Philip Love CEO, Pryor Resources

Class of 1967 Business

Phil served as Stuco president at OPHS in 1966-67. He was a state debate champion in 1967. He also was the Pep Band director and participated in Boys’ State, drama club and other school activites.

Following graduation from Wm. Jewell, he earned a Master’s degree in counseling from UMKC, and then embarked on a career leading to the position of President and CEO of Pryor Resources, a provider of business training seminars. In 1999 he received the Wm Jewell College Citation of Achievment in recognition of career accomplishments. Following retirement, he enrolled at the Central Baptist Theological Seminary where he received a Master’s in Religious Studies. Phil was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Seminary and later became Board Chairman. In 2012, he was given the Alumnus of the Year Award. In 2014, he earned a Post Graduate Diploma from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

He has served on numerous non-profit boards including the KC Association for Mental Health, Angel Flight Central where he was a Volunteer, a Pilot of the year in 2007, Yale Center for Faith and Culture Advisory Board and church Board Chair.  Phil currently serves as Managing Director of the Center of Faith and Culture at Yale Divinity School.

Phil is married to Patty, has 2 married children, 6 grandchildren, and lives in the Plaza area of KC.

JAMES B. MARX D.O. PHYSICIAN

Class of 1983 Community Service

After graduating from Oak Park, Dr. Marx graduated Magna cum Laude from Kansas City University with an Osteopathic Medicine Degree. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and has been voted Best Family Physician in the Northland for 6 consecutive years. He has provided free physicals for Oak Park students and has had several students shadow his practice as part of their Gold Medallion internships. He has been involved with the OP Dugout Club and through fundraisers, has updated the batting cages and renovated the Dugouts.  He was also responsible for the installation of defibrillators at all baseball fields.

He has also initiated and is supervising physician for NKC Schools Urgent Care Clinic for employees and their families
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He has 3 children, all of whom have attended Oak Park.

Lisa Wade McCormick    Business

Class of 1979

Lisa graduated from Park College with a BA in 1983,  She went into the journalism field and almost immediately found her calling in investigative reporting.

She did investigative reports on such things as the VA physician assistant who assaulted patients, safety concerns at Arrowhead Stadium, and exposed problems such as toxins in pet toys, and air bags failing to deploy.

Lisa is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years experience as a newspaper reporter, investigative television producer, and magazine writer. She’s currently the investigative producer at WDAF-TV and won the Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting in 2016 for exposing how easy it is for minors to buy ammunition.

Lisa is married with two kids, two dogs, one is a therapy dog, and lives in the Northland.

SCOTT WAGNER

Business         1989

Scott Wagner represents the 1st District At-Large. For the 2015-2019 council term, Mayor Sly James has appointed Wagner as Mayor Pro Tem, as well as Chairman of the Finance and Governance Committee. He also serves as a member of the Housing Committee.

The 1st District includes most of the Clay County portion of Kansas City.

Scott grew up in the Northland and attended North Kansas City School District schools, graduating from Oak Park High School in 1989. He then worked his way through college including spending his senior year working at the Clay County Economic Development Council and graduated from William Jewell College in 1994 with a Bachelor degree of Science in History, Business and Economics.

Scott founded Wagner Marketing, a small marketing and public relations firm. He then went to work for a local marketing and advertising agency in 2007, and returned to private practice in 2010. Scott has volunteered at several local organizations and has served on several City organizations.

Scott is married and has two future Oakie sons.