Christopher Thornton
He / Him / His
Accounting Supervisor
Lee’s Summit, MO
Christopher Thornton is an accounting supervisor, managing operational accounting functions for the nation's largest Cooperative food distributor. He attended University of Missouri - Kansas City's Bloch School of Business focusing on accounting. He has a passion for community betterment initiatives throughout his hometown of Kansas City. He's been on the regional advisory board for Mid America Regional Council Head Start, local fundraiser chair of humane society and has partnered with the local school district serving on numerous committees focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and strategic planning. In his free time, he can be found traveling the country and abroad. He has a passion for exploring the uniqueness of every location across the globe and sharing his enthusiasm for making exploration of different regions and populations a mainstream ideology. He also enjoys flying and is in progress to obtain his twin engine pilot's certification.
“Family to me encompasses everyone who brings a spark of joy to my life. Family is so much more than direct relatives; family are all of my friends who I can call upon anytime of day or night and will show up. Family are the people who I laugh with, travel with, break bread with. In the words of Dominic Toretto, ‘I don't have friends, I got family.’”