Merritt Neil is a is president of M&C, a Kansas-City based marketing firm that serves nonprofits, associations and health care organizations. Merritt also serves on the faculty at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, where she developed and teaches the Marketing and Technology Trends course. In 2012, the Kansas City Direct Marketing Association named Merritt “Direct Marketer of the Year.” She was honored as a member of the 2016 40 Under Forty class by Ingram's Magazine.