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Leadership Kansas Picked For 2003 Leadership Kansas, the successful leadership development program of the Kansas Chamber for 25 years, has chosen 35 emerging state leaders for its 2003 class activities. "These 35 outstanding individuals from a variety of occupations across the state will join a select group of their Leadership Kansas alumni to lead the important future political, educational and business affairs of the state of Kansas," said Lew Ebert, president and CEO of The Kansas Chamber. The Class of 2003 was approved by the Leadership Kansas Board of Directors, chaired by Marsha Chappelow, of Blue Valley Schools in Overland Park. Larry Berg of Midwest Energy is the 2003 program chair. Leadership Kansas Class of 2003 R. Todd Barrows, County Executive Director, USDA-Farm Service Agency-Thomas Co. FSA, Colby Martha E. Bartlett-Piland, President/CEO MB Piland Advertising & Marketing, Topeka Karin S. Brownlee, Kansas State Senator, Olathe Christopher J. Carroll, Director-External Affairs SBC, Overland Park Patty Jo Clay, Principal, USD 446 – Independence, Independence Tamara E. Cotman, Asst. Supt. Of Elementary Schools, Wichita Public Schools - USD 259, Wichita Kelly D. Douglass, Periodontist, Kelly D Douglass DDS MS PA, Topeka Jeri L. Foster, Human Resources Director, Capitol Federal Savings, Topeka Ann L. Gardner, Editorial Page Editor/Multimedia Managing Editor, Lawrence Journal-World, Lawrence Janet F. Harrah, Director, Ctr. for Econ. Dev. & Business Research Wichita State University, Wichita Caverly D. Hart, Assistant Administrator, Finnup Foundation Trust, Garden City L. Garney Hill, Business Development Officer, Hillcrest Bank, Wichita Randall J. Hrabe, Executive Director, Northwest Kansas Planning & Development Com., Hill City David E. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, Lawrence Wendy L. Kaus, Attorney/Partner, Weary Davis LC, Manhattan Jeffrey R. King, Attorney, Overland Park Alisa F. Lange, Director Of Special Events-KUMC, Kansas University Endowment Foundation, Kansas City Joseph D. Levens, Jr., Vice President-Division Mgr., Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc., Wichita Carol A. Meyer, President, Garden City Area Chamber Of Commerce Finney Co. Econ. Dev., Garden City Eric W. Montgomery, Production Coordinator, Grass Roots Design Group, Independence Michael J. O'Toole, Commander, 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, Topeka Jeff N. Ollenburger, President and CEO, Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center, Hutchinson Trudy M. Rice, County Extension Director, K-State Research and Extension-Douglas County, Lawrence Kimberly E. Scanlan, Dir., Business Ops, Shared Services Group, The Boeing Company, Wichita Gary D. Schmitt, Senior Vice President, INTRUST Bank, NA, Wichita Gregory E. Schwerdt, President, Schwerdt Design Group Inc., Topeka Itzel D. Stewart, Title III Transition Coordinator, Garden City Community College, Garden City Owen B. Stratton, Vice President-Sr. Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch, Overland Park Lee E. Tafanelli, Program Coordinator, National Agricultural Biosecurity Center At KSU, Manhattan Tonia L. Vallin, Marketing Director, Fort Hays State University, Hays Michael J. Volker, Mgr Of Pricing and Market Research, Midwest Energy, Inc., Hays Denise Washburn, Associate Director-Corporate Tax, Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc., Topeka Marjorie Stevens-Werly, Dir. Of Public Affairs and Marketing, Emporia State University, Emporia Robert J. Wilson, State Representative, Kansas House Of Representatives, Pittsburg Shari L. Wilson, Special Projects Coordinator/Conference Mgr., KS Association for Conservation & Environmental Education, Kansas City. The Leadership Kansas Class of 2003 will graduate in October following participation in a number of programs planned throughout Kansas to inform the class of key issues facing the state and to inspire them to become activists in creating future solutions. They will attend programs in Topeka, Johnson County, Pittsburg, Hays, Wichita/Hutchinson, and Garden City. "The Leadership Kansas program is an important element of The Kansas Chamber," said Chamber CEO Ebert. "We think it is important to be a catalyst for the development of future leaders by engaging them in the serious concerns and terrific opportunities that the future holds for the entire state." The Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry founded Leadership Kansas in 1978 to help identify and develop future leaders. It is governed by a Board of trustees comprised of six individuals representing the past three program class years and eight people elected or appointed by The Kansas Chamber. * Each Leadership Kansas class is comprised of 35 people selected from more than 100 applicants and more than 500 nominations. A program committee and the organization’s Board of Trustees develop the programming for Leadership Kansas. Leadership Kansas has an overall program chair and at least six local program chairs whose efforts are structured and coordinated by the overall program chair. Leadership Kansas has six program sessions for each class year. They last between 1-1/2 and 2 full days. They take place in the months of May through October. For more on Leadership Kansas go to
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