Rotary District 6040, Governor

Kent was born on April 1, 1959 in Albany, Missouri.  His parents were Larry and Jean Shelman and he has 2 sisters, Karla Shelman and Kendra Howard.  Kent has been married to Janet for 36 years and they have two children, Jessica Shelman and Joshua Shelman, one daughter-in-law, Mary Kate Shelman, one granddaughter, Bailey Lynne Edwards.

Growing up Kent entered into Cub Scouts in 1967 and Boy Scouts in 1970. He received the Eagle Scout Rank in 1974 and the Rank of Warrior in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. His son Josh is also an Eagle Scout. Kent was Cubmaster for several years for his nephew special needs Cub Pack.

He graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri in 1977,  and lettered  in Baseball and Basketball,  and was captain of the basketball team and Class President his senior year.

Kent started working in the Title Insurance field in 1977 as a delivery boy and was President of Kansas City Title for 15 years.  He is currently Senior Vice President – Commercial for Coffelt Land Title.

Kent became a member of the Rotary Club of Lee’s Summit in 1992 and was sponsored by Jack Hopkins. He served as Club President in 1999-2000.  He served as an Assistant Governor for 3 years, as District Grants Chair for 3 years twice and District Strategic Planning Chair for 3 years and is currently an RLI Facilitator.  Kent and Janet attended the Centennial Rotary International Convention in Chicago, IL in 2005, and recently the Rotary International Convention this last year in Houston, Texas.

Kent is a Paul Harris Fellow and a Bequest Society Member. He has served as RYLA Rotary Counselor for the last 7 years and going to RYLA again this year.

Kent enjoys spending time with his family, watching the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals, playing golf and attending Granddaughters sporting events along with all his Rotary activities.