A native of Kansas, Sherriene Jones-Sontag is the Kansas Chamber’s Vice-President of Communications. She guides the strategy of the Chamber’s internal and external communications, marketing, events and media outreach.
Sherriene brings a broad-based experience in the communications and public relations fields, particularly related to public policy. Before joining the Chamber, she served as the Deputy Executive Director of the Kansas Lottery where she oversaw marketing, sales, public affairs and research and led the agency’s legislative efforts. She also served in numerous communications and press secretary roles, including as Communications Director for former Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and previously worked more than ten years as a broadcast journalist. She received her undergraduate degree from Ohio University.
Sherriene and her family enjoy traveling to new places, trying new foods and training their goldendoodle puppy.