Ms. Mulvany Henry is a native of Kansas City, Kansas, where she attended Bishop Ward High School. She furthered her education and received her B.A. in English from the University of Kansas, and then her J.D. from Washburn University School of Law. Rose is currently admitted to practice in Kansas.
Rose is currently the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Metronet, one of the largest privately owned fiber to the premise companies in the United States.
Prior to joining Metronet in 2021, Rose enjoyed a long and diverse career in the telecommunications utility industry ranging from a wireless industry entrepreneur, to regulating the telephone industry with the Kansas Corporation Commission, to the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Birch Telecom, Inc., to in-house counsel for Sprint Corporation to the representation of various clients as outside counsel with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP and then with her own private practice in Kansas City, Kansas.
Rose’s specific experience includes working with policy makers to implement policies that make practical business sense in a multi-billion dollar industry, as well as negotiating hundreds of multi-million dollar and several multi-billion dollar infrastructure agreements. Her ability to quickly and effectively assess and manage business risk is noteworthy.
Rose currently serves as an elected member of the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Public Utilities Board of Directors (At Large - Position 3), a seat she has held since first elected in 2019. Through her work on the Board, Rose has effectively balanced the Board’s fiduciary obligations to the utility with the needs of BPU’s utility customers, particularly its most vulnerable. She has spearheaded Board Policy reforms, including in the Customer Service area to establish more equitable and practical Customer Service policies. In addition, under Rose’s leadership, the Board ushered in a new executive management team that is focused on efficiency and the future of the utility.
Rose has lived nearly her entire life in Kansas City, Kansas and is very proud of her “Dotte” roots. In her spare time, Rose enjoys lending a helping hand to worthy nonprofits with their development initiatives.
She also has a passion for criminal justice reform and workforce development programs.
Rose and her husband, John Henry, live in Kansas City, Kansas. Their son, Justin, his wife Sophia, and two grandchildren also live in the metro area.