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About Lee

Lee is a seventh generation Johnson Countian and is dedicated to preserving the broad range of opportunities the College offers to students. Lee is a father of two, proud husband and an attorney. Before attending the University of Kansas and UMKC Law School, JCCC provided Lee with the launchpad he needed to jump start his career.
Economic Growth Depends on the College
Lee has focused on emphasizing the valuable economic development asset the College provides our community. We must maintain the College’s strengths, while being flexible enough to adapt to an ever-changing economy. Locally and regionally, the private market depends on the skilled workers that our College produces to continue to make Johnson County a regional economic leader.

The Cross Family and the College

Lee grew up in a middle class family. When Lee was a kid, his mom and dad both attended and graduated from JCCC, earning new professions that provided the Cross family with the hand up they needed. Lee understands first-hand how important JCCC is to providing new opportunity for working class families in the Johnson County metropolitan region.
I love this song/video, because we the people, are the authority that the constitution and government draws its authority from.
In the words of Benjamin Franklin; "If we do not hang together, we shall most assuredly hang separately."
My dad was a union bricklayer, and this song has always stuck with me because people like us, whatever our color, whatever our luck, we have to stick together to see good things happen in the world."
-Lee Cross '25