Board of Directors
Our board of directors is a distinguished group of community leaders. Their strategic guidance steers the direction of our organization.
Jennifer Szambecki
Board Chair
Chief of Staff
Hutton
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Doug Ledbetter
Vice Chair
Partner
Ernst & Young LLP
Sue Tirukonda, CFP
Treasurer / Finance Chair
Financial Advisor
Cordell Wealth Management
Walter Berry
Immediate Past Chair
Executive Chairman
Berry Companies
Gene Camarena
Community Investment Chair
President
La Raza Pizza, Inc.
John Trowbridge
Resource Development Chair
Senior Vice President of Business Development
AGH
Moji Rosson
Governance Chair
Director of Growth Strategies and Community Impact
Meritrust Credit Union
Bobby Gandu
Strategic Planning Chair
Assistant Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management
Wichita State University
DIRECTORS
Sarah Andrews
Senior Initiatives Lead for Wichita
Stand Together
Ron Baker
Project Manager /
Sports Medicine
Ascension Via Christi
Brian Burnett
Business Manager, Financial Secretary-Treasurer
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 441
Margaret Dechant
CEO, Partner and
Wealth Advisor
6 Meridian
Susan DeVaughn
SVP, National Hospitality Program Director
IMA Financial Group
Bryce Dougherty
Chief Financial Officer
Delta Dental of Kansas
Adam Dunn
VP & Chief Financial Officer
Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc.
Bradley Dyer
Business Development
Credit Union of America
Ricki Ellison
Director of Talent, Workforce Development, and Community Engagement
Greater Wichita Partnership
Lindsi Fulcher
Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Emprise Bank
MaeLauren Hudson
Wealth Advisor
6 Meridian
Dennis Kerschen
President
The Law Company
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
Jesse Romo
Director of Airports
City of Wichita
Carol Russell
President
Communication Workers of America #6402
Gary Schmitt
Managing Director
INTRUST Bank
Don Sherman
Executive of Community Affairs
Evergy
Dr. Sheree Utash
President
WSU Tech
Mike Wegner
Chief Financial Officer
Ascension Kansas
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