2023 Board of Directors

Officers

Position HeldNameAffiliation
ChairmanMark KnackendoffelThe Trust Company
Chair ElectJake WassenbergPepsi Cola of Manhattan
Vice ChairMarshall StewartKansas State University
Vice ChairNancy BurtonBBN Architects
TreasurerStacy KohlmeierFlorence Manufacturing
Past ChairSummer Ott DierksDierks Law Firm
President / CEOJason SmithManhattan Area Chamber of Commerce


Directors

Name of DirectorAffiliation
Tracy AndersonAnderson Knight Architects
Doug Barrett400 North Creative
Bob CoppleVia Christi Hospital
Shawn DrewCommerce Bank - Manhattan
Vern HenricksGreater Manhattan Community Foundation
Terry Holdren
Kansas Farm Bureau
Kevin Ingram
Manhattan Christian College
Brett Jones
Manko Windows
Lowell KohlmeierKS StateBank
Craig Lauppe
Advanced Property Management, Inc.
Jared LoomisOlsson
Blade MagesMiddle
Callie MarksCharlson & Wilson Bonded Abstracters, Inc.
Mary MartellStormont Vail
Annie PeaceMeadowlark
Stephanie PierceK-State Innovation Partners
LaFarris RisbyLaFarris, Inc.
Kevin RobertsHotel and Restaurant Management Program at K-State
Kate RyanMcCownGordon Construction
Gavin SchmidtESB Financial
Ben SigleManhattan Running Company
Lisa SisleyNew Boston Creative Group
Katie StoneBourbon and Baker
Kara TitusLightsource BP
TJ VilkanskasBack 9 Development
Kasey WilkinsonMHK Play Studio
Jarrod WillichHi-Tech Interiors


Ex-Officio Members



Jack AllstonPottawatomie County Economic Development
Michael DowdKansas State University Student Body
Sheila Ellis-GlasperBlack Entrepreneurs of the Flint Hills
Ron Fehr
City of Manhattan
John FordRiley County Commission
COL Ben GarrisonFt. Riley
James Genandt
Manhattan Area Technical College
Mark HatesohlCity of Manhattan
Chad KinsleyPottawatomie County Commission
Dee McKeePottawatomie County Commission
Katie PawloskyNBAF
Dr. Marvin WadeManhattan-Ogden USD 383