Board of Directors

Our board of directors is a distinguished group of community leaders. Their strategic guidance steers the direction of our organization.

Headshot of Craig Anderson.

Craig Anderson
Board Chair
Community Volunteer

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Headshot of Walter Berry.

Walter Berry
Vice Chair

CEO
Berry Companies, Inc.

Headshot of Sue Tirukonda.

Sue Tirukonda, CFP
Treasurer / Finance Chair

Financial Advisor
Cordell Wealth Management

Headshot of Jodi Noah.

Jodi Noah
Immediate Past Chair

Vice President
Textron Aviation

Headshot of Jennifer Szambecki.

Jennifer Szambecki
Community Investment Chair
Marketing Director
Hutton

Headshot of Doug Ledbetter.

Doug Ledbetter
Resource Development Chair
Partner
Ernst & Young LLP

Headshot of Moji Rosson.

Moji Rosson
Governance Chair

Director of Growth Strategies
Meritrust Credit Union

Headshot of Bobby Gandu.

Bobby Gandu
Strategic Planning Chair

Assistant Vice President
and Director of
Admissions

Wichita State University

DIRECTORS

Headshot of Ebony Clemons-Ajibolade.

Ebony Clemons-
Ajibolade
Sr. Economic
Development Manager
Evergy

Headshot of Sarah Andrews.

Sarah Andrews
Senior Initiatives Lead for Wichita
Stand Together

Headshot of Paul Allen.

Paul Allen
Chief Executive
Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C.

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Ron Baker
Project Manager /
Sports Medicine

Ascension Via Christi

Cornell Beard
District President and Directing Business Representative
IAM & AW District Lodge #70

Brian Burnett
Business Manager, Financial Secretary-Treasurer
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 441

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Gene Camarena
President
La Raza Pizza, Inc.

Margaret Dechant
CEO, Partner and
Wealth Advisor

6 Meridian

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Adam Dunn
VP & Chief Financial Officer
Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc.

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Bradley Dyer
Business Development
Credit Union of America

Patricia Hardin
President
American Postal Workers Union #735

Rich Kerschen
CEO and Chairman of the Board
The Law Company

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Sam Marnick
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, 
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.

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Donna Lin Niles
Global Partner Innovation Leader
Cargill

Judy Pierce
President
Wichita-Hutchinson Labor Federation of Central Kansas

Dr. William Polite Jr. 
Director of Equity,
Diversity & Accountability
Wichita Public Schools

Carol Russell
President
Communication Workers of America #6402

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Gary Schmitt
Managing Director
INTRUST Bank

Tonya Sudduth
Head of U.S. Strategy
Bombardier

Dr. Sheree Utash
President
WSU Tech

Headshot of Katie Warren.

Katie Warren
President
United Teachers of Wichita

Johnathan Weigand
Director of Strategic Initiatives
J.P. Weigand & Sons, Inc.

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Lavonta Williams
Community Advocate

Headshot of Catie Shaffer.

Catie Shaffer
Women United Steering Committee Chair
Hutton

 

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MaeLauren Hudson
Young Leaders United Steering Committee Chair
6 Meridian

Amy Schafer
Always United Steering Committee Chair
Former Director of Advertising

Wichita State University