The Kansas City Symphony Designers' Showhouse

Don Dagenais has been an active volunteer for local performing arts groups for over 40 years. He is currently serves on the Kansas City Symphony board and is the President of the Kansas City Symphony Alliance, a volunteer support group.

He has been a member of the boards of directors and President of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, the Kansas City Lyric Opera Guild, Opera Volunteers International, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival and many others. He has receiived awards for volunteer excellence by the Kansas City Musical Club, Opera Volunteers International and the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City (ArtsKC) among others.

Prior to his retirement he was a partner with the law firm of Lathrop Gage, LLP, where he practiced commercial real estate law for 43 years. He is an adjunct professor at the UMKC Law School and the UMKC Bloch School of Administration.