KHC Board
Current Members • Becoming
A Member
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
Shannon Gackstatter, Wichita
– Music Educator
Marc Galbraith, Topeka
- Interim State Librarian
Warren Hixson, KHC Board Chair, Hutchinson
– retired Mayor, City of Colby
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
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, Johnson County
- 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.
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