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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/acendas.com\/vacation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/9a9135c3-13c1-4e2e-92b5-6a316991b308.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acendas.com\/vacation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/9a9135c3-13c1-4e2e-92b5-6a316991b308.jpg 377w, https:\/\/acendas.com\/vacation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/9a9135c3-13c1-4e2e-92b5-6a316991b308-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6edbae55\" data-id=\"6edbae55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ecd73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5ecd73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kathy Sudeikis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef6830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fef6830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vice President of Industry Relations<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1593641e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1593641e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edit-mode elementor-element-54e7ec54 elementor-element--toggle-edit-tools elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor ui-resizable\" data-id=\"54e7ec54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-model-cid=\"c33\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-element-overlay\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"editor\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\"><p>Kathy Sudeikis manages company relations for Acendas Travel with a variety of constituents including media, vendors, travel industry representatives and organizations and civic organizations primarily in Kansas City. A long-time travel advisor herself of 50-plus years, Kathy joined Acendas Travel in 1993. She served as president of the American Society of Travel Advisors from 2004-06. She has won numerous industry awards including multiple selections as one of the World\u2019s Top Agents by Travel + Leisure.<\/p><p>Sudeikis is heavily involved in the Kansas City Community, including her volunteering for Gilda\u2019s Club, a Cancer Support Group. Sudeikis herself is a cancer survivor. Of course, she might best be known for her work in helping to organize \u201cThe Big Slick,\u201d a charity event that features actors and comedians with Kansas City roots that helps to fund programs at Children\u2019s Mercy Hospital. One of those stars is Sudeikis\u2019s son Jason.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c576f elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"10c576f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:866-448-8747\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-phone-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">866-448-8747<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:kathy.sudeikis@acendas.com\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">kathy.sudeikis@acendas.com<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6842d3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6842d3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79421dd\" data-id=\"79421dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b58c0d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b58c0d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have a question? 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