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Board Members and Board Staff

Workforce Partnership Board Members and Staff

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

Jeff Meyers

Commissioner

Johnson County

Donald Roberts

Mayor

City of Edgerton, KS

Chair of CEOB

Tyrone Garner

Mayor

Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS

Tom Burroughs

Commissioner

Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS

Local Workforce Development Board

  • Jennifer Ball, Senior Recruiter, Union Pacific
  • Melissa Bennett, Sr. Director, Workforce Strategy, Netsmart, Chair
  • Anissa Brown, Business Development Manager, Academy Bank
  • Heather Callaway, Human Resource & Safety Manager ], Huhtamaki
  • Gina Creek, Vice President & Chief People Officer, Advent Health
  • Dusty Dahmer, CEO, Dahmer Contracting Group
  • Daniel Decker, Assistant Director of Employment Services, Kansas Dept. for Children & Families
  • Leslie Dykstra, Director of Adult Education, Johnson County Community College
  • Tim Holverson, Director of Workforce and Business Growth, Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
  • John Hutzenbuher, Director & Human Resources Business Partner, Quest Diagnostics, Vice Chair
  • Todd Jordan, CEO, United Way of Wyandotte County
  • Wade Kiefer, Business Representative, IBEW
  • Greg Kindle, President, Wyandotte Economic Development Council
  • Karen Laube, Human Resources Team Leader Technical Recruiting, Garmin International
  • Mary Pflanz, Vice President of Student Affairs, Donnelly College
  • Randy Reinhardt, CEO, Zephyr Products
  • Michele Roberts-Bauer, President, ABC Heart of America Chapter, Treasurer
  • Gail A. Schuetz, Vice President & Associate Chief Nurse, The University of Kansas Hospital, Secretary
  • 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

Sloane Gage

Director of Work Based Learning and Industry Engagement

Chad Johnson

Communication and Outreach Coordinator

Candis Yarsulik

Candis Yarsulik

Chief Technology Officer

Logan Pendergraft

Systems Administrator

Roberta Rowland

Roberta Rowland

Business Services Manager

Keely J Schneider

Keely J. Schneider

Executive Director

Chelsea Wilson

Accounting/Admin Assistant

Workforce Center Management

Erich Ulmer

Erich Ulmer

Local Area Project Director

Wallace Vaughn

Wallace Vaughn

Regional Operations Manager, KS Department of Commerce

Teresa Clardy

Teresa Burton

Site Director

Johnson County

Kelly Crowder

Site Director

Leavenworth County

Molly Turney

Molly Turney

Site Director

Wyandotte County

Business Specialists

Sloane Gage headshot

Sloane Gage

Director of Work Based Learning and Industry Engagement

913.577.5936

sloaneg@workforcepartnership.com

Roberta Rowland

Roberta Rowland

Business Services Manager

913.577.5910

robertar@workforcepartnership.com

Danijela Crncic

Work Based Learning Liaison

913.577.5936

danic@workforcepartnership.com

Cannon Crane

Business Services Representative

913-577-5935

cannonc@workforcepartnership.com