Workforce Investment Board of Directors
Trudi Andernacht, SPHR
HR Business Partner
Representation:
Business
Farmers Insurance
16850 West 119th Street
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 827-5903
Fax (913) 694-0602
Trudi_andernacht@farmersinsurance.com
Mike Beene
State Operations Director
Representation:
One-Stop Partner
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
Carolyn Benitez
Executive Officer
Representation:
One-Stop Partner
MSFW, WIA Sect. 167
SER Corporation
1020 N. Main, Suite D
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 264-5372
Fax (866) 462-5601
cbenitez@sercorp.com
Norman Bent
Executive Officer
Representation:
One-Stop Partner
SCSEP - Title V
SER Corporation
1020 N. Main, Suite D
Wichita, KS 67203
(877) 664-5372
Fax Fax (316) 264-0194
nbent@sercorp.com
Steve Christensen
Senior Vice President
Representation:
Business
First State Bank & Trust
1525 Highway 24/40
P.O. Box 219
Tonganoxie, KS 66086
(913) 845-2500
stevenc@firststateks.com
Paul Clay Jr.
Owner
Representation:
Business
Tropus, Inc.
4936 W. 88th Street
Prairie Village, KS 66207-2257
(816) 235-6131
pclay@kc.rr.com
clayp@kcsourcelink.com
Dr. Sue Courtney
Dean of Business/
Acting Dean of Continuing Education
Representation:
Local Education
One-Stop Partner
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
(913) 334-1100
Fax (913) 596-9663
Courtney@kckcc.edu
Rose Day
Public Service Administrator U/I
Representation:
One-Stop Partner
Kansas Department of Labor
401 Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66603
(913) 667-1776
Fax (913) 667-1779
Rose.day@dol.ks.gov
Matt Dority
District Manager, North District
Representation:
Business
Kansas City Power & Light
613 Atchison Street
St. Joseph, MO 64501-3807
(816) 387-6210
Fax (816) 233-3461
Matthew.dority@kcpl.com
John Fink
Assistant Vice President
Representation:
Business
JE Dunn Construction
1001 Locust Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 292-8610
Fax (816) 581-3201
John.Fink@jedunn.com
Judy Gifford
AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison
Representation:
One-Stop Partner
United Way of Wyandotte County
P.O. Box 17-1042
Kansas City, KS 66117
(913) 371-3674 ext. 324
Fax (913) 371-2718
jgifford@unitedway-wyco.org
Karen Griffin, SPHR
Human Resource Manager
Representation:
Business
Eskridge, Inc.
1900 Kansas City Road
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 782-1238
Fax (913) 782-8232
griffink@eskridgeinc.com
Dana Grove
Executive Vice President, Learning
Representation:
Local Education
One-Stop Partner
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 469-8500
dgrove@jccc.edu
Steven Hougland
Agent
Representation:
Business
Keller-Williams Real Estate
801 N. Mur-Len
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 449-9920
shougland@hotmail.com
Lauren Huey
Human Resources Manager
Representation:
Business
Cabela‘s Kansas City
10300 Cabela Drive
Kansas City, KS 66111
(913) 328-3135
Fax (913) 328-0348
Lauren.Huey@cabelas.com
David Huston
President / CEO
Representation:
Business
Olson Manufacturing
8310 Hedge Lane Terrace
Shawnee, KS 66227-3543
(913) 441-6637
Fax (913) 441-2677
davidh9946@hotmail.com
Steve Jack
Executive Director
Representation:
Economic Development Organization
Leavenworth County Development Corp.
1294 Eisenhower Road
Leavenworth, KS 66048
(913) 727-6111 x 203
Fax (913) 727-5515
sjack@LVcountyED.org
LaDora Jackson
Executive Director
Representation:
One-Stop Partner
Economic Opportunity Foundation
1542 Minnesota Ave.
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 371-7800
Fax (913) 371-0457
LaDora@eofkck.org
Brenda C. Jones
Vice President
Representation:
Labor
Communications Workers of America Local 6450
2527 N. 18th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 321-1433
Brenda@cwaunion.com
Dan Lange
Human Resources Manager
Industrial Power Group
Representation:
Business
Exide Technologies
3001 Fairfax Trafficway
Kansas City, KS 66115
(913) 321-3561 x230
Fax (913) 321-4053
Daniel.lange@exide.com
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
Walter P. Lantzy, III
Observer/Controller/Trainer
Representation:
Business
General Dynamics
114 N. Brookridge St.
Lansing, KS 66043
(913) 240-1472
Fax (913) 758-5267
wlantzy@aol.com
Jerry Leonard
Rehabilitation Services Administrator, KC Metro Region
Representation:
One-Stop Partner
Department of SRS, Overland Park Service Center
8915 Lenexa Drive
Overland Park, KS 66241-3228
(913) 826-7585
Fax (913) 826-7583
jaxl@srskansas.org
Wendell Maddox
President
Representation:
One-Stop Partner
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
Jennifer Mehnert
Human Resource Manager
Representation:
Business
Garmin International
1200 E. 151st Street
Olathe, KS 66062
(913) 440-5174
Fax (913) 397-8282
Jennifer.mehnert@garmin.com
Dr. Hasan Naima
Director
Kansas City Kansas Community College Area Technical School
2220 North 59th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104
(913) 627-4123
hnaima@kckcc.edu
Scott Neilan
Director of Human Resources
Representation:
Business
Armed Forces Insurance
550 Eisenhower Road
Leavenworth, KS 66048
(913) 727-4507
neilanS@afi.org
Donald Nelson
Owner
Representation:
Business
Nelson Enterprises
3110 Tomahawk Rd.
Prairie Village, KS 66208
(913) 262-0145
D1Mnelson@yahoo.com
Art Polela
Manager
Representation:
Business
Nike Factory Store
1803 Village West Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66111
(913) 788-7263
Fax (913) 788-9318
Art.Polela@nike.com
Ashley Sherard
Vice President, Director of Legislative Affairs
Representation:
Economic Development Organization
Lenexa Chamber of Commerce
11180 Lackman Road
Lenexa, KS 66219
(913) 888-1414
asherard@lenexa.org
Chief Elected Officials
Nathan Barnes
County Commissioner
Joe Reardon
Mayor
J.C. Tellefson
County Commissioner
