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The Leadership Kansas 2005 Class
 


Diana Buechle
Manager, Community Relations
Kansas Gas Service
Topeka

 


Richard Carvajal
Dean, Student Services
Independence Community College
Independence

 


Danielle Dempsey-Swopes
Executive Director
Kansas African American Affairs Commission
Topeka


Brenda Dietrich
Superintendent
Auburn Washburn School District-USD 437
Topeka
 



William Dunlap
Dean of School of Applied Studies
Washburn University
Topeka



John Edmonds
John T. Edmonds, CPA
Great Bend
 



Elias Garcia
Executive Director
Kansas Hispanic & Latino Am. Affairs
Topeka



Amy Griffey
Eco Devo Coordinator
NW KS Planning & Development Cmsn
Norton



Dave Holthaus
Manger Government Relations
Kansas Electric Cooperatives
Topeka


 



Fred Jones
Executive Director
Logan County Development Corporation
Oakley



Roger Kepley
Senior Vice President
INTRUST Bank
Wichita

 



Larissa Long
External Affairs Manger
Aquila, Inc.
Lawrence

 



Lynn Loveland
Director of Development
KU Endowment Association
Wichita
 


Ronald Marrone
Vice President/Co-owner
Marrone's Food Service, Inc.
Pittsburg



Janette Meis
State Coordinator
Kansas CASA Association, Inc.
Hays
 



Judy Murphy-Gore
Publisher
Great Bend Tribune
Great Bend
 



Aaron Otto
Special Assistant to the Governor
Topeka

 



Eric Peck
Chief of Staff
Kansas Army National Guard
Topeka
 



Todd Powell
General Counsel/Asst. to the President
Fort Hays State University
Hays



Vickie Randel
Senior Vice President
First State Bank and Trust
Lawrence
 



Randall Riggs
City Manager
Chanute


 



Vicki Schmidt
State Senator
Topeka


 



Doug Scott
Chief Operating Office-Medicare
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
Topeka



Steven Scott
Dean, College of Education
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg



Maren Turner
State Director
AARP Kansas
Topeka

 



Paula Van Norden
Grain Accountant
WindRiver Grain, LLC
Garden City

 



Eric Wade
City Administrator
Lenexa


 



Linda Weis
Broker/Owner
Realty Executives Weis Real Estate Company
Manhattan



Jeffrey Whitham
CEO
Western State Bank
Garden City

 



J. Michael Wilkes
City Manager
Olathe


 



Caroline Williams
Vice President-Customer Care
Westar Energy, Inc.
Wichita
 

 



Norman Williams
Chief of Police
Wichita Police Department
Wichita
 



Bruce Witt
Corporate Compliance Officer
Preferred Health Systems, Inc.
Wichita



Susan Zalenski
Director, State Govt. Affairs
Johnson & Johnson
Spring Hill
 


2005 Program Schedule and Local Chairs

May 13  -  14
WICHITA
05 Class Orientation

Barbara Carswell  Class of 2001
Topeka

May 25  -  27
COLBY

Lon Frahm  Class of  1988
Colby

June 22  -  24
HUTCHINSON
 

WICHITA
 

Jeff Ollenburger  Class of 2003
Hutchinson

Gary Mason  Class of 2001
Wichita

July 27  -  July 29
GARDEN CITY
 

Caverly Hart  Class of 2003
Garden City

August 24  -  26
KANSAS CITY

Brad Stratton  Class of 2003
Overland Park

September 28  -  30
PITTSBURG

Gary Price  Class of 1998
Pittsburg

October 26  -  28
TOPEKA

 

Jim Ludwig   Class of 2004
Topeka

   


J. Russell Jennings

 
State Program Chair
 
Executive Director
SW KS Reg. Juvenile
Detention Ctr.
507 W Santa Fe St
Garden City, KS 67846-6442


 


Barbara Carswell

2005 Chair
Leadership Kansas
Board of Trustees

First Vice President
Capitol Federal Savings
700 S Kansas Ave
Topeka, KS 66603-3894


John Federico

Leadership Kansas
Executive Director

Federico Consulting -
Public Affairs Group
815 SW Topeka Blvd 2nd Fl
Topeka KS 66612-1608
(785) 290-0017



 
 
 
 

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