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State Board Members

Edward Berger, President
Hutchinson Community College
1300 North Plum
Hutchinson, KS 67501-5831
Phone: (620) 665-3506
Fax: (620) 665-3310

bergere@hutchcc.edu 

Rod Blackburn, Co-Owner
WB Construction, LLC
2107 W. Harry Street
Wichita, KS 67213-1604
Phone: (316) 944-4215
Fax: (316) 944-2197
rod@wbconstructionllc.com

Phillip Chappuie, Director of
Services

Class LTD
207 N. 5th
Independence, KS 67301
Phone: (620) 331-6824
Work: (620) 331-8604

Phillip.chappuie@classltd.org  

Tim Cotter, Director of
Human Resources

Envision
2301 S. Water Street
Wichita, KS 67213-4819
Phone: (316) 425-7184
Fax: (316) 267-4312

tim.cotter@envisionus.com

Eddie Estes, President {Vice Chair}
Western Kansas Manufacturers Assn.
P.O. Box 337
Dodge City, KS 67801-0337
Phone: (620) 227-8082
Fax: (620) 227-8090 fax

fast@fairpoint.net

Blake Flanders, Vice President for
Workforce Development
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 S.W. Jackson St., Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1353
Work: (785) 296-1194
bflanders@ksbor.org

Mike Fleming, Attorney {Chair}
Healy Law Firm, LLC
12627 Overbrook
Leawood, KS 66209
Work: (816) 472-8800
Fax: (816) 472-8803 fax
mjfleming@healylawyers.com

Jack Fowler, Executive Director
Kansas Commission on
Veterans Affairs
700 S.W. Jackson, Suite 701
Topeka, KS 66614-5126
Work: (785) 296-3977
Fax: (785) 296-1462
jfowler@kcva.org

Jim Garner, Secretary
Kansas Department of Labor
401 S.W. Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66603-3182
Phone: (785) 296-7474

Fax: (785) 368-6294
jim.garner@dol.ks.gov

Robert Giesen, President/Owner
B&B Electric Motor Company
332 Lulu
Wichita, KS 67211-1713
Phone: (316) 267-1238
Fax: (316) 267-0599
bfgiesen@yahoo.com

Judy Gifford, Director of
Labor Participation 
United Way of Wyandotte County
5009 Millridge Street
Shawnee, KS 66226
Phone: (913) 669-2166
Work: (913) 371-3674
jgifford@unitedway-wyco.org  

Dianne Glass, Director of Adult
Education
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 S.W. Jackson St., Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
Work: (785) 296-7159
dglass@ksbor.org

Vernon L. Jarboe, President
Sloan, Eisenbarth, Glassman,
McEntire & Jarboe, LLC
534 S. Kansas Ave., Suite 1000
Topeka, KS 66603-3456
Phone: (785) 357-6311
Fax: (785) 357-0152
vjarboe@sloanlawfirm.com

Martin Kennedy, Secretary
Kansas Department on Aging

503 S. Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 296-5222
Fax: (785) 296-0767
martin.kennedy@aging.ks.gov

Doug Kinsinger, President/CEO
Greater Topeka Chamber of
Commerce
120 S.E. 6th Ave., Suite 110
Topeka, KS 66603-3515
Phone: (785) 234-2644
Fax: (785) 234-8656
dkinsinger@topekachamber.org

Patricia Kirkman, Scty & Treasurer
Teamsters Local Union No. 696
3600 N.E. Sardou Ave., Building #2
Topeka, KS 66616-1678
Phone: (785) 232-3866
Fax: (785) 232-6096

patk.teamsters696@yahoo.com

Larissa Long, Sr. Manager, External Affairs  – KS/CO Gas
Black Hills Energy
110 E. 9th St.
Lawrence, KS 66044-2623
Phone: (785) 832-3918
Fax: (785) 832-3905
larissa.long@blackhillscorp.com

Alise G. Martiny, Workforce Development Manager
Kansas City Associated General
Contractors
10000 W. 53rd Street
Merriam, KS 66203
Phone: (785) 262-5168
Fax: (785) 595-4106

amartiny@buildersassociation.com

Criss Mayfield, Director of
Administration
Abbott Workholding Products
430 McCall Rd.
Manhattan, KS 66502-5032
Phone: (785) 776-8555
Fax: (785) 776-6374
cmayfield@abbottworkholding.com

Tony Naylor, Training Director
Wichita Electrical Joint Apprenticeship
& Training Committee
810 W. 13th
Wichita, KS 67203
Phone: (316) 264-9231
Fax: (785) 264-9281

tnaylor@wejatc.org
www.wejatc.org

Lynn Peterson, Mayor of Abilene/
Co-Owner
Memorial Art Co., Inc
PO Box 368
Abilene, KS 67410-0368
Phone: (785) 263-3062
Fax: (785) 263-7422
memorialart@access-one.com

Deb Shepard
Organizer/Contract Administrator

Society of Professional and Engineering Employees in Aerospace
973 South Glendale
Wichita, KS 67218
Phone: (316) 682-0262
debbies@speea.org

Candace Shively, Deputy Secretary
KS Dept. of Social and
Rehabilitation Services
915 S.W. Harrison St., Room 603N
Topeka, KS 66612-1570
Phone: (785) 296-3271
Fax: (785) 296-4685
candace.shively@srs.ks.gov

William Thornton, Secretary
Kansas Department of Commerce
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-2741
Fax: (785) 296-3665
wthornton@kansascommerce.com

Brian Threadgold, Business Mgr
IBEW Local Union 226
1620 N.W. Gage Blvd., Suite A
Topeka, KS 66618
Phone: (785) 232-1761

businessmanager@ibew226.kscoxmail.com

 Debra H. Zehr, President
Kansas Association of Homes
and Services for the Aging
217 S.E. 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 233-7443
Fax: (785) 233-9471
dzehr@kahsa.org
www.kahsa.org