You are wrong on many points:
1) Cubetcha is held once every fall in Minneapolis, MN. It is about 6.5 hours from Kansas City. That is a lot closer than Harvard.
2) The closest delegate is not Mike Hughey. Bryan Logan is from Rochester, MN, which is closer than Fishers, IN (where Mike resides). Also, Ilkyoo Choi attends UIUC, which is also closer to Kansas City than Fishers.
3) Waris Ali is an experienced cuber from Kansas City. I think he has held a competition(s) in KC in the past, I would try to get in touch with him to see if you could help him host one.
I would suggest gaining as much experience with competitions as you can before you host one yourself.