Barbara Bruce Executive Administrative Assistant Barbara Bruce is an executive administrative assistant in Investments for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where she assists with day-to-day administrative responsibilities. Earlier, Bruce was a front desk receptionist in Talent & Culture. Prior to joining the Kauffman Foundation, Bruce was an operations assistant for Child Advocacy Services Center, Inc., dba The Children’s Place, where she assisted in the onboarding of new employees, helped in the training and accreditation of new employees and contractors, and monitored education and accreditation requirements for existing employees. Earlier, Bruce was a patient care coordinator and medical assistant for Blue Springs Family Care, where she identified and assisted in addressing patients’ needs through evidence-based guidelines for immunizations, preventative exams, and laboratory testing, as well as tracked the progress and procedures that the physician had ordered. Bruce is a nationally certified phlebotomy and EKG technician and has a diploma in medical assisting from the WellSpring School of Allied Health.