To celebrate and support our alumni active in civic life who serve as elected and appointed officials as well as to inspire others to take up the challenges and rewards of public service, we’ve begun a list of all the KLC alums we know of who have served in elected and appointed roles in civic life across the state of Kansas.
KLC Alumni Serving as Elected and Appointed Officials
Past and Present
First Name |
Last Name |
Appointed or elected position(s) currently held or previously served |
| Stephen | Alford | Representative, Kansas House District 124 |
| Ashley | All | Director of Communications, State of Kansas |
| Scott | Allegrucci | Director of Appointments, State of Kansas |
| Matthew | Allen | City Manager, Garden City |
| Miranda | Allen | Board of Directors, Federal Communications Commission |
| Barb | Alpers | USD 349 School Board |
| Jennifer | Ananda | Lawrence City Commission |
| Jaclyn | Anderson | Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns |
| Lawrence | Andre | Shawnee Mission City Council |
| Christie | Appelhanz | USD 501 School Board |
| Betty | Arnold | USD 259 School Board |
| Michael | Ashcraft | Johnson County Commission |
| Ryan | Ausmus | USD 443 School Board |
| Krystall | Barnes | Great Bend Visioning Committee |
| Lori | Barnes | Republican Party Precinct Committee Person |
| Seth | Bate | Human Relations Commission |
| Arnold | Batirai | Councillor, Bulawayo Zimbabwe |
| Steven | Becker | Representative, Kansas House District 104 |
| Jessica | Beeson | USD 497 School Board |
| Rick | Behrens | USD 500 School Board |
| Sheila | Bergkamp | County Clerk, Meade County |
| Doug | Berryman | USD 402 School Board |
| Tracey | Beverlin | Attorney, Pratt County |
| Becky | Billigmeier | USD 202 School Board |
| Gail | Billman | USD 506 School Board |
| Cynthia | Black | Colby Community College Board of Trustees |
| Lori | Blake | USD 306 School Board |
| Sarah | Blake | USD 308 School Board |
| Ross | Boelling | Representative, Kansas Silver-Haired Legislature PSA 8 |
| Kristi | Bohling-DaMetz | Inman City Council |
| Marion | Bontrager | USD 460 School Board |
| Bill | Brand | USD 439 School Board |
| Scott | Briggs | Lyon County Commission |
| Susan | Brinkman | USD 253 School Board |
| Anna | Brown | Hutchinson City Council |
| Tom | Brown | Mayor, McPherson |
| Dawn | Buehler | Eudora Advisory Committee on Oil and Gas |
| Shelly | Buhler | Shawnee County Commission |
| Barbara | Bunting | USD 373 School Board |
| Melissa | Bynum | Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas Unified Government Commission |
| Jane | Byrnes | Wichita Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Board |
| Donna | Bysfield | USD 229 School Board |
| Marla | Canfield | Andover Planning Commission |
| Blake | Carpenter | Representative, Kansas House District 81 |
| Bill | Carr | Sheriff, Ford County |
| Sara | Caylor | Ottawa City Commission |
| Matt | Childers | Augusta City Council |
| Stevan | Cisneros | Special Assistant, White House Commission on Small Business |
| J.R. | Claeys | Representative, Kansas House District 69 |
| Cindy | Claycomb | Wichita City Council |
| Stephanie | Clayton | Representative, Kansas House District 19 |
| Travis | Combs | USD 480 School Board |
| Susan | Concannon | Representative, Kansas House District 107 |
| Teresa | Cook | Wichita District Advisory Board |
| Craig | Correll | Governor’s Council on Education |
| Kenya | Cox | Kansas African American Affairs Commission |
| Brittany | Crabtree | Deputy Director of Communications, State of Kansas |
| Tiger | Craig | Cheney Recreation Commission |
| Kevin | Cruse | Parsons City Council |
| Bill | Czapanskiy | Cloud County Commission |
| Pam | Dankenbring | USD 364 School Board |
| Steve | Dechant | Hutchinson City Council |
| Kelley | DeGraffenreid | USD 439 School Board |
| Diana | Dierks | Representative, Kansas House District 71 |
| Jacqueline | Disque | USD 428 School Board |
| Justin | Doane | Coffeyville City Commission |
| John | Donovan | Precinct Committeeman |
| Junius | Dotson | Governor’s Sentencing Commission |
| Laurie | Dove | Valley Center City Council |
| Willie | Dove | Representative, Kansas House District 38 |
| Joy | Eakins | USD 259 School Board |
| Mildred | Edwards | Kansas Board of Regents |
| Julia | Fabris McBride | USD 284 School Board |
| Tim | Fairchild | Chanute City Council |
| Becky | Fast | Johnson County Commission |
| Oletha | Faust–Goudeau | Senator, Kansas Senate District 29 |
| Blaine | Finch | Representative, Kansas House District 59 |
| Gail | Finney | Representative, Kansas House District 84 |
| Steve | Fitzgerald | Senator, Kansas Senate District 5 |
| Michael | Ford | School Board |
| Shannon | Francis | Representative, Kansas House District 125 |
| Bryan | Frye | Wichita City Council |
| Linda | Gallagher | Representative, Kansas House District 23 |
| Randy | Garber | Representative, Kansas House District 62 |
| Delia | Garcia | Secretary, Department of Labor, State of Kansas |
| Jon | Geitz | Emporia City Council |
| Barb | Gibson | USD 290 School Board |
| Danny | Giefer | Mayor, Emporia |
| Karen | Gilpin | Kansas State Board of Nursing |
| Dalton | Glasscock | Chairman, Sedgwick County Republican Party |
| Lisa | Gleason | Housing Commissioner, City of Hutchinson |
| Charles | Goad | USD 446 School Board |
| Dan | Goddard | Senator, Kansas Senate District 15 |
| Janine | Gracy | USD 232 School Board |
| Gabe | Grant | USD 305 School Board |
| Cindy | Green | Lenexa City Council |
| Sarah | Green | Kansas State Fair Board |
| Leilani | Grey | Topeka Sustainability Advisory Board |
| Kris | Grinter | USD 464 School Board |
| Clare | Gustin | Hays Catholic School Board |
| Art | Gutierrez | USD 253 School Board |
| Sue | Hack | Lawrence Housing Authority Board of Directors |
| Shelley | Hansel | Mayor, Wellington |
| Kevass | Harding | USD 259 School Board |
| Lisa | Harrison | Leawood City Council |
| Christy | Hasch | Concordia City Council |
| Willis | Heck | Newton City Commission |
| Julie | Hedrick | USD 465 School Board |
| Jennifer | Heersche | Wellington City Council |
| Loni | Heinen | USD 284 School Board |
| Ross | Hendrickson | USD 413 School Board |
| Larry | Hibbard | Representative, Kansas House District 13 |
| Dennis | Highberger | Representative, Kansas House District 46 |
| Evelyn | Hill | USD 500 School Board |
| Don | Hineman | Representative, Kansas House District 118 |
| Carol | Hobbs | USD 373 School Board |
| Gary | Hogsett | Montgomery County Commission |
| Charity | Horinek | Haskell Township Board of Trustees |
| Eileen | Horn | Representative, Kansas House District 10 |
| Tommy | Hornbeck | Hutchinson Planning Commission |
| Rihcard | Horton | President, Kansas Recreation and Parks Association |
| Jessica | Hoskinson | USD 312 School Board |
| Gennifer | House | USD 352 School Board |
| Roderick | Houston | Representative, Kansas House District 89 |
| Jim | Howell | Sedgwick County Commission |
| Andy | Huckaba | Lenexa City Council |
| Denise | Humlicek | Republican Party Precinct Committee, Coffee County |
| Nancy | Hupp | Merriam City Council |
| David | Inskeep | Hutchinson City Council |
| Sharolyn | Jackson | Manhattan Food and Farm Council |
| Brendan | Jensen | Topeka City Council |
| Brandon | Johnson | Wichita City Council |
| Steven | Johnson | Representative, Kansas House District 108 |
| Timothy | Johnson | Assistant City Manager, Newton |
| Jerry K | Jones | Fire Chief, Kansas |
First Name |
Last Name |
Appointed or elected position(s) currently held or previously served |
| Andee | Kant | USD 402 School Board |
| Tom | Keller | USD 297 School Board |
| Patrick | Kelly | Douglas County Commission |
| Teresa | Kelly | Overland Park City Council |
| Dan | Kerschen | Senator, Kansas Senate District 26 |
| Lisa | Killion | USD 443 School Board |
| Allison | Koch | Holyrood City Council |
| Mallory | Koci | USD 253 School Board |
| Javan | Koehn | USD 408 School Board |
| Leslie | Krehbiel | USD 331 School Board |
| Jill | Kuehny | Caldwell City Commission |
| Susan | Lamb | USD 460 School Board |
| Chuck | Lambertz | Concordia City Commission |
| Jason | Leib | Johnson County Planning Commission |
| Jacqueline | Lightcap | USD 437 School Board |
| Doug | Lindahl | USD 473 School Board |
| Julie | Lorenz | Secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation |
| Nancy | Lusk | Representative, Kansas House District 22 |
| Julia | Lynn | Senator, Kansas Senate District 19 |
| Julie | Lyon | Mayor, Stafford |
| Cale | Magruder | Augusta City Council |
| Kevin | Makalous | USD 402 School Board |
| Bill | Maness | Mayor, Iola |
| Rollie | Marin | Lyon County Commission |
| Angela | Martinez | Wichita District Advisory Board |
| Melissa | Masoner | Topeka and Shawnee County Library Board of Trustees |
| Georgia | Masterson | USD 257 School Board |
| Matt | McCabe | USD 313 School Board |
| Melody | McCray-Miller | Representative, Kansas House District 89 |
| Jesse | McCurry | Colwich City Council Advisory Committee |
| Justin | McKee | Oswego City Council |
| Jennifer | McKenney | USD 484 School Board |
| Brian | McKiernan | Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan. Unified Government Commission |
| Ronda | Melton | Silverdale Township Clerk, Cowley County |
| Stephanie | Meyer | President, Shawnee City Council |
| Cindy | Miles | Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission |
| Bobbi | Mlynar | Emporia City Commission |
| Mike | Morton | Democratic Party Chair, Cowley County |
| Jessica | Mounts | Democratic Party Precinct Committee, Sedgwick County |
| Jeff | Murphy | Crawford County Commission |
| Greg | Musil | Johnson County Community College Board of Trustees |
| Tadonne | Neal | Wichita District Advisory Board |
| Aude | Negrete | Kansas Hispanic and Latino Affairs Commission |
| Cindy | Neighbor | Representative, Kansas House District 18 |
| Jason | Newberry | USD 353 School Board |
| Robin | Newell | Kansas Census Complete Count Committee |
| Dee | Nighswonger | Wichita District Advisory Board |
| Tim | Nihart | USD 465 School Board |
| David | Nolle | Rural Water District 8, Duluth, Minnesota |
| Justas | Norvilas | Economic Advisory Board |
| Richard | Oglesby | Ottawa City Council |
| Adrienne | Olejnik | USD 321 School Board |
| Edward | O’Malley | Governor’s Education Council |
| Shirley | Orr | Governor’s State Child Death Review Board |
| Leslie | Osterman | Representative, Kansas House District 97 |
| Jarrod | Ousley | Representative, Kansas House District 24 |
| Deborah | Oyler | Garden City Commission |
| Michael | Padilla | Topeka City Council |
| Veronica | Padilla | Topeka Civil Service Commission |
| Chris | Parisho | Wichita Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board |
| Lance | Patterson | USD 308 School Board |
| Fred | Patton | Representative, Kansas House District 50 |
| Ryan | Patton | Hutchinson Housing Commission |
| Kelly | Peak | USD 248 School Board |
| Sylvia | Penner | Governor’s Criminal Justice Reform Panel |
| Tony | Perez | Sheriff, Mitchell County |
| Jane | Philbrook | Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas Unified Government Commission |
| Burton | Pianalto | Sheriff, Sherman County |
| Amy | Pinger | Vice Chair, Kansas Volunteer Commission |
| Jade | Piros de Carvalho | Hutchinson City Council |
| Jim | Porter | Kansas State Board of Education |
| Jason | Probst | Representative, Kansas House District 102 |
| Leigh | Purdy | Hays Convention & Visitors Bureau Advisory Committee |
| Linda | Reed | Ottawa City Council |
| Alaina | Rice | Liberal Housing Authority Board |
| Kathryn | Richard | USD 246 School Board |
| Steve | Richards | USD 373 School Board |
| Rebekah | Rickstrew | Chief, Caldwell Police Department |
| Emily | Riner | USD 343 School Board |
| Bill | Rinkenbaugh | USD 402 School Board |
| Casie | Risley | Sumner County Economic Development Commission |
| Shawn | Rizza | Mayor, Atchison |
| Adrion | Roberson | Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission |
| Reggie | Robinson | Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission |
| Sylvia | Robinson | Kansas Board of Regents |
| Shaun | Rojas | Wichita Citizen Review Board |
| Melissa | Rooker | Kansas Children’s Cabinet |
| Jon | Rosell | Governor’s Medicaid Task Force |
| Louis | Ruiz | Representative, Kansas House District 31 |
| Mike | Ryan | City Council |
| Sam | Sacco | Concordia City Council |
| Alicia | Sanchez | Wichita District II Advisory Board |
| Jim | Sands | Lawrence Commissioner |
| Rob | Sands | Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission |
| Robert | Saueressig | Coffee County Commission |
| Joe | Seiwert | Representative, Kansas House District 101 |
| Tom | Shaw | Parsons City Commission |
| Cindi | Sherwood | Independence Community College Board of Trustees |
| Tammy | Simons | USD 467 School Board |
| Cody | Sims | Wellington Park Advisory Board |
| Stephanie | Smith | Wamego Food and Farm Council |
| Monte | Soukup | Douglas County Affordable Housing Advisory Board |
| Janet | Sprecker | USD 260 School Board |
| Mark | Staats | Derby City Council |
| Michael | Steinle | Lawrence Sustainability Advisory Board |
| Rod | Stewart | USD 108 School Board |
| Brad | Stratton | USD 229 School Board |
| Mandy | Stuke | Johnson County Commission |
| Susie | Swanson | Representative, Kansas House District 64 |
| Jackson | Swearer | Reno County Planning Commission |
| Troy | Tabor | Andover City Council |
| Sarah | Talley | USD 475 School Board |
| Laura | Tawater | Vice Chair, Kansas Republican Party District 1 |
| Jim | Terrones | Kansas Human Rights Commission |
| Nancy | Thellman | Douglas County Commission |
| Racquel | Thiesen | Newton City Commission |
| Jack | Thimesch | Representative, Kansas House District 114 |
| David | Toland | Secretary, Kansas Department of Commerce |
| Becky | Tuttle | Wichita City Council |
| Tobias | Tyner | USD 373 School Board |
| Chris | Umphres | USD 428 School Board |
| Troy | Unruh | Garden City Commision |
| Jeff | Usher | Governor’s Council on Fitness |
| Sheree | Utash | President’s American Workforce Policy Board |
| Taggart | Wall | City Manager, Winfield |
| Mary | Ware | Senator, Kansas Senate District 25 |
| Troy | Waymaster | Representative, Kansas House District 109 |
| Brandon | Whipple | Mayor, Wichita |
| John | Whitmer | Representative, Kansas House District 93 |
| Nusser | William | Mayor, Larned |
| Kristey | Williams | Representative, Kansas House District 77 |
| Marlene | Willis | USD 250 School Board |
| Scott | Wilson | USD 385 School Board |
| Becky | Wolfe | USD 205 School Board |
| Kathy | Wolfe Moore | Representative, Kansas House District 36 |
| Claudia | Yaujar-Amaro | Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission |
