hepperly

Melanie is a retired CPA with a 44-year business career in the Kansas City metro area. She retired from Sosland Publishing Company in 2016 as Vice President and CFO, a position she held the entire 31 years of employment with the company. She currently serves on the Kansas/Missouri Regional Board of Thrivent Financial Services, a Fortune 500 company. Since her election to that Board in 2015, she has served as Executive Chair of the Board. She is also currently serving on the Advisory Council of Wayside Waifs. Her past community service includes Chairman and Treasurer of Wayside Waifs Board of Directors, United Way Regional Coordinator, Chairman and Treasurer of the YWCA Board of Directors and a CASA volunteer. She also had served in leadership roles for many years for Atonement Lutheran Church. 

Mayor Hepperly was first elected to the Fairway City Council in 2009 and served two four-year terms before being elected Mayor. During those eight years, she served as the City Council President (7 Years), the Finance Committee Chair (8 years) and also served on the Administration Committee, the Parks & Recreation Committee, and the Public Works Committee.