Board Of
Directors
Mike Beam, Topeka, KS
Board Chair, Senior Vice President, Kansas Livestock Association and Executive Director, Kansas Livestock Association Ranchland Trust, Topeka, KS
Bruce Breckenridge, Lenexa, KS
Board Secretary, Development Chair, President, CT Systems, LLC, Leawood, KS
Louise M. Carlin, Council Grove, KS
Merchandising Chair, Conservationist, Executive Director
Dale Correll, Abilene, KS
Site Chair, Insurance Executive
Paul Duffendack, Leawood, KS
Environmental Responsibility Chair, Architect; Founding Trustee and 2003-2005 Board Chair of National Park Trust
Beth Harshfield, Wichita, KS
Marketing/PR Chair, Managing Member, Exhibit Arts, LLC, Wichita, KS
Cathy Hoy, Emporia, KS
Education Chair, Educator, Librarian, Higher Education Administrator, 20 yrs Civic and Non-Profit involvement
Patty Reece, Shawnee Mission, KS
Board Immediate Past Chair, Artist, Non-Profit Volunteer, Co-Founder Wabaunsee County Arts Council
Melanie Merrill Thompson, Lake Quivira, KS
Performance Chair, Marketing Partner, Thompson Design Consultants; 20 yrs volunteer leadership in fundraising/marketing for non-profits, including Kansas City Symphony
Bruce Waugh, Kansas City, MO
Board Vice Chair
Ken Wold, Elmdale, KS
Board Treasurer, Volunteer Chair, Executive Director, Camp Wood YMCA, Elmdale, KS
Staff:
Executive Director: Emily Hunter, Matfield Green, KS
Office Manager: Kelly Tastove, Bazaar, KS
Bookkeeper: Rita Spinden, Cottonwood Falls, KS
Volunteer Coordinator: Karen Rains, Cottonwood Falls, KS
Site Manager: Linda Craghead, Alma, KS