KHC Board

Current Members | Becoming A Member

WELCOME!

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.

TOPEKA, September 22, 2005 - New KHC board members met for orientation. Pictured from left to right are Bill Lamb, Overland Park; Beverly Mack, Lawrence; Karen McCulloh, Manhattan; Christie Brandau, Topeka; Kim Stanley, McPherson; and John Federico, Topeka. Not pictured: Warren Hixson, Colby.

Current Board Members

Randolph G. Austin, KHC Board Chair, Topeka
– Managing Trustee, C. R. Bennett Memorial Trust

Christie P. Brandau, Topeka
– State Librarian of Kansas

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

Shannon Gackstatter, Arkansas City
– Music Educator, Arkansas City Public Schools

Warren Hixson, Hutchinson
– retired Mayor, City of Colby

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

Mike A. Kautsch, Lawrence
– Professor, School of Law, University of Kansas

Martin J. Keenan, Great Bend
– Attorney, Keenan Law Firm, P.A.

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
– Assistant to the Dean of Development, Hale Library, Kansas State University

Gene Merry, Burlington
-Managing Partner, Merry Investments

Dennis Mesa, Garden City
– Community Volunteer and Civic Leader

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

Craig Miner, Wichita
– Professor of History, Wichita State University

David Rebein, Dodge City
-Attorney, Rebein Bangerter

Kimberly Stanley, McPherson
– Professor of English, McPherson College

Annette Thornburgh, Topeka
– Annual Giving Consultant, Topeka Library Foundation

Patricia Tubbs, Colby
-Community Volunteer

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

Robert S. Wunsch, Kingman
– Attorney, Geisert, Wunsch & Watkins; Kansas House of Representatives, 1983-1988

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Becoming a Board Member

• Board Orientation
• Expectations of Board Membership
• Nomination Process
• Questions to Ask
• Rewards of Service
• Why Board Members Serve

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