Chief Elected Officials Board
Julie Brewer
Commissioner
Johnson County
Dr. Evelyn Hill
Commissioner
Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS
Vanessa Reid
Commissioner
Leavenworth County
Becky Fast
Commissioner
Johnson County
Donald Roberts
Mayor
City of Edgerton, KS
Chair of CEOB
Christal Watson
Mayor
Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS
Jermaine Howard
1st District Commissioner
Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS
Local Workforce Development Board
- Jennifer Ball - Senior Recruiter, Union Pacific - Member At Large
- Melissa Bennett - Senior Director: Workforce Strategy, Netsmart
- Anissa Brown - Heartland Markey President, AltCap - Vice Chair
- Heather Callaway - Human Resource & Safety Manager, Huhtamaki
- Gina Creek - Vice President & Chief People Officer, Advent Health - Mid-America Region
- Kelly Milner - Kansas City Metro Regional Program Administrator, Kansas Department for Children and Families
- Leslie Dykstra - Director of Adult Education, Johnson County Community College
- Tim Holverson - President & CEO, DeSoto Economic Development Council - Secretary
- Randy George - Executive Director, Village Initiative, Inc.
- Wade Kiefer - Business Agent, IBEW
- Monica Brede - Vice President, Wyandotte Economic Development Council
- Melinda Horn - Senior Human Resources, Garmin International
- Mary Pflanz - Vice President of Student Affairs, Donnelly College
- Randy Reinhardt - CEO, Zephyr Products, Inc.
- Michele Roberts-Bauer - President, ABC Heart of America Chapter - Treasurer
- Gail Schuetz - Vice President, Associate Chief Nurse & Interim Chief Nurse Olathe Campus, The University of Kansas Hospital - Chair
- Wallace Vaughn - Regional Operations Manager, Kansas Department of Commerce
Board Staff
Rohit Dhakal
Chief Financial Officer
Cannon Crane
Business Services Representative
Danijela Crncic
Work Based Learning Liaison
Sloane Gage
Director of Work Based Learning and Industry Engagement
Chad Johnson
Communication and Outreach Coordinator
Matt Gerlt
Chief Technology Officer
Logan Pendergraft
Systems Administrator
Roberta Rowland
Business Services Manager
Keely J. Schneider
Executive Director
April Richards
Accounting/Admin Assistant
Workforce Center Management
Erich Ulmer
Local Area Project Director
Wallace Vaughn
Regional Operations Manager, KS Department of Commerce
Teresa Burton
Site Director
Johnson County
Kelly Crowder
Site Director
Leavenworth County
Molly Turney
Site Director
Wyandotte County
Business Specialists
Sloane Gage
Director of Work Based Learning and Industry Engagement