Dioane Gates | Teacher

Dioane Gates is an encouraging, pioneering and entrepreneurial leadership practitioner who teaches with the Kansas Leadership Center.

With 18 years in law enforcement, 24 years in ministry leadership and more than 14 years as a small business owner, Dioane brings a versatile skill set that helps him connect thoughtfully with diverse audiences as a teacher and communicator.

A lifelong Wichitan, Dioane has been deeply engaged in the community, including past service on the boards of the Alzheimer’s Association in Central and Western Kansas, The Create Campaign and HumanKind Ministries.

After taking the “scenic route” through postsecondary education, he earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 2008 from a university less than a mile from where he grew up.

Dioane is energized by learning, teaching and practicing leadership. Some of his greatest teachers have been his wife, Heather, and their three children — sons Isaiah and Elijah and daughter Malone. He enjoys good espresso and cheering (loudly) for the Dallas Cowboys.