Workforce Investment Board of Directors

Elise Alft – HR Manager
Intouch Solutions
10975 Benson Dr., Ste. 200
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 956-4417
Fax (913) 273-6760
elise.alft@intouchsol.com
Representation: Business

Trudi Andernacht, SPHR – HR Business Partner
Farmers Insurance
16850 West 119th Street
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 827-5903
Fax (913) 694-0602
Trudi_andernacht@farmersinsurance.com
Board Treasurer                                                                                          Representation: Business

Mike Beene – State Operations Director
Kansas Department of Commerce
1000 S.W. Jackson St., Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612-1354
(785) 296-3487
Fax (785) 296-1404
mbeene@kansascommerce.com
Representation: One-Stop Partner

Carolyn Benitez – Executive Officer
SER Corporation
1020 N. Main, Suite D
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 264-5372
Fax (866) 462-5601
cbenitez@sercorp.com
Representation: One-Stop Partner  MSFW, WIA Sect. 167

Judy Gifford – AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison
TriCounty Labor Council
7540 Leavenworth Rd.
Kansas City, KS 66109
(913) 371-3674 ext. 324Fax (913) 371-2718
jdy_gifford@yahoo.com
Representation: Labor

Karen Griffin, SPHR – Human Resource Manager
Eskridge, Inc.
1900 Kansas City Road
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 782-1238
Fax (913) 782-8232
karengriffin@eskridgeinc.com
Board Chair
Representation: Business

Dana Grove – Executive Vice President Learning
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 469-8500
dgrove@jccc.edu
Representation: Local Education One-Stop Partner

Steven Hougland – Agent
Keller-Williams Real Estate
801 N. Mur-Len
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 449-9920
shougland@hotmail.com
Representation: Business

Marvin Hunt – Dean of Business and Continuing Education
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7520 State Ave.
Kansas City, KS 66112
(913) 334-1100
Fax (913) 596-9663
mhunt@kckcc.edu
Representation: One-Stop Partner

David Huston – President / CEO
Olson Manufacturing
8310 Hedge Lane Terrace
Shawnee, KS 66227-3543
(913) 441-6637
Fax (913) 441-2677
davidh9946@gmail.com
Representation: Business

Steve Jack – Executive Director
Leavenworth County Development Corp.
1294 Eisenhower Road
Leavenworth, KS 66048
(913) 727-6111 x 203
Fax (913) 727-5515
sjack@LVcountyED.org
Representation: Economic Development Organization

LaDora Jackson – Executive Director
Economic Opportunity Foundation
1542 Minnesota Ave.
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 371-7800
Fax (913) 371-0457
LaDora@eofkck.org
Representation: One-Stop Partner

Brenda C. Jones – Vice President
Communications Workers of America Local 6450
2527 N. 18th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 321-1433
brjones@kckps.org
Board Secretary
Representation: Labor

Dan Lange – Human Resources Manager, Industrial Power Group
Exide Technologies
3001 Fairfax Trafficway
Kansas City, KS 66115
(913) 321-3561 x230
Fax (913) 321-4053
Daniel.lange@exide.com
Representation: Business

K.J. Langlais – Executive Director
Evergreen Living Innovations, Inc./GERTI
11875 South Sunset, Suite 100
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 477-8200
Fax (913) 477-8001
kjl@eliinc.org
Representation: Business

Jerry Leonard – Rehabilitation Services Administrator, KC Metro Region
Department of SRS, Overland Park Service Center
8915 Lenexa Drive
Overland Park, KS 66241-3228
(913) 826-7585
Fax (913) 826-7583
jerry.leonard@srs.ks.gov
Representation: One-Stop Partner

Wendell Maddox – President
United Way of Wyandotte County
434 Minnesota Ave.
P.O. Box 17-1042
Kansas City, KS 66117
(913) 371-3674
Fax (913) 371-2718
wmaddox@unitedway-wyco.org
Representation: One-Stop Partner

Jennifer Mehnert – Human Resource Manager
Garmin International
1200 E. 151st Street
Olathe, KS 66062
(913) 440-5174
Fax (913) 397-8282
Jennifer.mehnert@garmin.com
Representation: Business

Scott Neilan – Director of Human Resources
Armed Forces Insurance
550 Eisenhower Road
Leavenworth, KS 66048
(913) 727-4507
neilanS@afi.org
Representation: Business

Donald Nelson – Owner
Nelson Enterprises
3110 Tomahawk Rd.
Prairie Village, KS 66208
(913) 262-0145
D1Mnelson@yahoo.com
Representation: Business

Wyatt Pope – President
Kaiser Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 344
Crawfordville, FL 32326
(850) 933-0449
FAX (850) 926-2877
wpope@dwfs.us
Representation: One-Stop Partner, WIA Title IB

Stephen Sayler – Human Resource Manager
CSM Bakery Products
2410 S. Scheidt Lane
Bonner Springs, KS 66012
(913) 441-6310
Fax (913) 441-6314
Stephen.sayler@csmglobal.com
Representation: Business

Ashley Sherard – Vice President, Director of Legislative Affairs
Lenexa Chamber of Commerce
11180 Lackman Road
Lenexa, KS 66219
(913) 888-1414
asherard@lenexa.org
Representation: Economic Development Organization

Cliff Smith – Interim Dean
KCKCC Technical Education Center
2220 N 59th St
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 627-4122
clsmith@kckcc.edu
Representation: One-Stop Partner

Jacob Swisher – COO/CFO
TEAM
11320 W. 79th St.
Lenexa, KS 66214
(913) 553-3050
jacob@teamemployed.com
Representation: Business
Board Vice Chair

Steve Waddell – Owner
I Support Learning
910 E. Oakview
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 764-4272
swaddell@isupportlearning.com
Representation: Business

Chief Elected Officials

Nathan Barnes – County Commissioner
Unified Government of Kansas City, KS and Wyandotte County
1 McDowell Plaza
701 N. Seventh Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
(913) 573-5040
Fax (913) 573-5050

Joe Reardon – Mayor
Unified Government of Kansas City, KS and Wyandotte County
1 McDowell Plaza
701 N. Seventh Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
(913) 573-5040
Fax (913) 573-5050

Jim Allen – County Commissioner
Johnson County Government
111 South Cherry, Suite 3300
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 715-0435
FAX (913) 791-8913

Michael Ashcraft – County Commissioner
Johnson County Government
111 South Cherry, Suite 3300
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 715-0435
FAX (913) 791-8913