# Shockey Consulting Services

> Shockey Consulting Services is a woman-owned planning, management and public-participation firm founded by Sheila Shockey in 1998. Working from the Kansas City and St. Louis regions, it helps public agencies turn technical questions - from comprehensive plans and street safety to wastewater construction and stormwater funding - into decisions residents can understand, influence and support.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** Overland Park, United States
- **Founders:** Sheila Shockey (Founder, CEO & Futurist)
- **Products:** Strategic planning and community visioning, Comprehensive and master planning, Public engagement and communications, Management consulting and performance measurement, Infrastructure and environmental outreach
- **Notable:** Named a Thinking Bigger Business Media 25 Under 25 company in 2015 from more than 1,400 nominated businesses., Won the Kansas Department of Commerce Top Women-Owned Business in Professional Services category in 2015., Received 2017 American Planning Association chapter recognition for Imagine Independence and Imagine Hutch 2037.

## Products & services

- **Strategic planning and community visioning** — Facilitated processes that turn community aspirations, trend analysis and institutional priorities into actionable strategies.
- **Comprehensive and master planning** — Long-range municipal plans covering land use, housing, transportation, infrastructure, economic development and public facilities.
- **Public engagement and communications** — Stakeholder mapping, surveys, workshops, pop-up events, focus groups, public meetings, outreach materials and digital participation.
- **Management consulting and performance measurement** — Organizational assessment, program development, facilitation, implementation support and measures for public-sector performance.
- **Infrastructure and environmental outreach** — Public-facing communications and participation for transportation, wastewater, stormwater, water quality and sustainability projects.

## Achievements

- Named a Thinking Bigger Business Media 25 Under 25 company in 2015 from more than 1,400 nominated businesses.
- Won the Kansas Department of Commerce Top Women-Owned Business in Professional Services category in 2015.
- Received 2017 American Planning Association chapter recognition for Imagine Independence and Imagine Hutch 2037.
- The Armour Road Complete Streets Plan won a 2018 Missouri Cities Innovation Award.
- Received Healthy KC workplace health and wellness certification in 2018.
- Sheila Shockey received the WTS Kansas City Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Shockey led a kickoff session connected to Council Bluffs' 2050 Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Master Plan.
- **2026-03** — Merriam, Kansas approved a $292,000 contract with Shockey for an eight-month downtown master-plan process; public engagement was budgeted at $109,500.
- **2026-01** — Council Bluffs selected Shockey for its combined 2050 Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Master Plan process after public council discussion of the scope and price.
- **2025-09** — Shockey consultant Cara Elbert joined regional pedestrian-safety training tied to the Mid-America Regional Council's Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.
- **2025-05** — Great Rivers Greenway advanced Shockey's engagement work for the Centennial Greenway connection between I-170 and Heman Park.

## Links

- Website: https://shockeyconsulting.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/heyshockey
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/shockettes
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGN_UNKv0sLpVs1Oj5VE6CQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyshockey/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heyshockey

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Last updated: 2026-09-23