2006 Leadership Kansas Class
 

Don Beatty
Corporate Controller
Hill's Pet Nutrition
Topeka
 

Richard Buchanan
VP/GM Fuselage Structures
& Sys. Bus. Unit
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
Mulvane

Gregg Burden
Wing Commander
190th Air Refueling Wing, KANG
Topeka
 

Michael Clark
Employee Benefits Consultant
Haake Benefits Consulting
Overland Park
 

Karen Cochran
Teacher/Instructional Coach
Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence
 

Neil Dobler
Senior Project Manager
Bartlett & West Engineers, Inc
Topeka
 

D. Jeff Gabriel
Executive Director
Kansas STARBASE
Topeka


 

John Grange
Legislator
Owner/President
Carlisle Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
El Dorado

Kori Gregg
Exec. Director & Special Asst. to President
Butler Community College
Wichita

Billie Hall
President/CEO
Sunflower Foundation
Topeka

 

Scott Heidner
Associate
Gaches, Braden, Barbee & Associates
Lawrence

 

Diana Hilburn
VP/ Chief Information Officer
Via Christi Health System, Inc.
Goddard

 

J. Bradford Hodson
Director of University Development
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg

Cynthia Hornberger
Dean and Professor
School of Nursing, Washburn University
Lawrence
 

Patrick Hosty
Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch
Prairie Village



 

Tedrick Housh
Member/Partner
Lathrop & Gage, LC
Overland Park
 

Brittany Howell
Associate Professor
Fort Hays State University
LaCrosse
 

Terrie Huntington
State Representative
Mission Hills

 

Nancy Ingram
Office Manager-Olathe
Drs. Hannah & Oltjen, DDS
Olathe

Jay Kennedy
Vice President
First National Bank in Frankfort
Frankfort
 

David Knocke
Senior Vice President & COO
Stormont-Vail HealthCare
Topeka
 

Forrest Knox
Farmer/Rancher/State Representative
Fredonia


 

Travis Kohlrus
Director of Operations
Eagle Communications, Inc.
Ellis

Peggy Martin
President/CEO
TFI Family Services
Overland Park

 

Janice McCart
President/CEO
Citizens Medical Center, Inc.
Colby

 

Tracey Osborne
President
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
Overland Park

Fred Palenske
Director, Government Relations
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
Auburn

Mark Ruelle
Executive Vice President & CFO
Westar Energy, Inc.
Tecumseh

Daniel Sabatini
Principal/President
Sabatini Architects, Inc.
Lawrence
 

Brett Sayre
Director-External Affairs
AT&T
Lawrence
 

Patrick Schaub
Principal, Vice President of Design
Bowman Bowman Novick, Inc.
Manhattan

Jennifer Schmidt
Associate Professor
Independence Community College
Independence

 

Amber Schwanke
Senior Accountant
Lewis, Hooper & Dick, L.L.C.
Garden City

 

Kammi Schwarting
Chief Financial Officer
WindRiver Grain, L.L.C.
Garden City
 

Brenda Sharpe
President/CEO
REACH Healthcare Foundation
Lenexa

 

Dennis Stoecklein
General Manager
Kansas State Fair
Hutchinson

Ronald Walker
Supt. Of Schools, Geary County Schools
Junction City
 

Jackie Williams
Distinguished Senior Fellow
Wichita State University
Wichita

Yazmin Wood
President/CEO
Arkansas City Area CofC
Arkansas City
 

James Wright
Regional Key Account Manager
Midwest Energy, Inc.
Great Bend