Board of Directors 

Dr. Ed Bashaw

Dean, School of Business & Technology

Emporia State University
ebashaw@emporia.edu

Dr. Larisa Genin
Dean, W. Frank Barton School of Business 
Wichita State University 
Larisa.genin@wichita.edu

Mr. Alan Cobb
President and CEO
Kansas Chamber of Commerce 
alanc@kansaschamber.org 

Ms. Susan Elliott 
Lead Registration Specialist - Continuing Education

Johnson County Community College
selliot9@jccc.edu

Mr. John Federico 
President
Federico Consulting Inc.: A Public Affairs Group 
john@federicoduerst.com


Dr. L. Paige Fields

Dean, School of Business 
The University of Kansas 
paige.fields@ku.edu

Ms. Beth Ginter 

Faculty
Emporia State University
eginter@emporia.edu

Dr. Paul W. Grimes

Dean, Gladys A. Kelce School of Business & Economics

Pittsburg State University
paul.grimes@pittstate.edu

Dr. Kevin Gwinner
Dean, College of Business Administration

Kansas State University
kgwinner@k-state.edu

Mr. David W. Hendricks

Director of Resource Management

Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions 
davehendricks1965@gmail.com

Dr. Melissa J. Hunsicker Walburn

Interim Dean, College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Ft. Hays State University
mjhunsickerwalburn@fhsu.edu

Ms. Sherriene Jones-Sontag

Vice President of Communications

Kansas Chamber of Commerce
SherrieneS@KansasChamber.org

Dr. James Leiker 
Professor, Department of History

Johnson County Community College
jleiker1@jccc.edu

Ms. Connie N. Lindell
Santa Fe Trail HS – Business Ed/FBLA (Retired) 
cnlindell@aol.com

Ms. Melissa R. McCoy
Assistant City Manager/Public Affairs City of Dodge City
melissam@dodgecity.org

Dr. Jeffrey Muldoon

School of Business & Technology

Emporia State University 
jmuldoon@emporia.edu

Mr. Scott Poor 
Attorney
Hartenstein Poor LLC
scottpoor@gmail.com


Mr. Terry Puett 

Senior Vice President

Bankers' Bank of Kansas 
tpuett03@yahoo.com

Dr. John Rich

School of Business
Emporia State University 
jrich@emporia.edu

Ms. Rachael Richardson

Executive Associate

Emporia State University 
rrichar6@emporia.edu
Secretary/Treasurer, Kansas Business Hall of Fame

Ms. Rebecca Robinson
Director of Economic Development 
rspexarth@gmail.com

Chuck Scott

President
Emporia Regional Development Association 
cscott@gemporiarda.org

 Mr. Jim Shepherd 
President

2S, Inc.
Shepherdjr@hotmail.com

Dr. David Sollars
Dean, School of Business

Washburn University 
david.sollars@washburn.edu

Mr. David Toland
Kansas Secretary of Commerce 
David.Toland@ks.gov

Mr. Errol Williams 
Vice President – Human Resources (Retired)

Security Benefit Foundation
Cyranooftopeka@gmail.com