KACE BOARD MEMBERS 2023

President: Katie Huelskamp, Koch 

Past President/ Historian: Ryan Horsch, Emporia State University

Secretary: Allisha Highberger, Seaboard Foods 

Treasurer: Carol Gard, Johnson County Community College 

Employer Relations: Shannon Martinez, Mission Health Communities

College Relations:  Joel Ewy, Emporia State University 

Technology Chair:  Ashley Kretzschmer, Baker University 

Membership Development: Greg Gilliam, KC Scholars 

 

Annual Conference Planning Committee

• Ryan Horsch, Emporia State University (Committee Chair)
• Mako Miller, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Carol Gard, Johnson County Community College
• Pamela Hann, Kansas Department of Commerce
• Kim Kufahl, Wichita State University 

Membership Development Committee

• Greg Gilliam, KC Scholars (Committee Chair)
• Ashley Nance, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Phyllis LaShell, Kansas Department of Commerce
• Robert Sanders, Topeka Rescue Mission
• Niki Dinkel, Fort Hays State University

2024 Site Selection Committee

• Jolene Phillips, University of Kansas (Committee Chair)
• Gary Handy, University of Kansas
• Ashley Nance, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Megan Ronnebaum, Kansas State University
• Alex Gandy, Missouri Southern State University

Technology & Communications Committee

• Ashley Kretzschmer, Baker University (Committee Chair)
• Mako Miller, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Sarah Richardson, University of Missouri-Kansas City

By-Laws Committee

• Robyn MacGregor, Emporia State University - (Committee Chair)
• Shakira Rhoads, Missouri Southern State University
• Niki Dinkel, Fort Hays State University
• Gary Handy, University of Kansas

Special Projects/ Summer Drive-In Committee

• Employer Relations Chair: Pamela Hann, Kansas Department of Commerce - (Committee Chair)
• College Relations Chair: Joel Ewy, Emporia State University - (Committee Chair)
• Patsy Stockham, Kansas Wesleyan University
• Steve Rottinghaus, University of Kansas
• Lisa Karlin, Fort Hays State University