Board of Directors
Our board of directors is a distinguished group of community leaders. Their strategic guidance steers the direction of our organization.
Doug Ledbetter
Board Chair
Partner
Ernst & Young LLP
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Sue Tirukonda, CFP
Vice Chair
Financial Advisor
Cordell Wealth Management
Bryce Dougherty
Treasurer / Finance Chair
Chief Financial Officer
Delta Dental of Kansas
Jennifer Szambecki
Immediate Past Chair
Chief of Staff
Hutton
Bradley Dyer Jr.
Community Investment Chair
Sr. Business Development Officer
Credit Union of America
John Trowbridge
Resource Development Chair
Senior Vice President of Business Development
AGH
Bobby Gandu
Governance Chair
Assistant Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management
Wichita State University
Gene Camarena
Strategic Planning Chair
President
La Raza Pizza, Inc.
DIRECTORS
Gil Alvarez
Deputy Superintendent
Wichita Public Schools
Ron Baker
Sales
Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
Susayn Brandes
CEO
Great Plains Ventures
Brian Burnett
Business Manager, Financial Secretary-Treasurer
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union #441
Sam Chandler
President
INTRUST Bank
Marcus Curran
Business Manager
Sheet Metal Workers Local Union #29
Margaret Dechant
CEO, Partner and
Wealth Advisor
6 Meridian
Susan DeVaughn
SVP, National Hospitality Program Director
IMA Financial Group
Ricki Ellison
Director of Talent, Workforce Development, and Community Engagement
Greater Wichita Partnership
Lindsi Fulcher
AVP, HR Business Partner
Emprise Bank
Julie Huber
COO
Equity Bank
MaeLauren Hudson
Certified Financial Planner®
Purposeful Wealth Partners
Dennis Kerschen
President
The Law Company
Donna Lin Niles
Global Partner Innovation Leader
Cargill
Derek Penn
Wichita GM and Site Leader
Bombardier Group
Judy Pierce
President
Wichita-Hutchinson Labor Federation of Central Kansas
Joley Riley
EVP/Chief Banking Officer
Meritrust Credit Union
Jesse Romo
Director of Airports
City of Wichita
Carol Russell
President
Communication Workers of America #6402
Don Sherman
Executive of Community Affairs
Evergy
Katie Warren
President
United Teachers of Wichita
Mike Wegner
Chief Operating Officer
Via Christi Kansas Market
Johnathan Weigand
Director of Strategic Initiatives
J.P. Weigand & Sons, Inc.
Justin Welner
Senior Vice President, Chief Administration & Compliance Officer
Spirit AeroSystems
Bradley White
Senior Vice President of Global Programs
Textron Aviation
Lisa Whitley
President and Directing Business Representative
IAM & AW District Lodge #70
Michelle Moe Witte
Attorney
Martin Pringle
