Cover Story: Connectors help bridge divides on diversity, inclusion

Andrea Hendricks doesn’t lack for invitations to speak at business events, serve on panel discussions and join civic organizations. As an executive at one of Kansas City’s biggest companies, cultivator of a large network and an expert in diversity and inclusion, she understands and is flattered. What bothers her, though, is the thought that people often may seek her out simply because they don’t know of other diverse people who could speak or serve. “In the greater Kansas City area, if…