KHC Board

Current Members • Becoming A Member

KHC Seeks Board Members

KHC is currently seeking nominations of Kansans for service on its Board of Directors. The deadline for applications and nominations is March 31, 2010. Click here for more information (pdf).

Leadership by a volunteer board guides the Council's work and anchors the mission in Kansas values and priorities. Of the 22 members, 17 are selected through open nominations and 5 are appointed by the Governor.

Current Board Members

Myrna K. Barnes, Elkhart
– Director, Morton County Museum

Deborah Divine, Salina
– Community Planner, BWR Corporation

John Federico, Topeka
– Owner, Federico Consulting: A Public Affairs Group

Marc Galbraith, Topeka
- Interim State Librarian

Warren Hixson, KHC Board Chair, Hutchinson
– Civic Volunteer

Cindy Howard, Wichita
– Business Administrator, Slape & Howard Law Firm

Steven Kite
- Professor of History, Fort Hays State University

Cynthia S. Luxem, Topeka
– President, Kansas Health Care Association

Beverly Mack, Lawrence
– Professor of African Studies, Department of African and African American Studies, University of Kansas

Karen McCulloh, Manhattan
– Civic Volunteer

James A. McHenry, Jr., Topeka
– Director of Development, Topeka Library Foundation

Shannon McPartland, Wichita
– Music Educator

Gene Merry, Burlington
- Managing Partner, Merry Investments

Shala Mills, Hays
- Professor of Political Science, Fort Hays State University

Aaron Otto, Roeland Park
-Assistant State Treasurer

John C. Pierce, Lawrence
– Affiliate faculty member, Public Administration Department, University of Kansas

Jay M. Price, Wichita
– Professor of Public History, Wichita State University

Kimberly Stanley, McPherson
– Professor of English, McPherson College

Patricia Tubbs, Colby
-Community Volunteer

David Waxse, Kansas City
- U.S. Magistrate Judge

Shari L. Wilson, Kansas City
– Special Projects Coordinator, Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education

Robert S. Wunsch, Kingman
– Attorney, Geisert, Wunsch & Watkins

Click here for a list of former KHC board members.

Click here for information on making a nomination to the KHC board.

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