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Abby Payne

Graphic Designer

Abby Works

Chief of Staff

Abigail Crandall

Regional Operations Manager

Adam Hatten

Workforce Services Specialist

Adam Parker

Software Engineer

Adam Roorbach

Sports Tourism Manager

Adam Wells

Technical Documentation Writer

Aiden Freeman

Communications Specialist

Alex McPhearson

Workforce Services Specialist

Amanda Ramsey

Special Projects Program Manager

Amanda Vega

Workforce Services Specialist

Amber Cabrera

Attorney

Andre Heath

Deputy Director

Andrea Etzel

KANSAS! Magazine Manager

Andrea Horner

Workforce Services Specialist

Andrew Dailey

Veterans Employment Representative

Andrew Hayman

CDBG Director

Angela Fraenza

Workforce Services Supervisor

Angela Krahe

Human Resource Recruiter

Angela Myers

Workforce Services Specialist

Angela Nordhus

PROWD Program Manager

Angela Stegman

Youth Benefits Specialist

Angela Strickland

Administrative Specialist

Anna Barron

Administrative Specialist

Anne Zajic

CDBG Assistant Director

April Chiang

Assistant Director of Export Promotion

Arlene Richardson

RESEA Coordinator

Ashla Stowe

WOTC and Federal Bonding Program Manager

Ashley Mishler

ReEmployment Connections Manager

Austen Clemons

System Administrator

Ayesha Murphy

Workforce Services Specialist

Babette Dixon

Research and Contracts Manager

Barbara Hake

Business Recruitment Regional Director, Missouri & Kansas City Metro

Becca Flesher

Creative Director

Becca Valdovinos Kaye

International Trade Program Manager

Becky Albers

Workforce Services Specialist

Belinda Donley

ReEmployment Navigator

Benjamin Stanton

Communications Coordinator

Benjamin Wallace

Senior Administrative Assistant

Beth Johnson

Business Recruitment Regional Director, East Coast

Bettina Sparkes

Justice Involved Programs Manager

Brandon Hutton

Director of Advanced Technology

Brenda Mendez-Villa

Workforce Professional

Brenna Murfin

Program Consultant II

Brett Sayre

Business Development Finance Manager

Brian Deiter

Staff Attorney

Bridgette Jobe

Director of Tourism

Carla Schupp

ReEmployment Navigator

Carly Poteet

Workforce Services Specialist

Carol Lee

Business Services Representative

Carol Manis

Business Systems Analyst

Carrie Doud

Deputy Director

Casey Russell

Infrastructure Program Manager

Cassandra Alexander

Program Specialist

Cassidy Nolan

International Representative

Catherine Tanner

Technology Support Consultant

Celia Vega

Administrative Officer

Chad Hagedorn

Regulatory Compliance Monitor

Chang Lu

Business Recruitment & International Trade Project Manager

Cheri Smith

PROWD Employment Services Professional

Chris Cleereman

Technology Support Consultant

Christian Hopkins

Director of Minority & Women Owned Business

Christine Bohannon

Director

Christopher Preston

PROWD Employer Champion – Advanced Manufacturing

Christopher Rowland

Veterans Employment Representative

Christy Zimmer Coyle

Quality Assurance Engineer

Clara Coonrod

Workforce Services Specialist

Colby Sharples-Terry

PR & Communications Manager

Corissa Gutierrez

RESEA Supervisor

Corrie Ann Campbell

Program Manager

Cory Keller

Sector Development Specialist

Courtney Goucher

Apprenticeship Program Manager

Craig VanWey

Senior Regional Director, In-State, All Regions

Curtis Jones

Workforce Services Supervisor

Curtis Young

Director of Kansas Arts Commission

Cynthia Anderson

ReEmployment Navigator

Cynthia Nau

Kansas Youth Transition Initiative Program Manager

Dale Tower

RETAIN Project Lead

Dandi Owens

Director of Events

Daniel Culbertson

Veterans Employment Representative

Danny Decker

Senior Physical Plant Supervisor

Dashiell Hansen

Business Systems Analyst

David Eisenbarth

Business Systems Analyst

Dawneisha Strother

ReEmployment Navigator

Dean Holmes

ReEmployment Navigator

Debbie Cherry

Workforce Services Specialist

Debbie Deere

Kansas Main Street Assistant Director

Deborah Young

Workforce Professional

Deeann Davenport

ReEmployment Navigator

Denise Hines

Program Specialist

Denisha Gee

ReEmployment Navigator

Dennis LaMunyon

Database Supervisor

Derek Godfrey

Workforce Professional

Desirae Copeland

Communications Coordinator

Destiny Siegrist

ReEmployment Program Coordinator

Donald Williams

Veterans Employment Representative

Dustin Troth

Business Services Representative

Ebony Daniels

Workforce Services Specialist

Elaine Pelletier

WOTC Determination Officer & POA Officer

Elijah Kampsen

Social Media Coordinator

Elise Parrish

Technical Research Analyst

Elise Valdez

Technical Research Analyst

Elizabeth Katsbulas

Senior Administrative Specialist

Emily Artzer

Program Consultant

Erica Markley

Workforce Services Specialist

Erica Ramos

Regional Operations Manager

Eryn Knecht

Program Manager

Frank Julian

Workforce Services Specialist

Gabriel Ortiz

Data & Grant Manager

Gary Westerman

Regional Operations Manager

Gertrudis Cozadd

Program Consultant

Gina Smith

Workforce Services Specialist

Ginny Eardley

CDBG Specialist

Glenn McKay

Veterans Employment Representative

Gloriänna Noland

Creative Coordinator

Hannah Hasbrouck

Kansas Main Street Program Manager

Heath Vincent

Quality Assurance Engineer Manager

Heather Keller

Workforce Administrative Coordinator

Heather Pierson

Administrative Specialist

Hugh Carter

Director of Performance and Programming

Hugo Hurtado

Veterans Employment Representative

Hunter Feyerherm

Website and Database Manager

Ingrid Evans

Workforce Services Specialist

Jaimee Salalac

Administrative Specialist

James Newins

Program Manager

Jasmine Baca

Broadband Operations Coordinator

Jason Foote

Creative Coordinator

Jason Inman

Technology Support Consultant

Jason Teal

CDBG Program Consultant

Jaylin Borsh-Thomas

ReEmployment Navigator

Jean Claude Kandagaye

Applications Developer

Jeana Payne

State Board Program Manager

Jeff Freeman

Business Recruitment Senior Regional Director, Great Lakes

Jennie Banta

CDBG Operations & Logistics Coordinator

Jennifer Bliss

Database Developer

Jennifer Juhl

Workforce Services Specialist

Jerad Pettus

Workforce Services Specialist

Jeri Hammerschmidt

Business Service Representative

Jesse Magee

Quality Assurance Engineer

Jessica Androes

Workforce Services Specialist

Jessica Henry

Grant Compliance and Reporting Manager

Jill Hendershot

Workforce Professional

Jill Zimmerman

Workforce Services Specialist

Jim Haugh

Chief Information Officer

Jodie Wunder

KIJ Customer Support Representative

Joe Devine

Veterans Employment Representative

Joe Torres

Salesforce Administrator

Joe Walter

Housing Inspector

John Flanagan

Workforce Services Specialist

John Hobbing

Employer Champion- Professional & Technical Services

John Ybarra

Regulatory Compliance Director

Jolene Ray

Workforce Services Specialist

Jordan Roemerman

Deputy Director

Joseph Beaudet

Regional Director, In-State, North Central

Joseph Comfort

JVSG Program Manager

Joseph Le

Deputy Director of Broadband Development

Joseph Mwagura

Director of Data and Research

Joshua Edgar

Grant Program Manager

Joshua Jefferson

Deputy Secretary of Business Development

Juan Torres

ReEmployment Navigator

Julia Brown

Workforce Services Specialist

JuliAnna Warren

Intensive Services Coordinator

Justin Carper

Workforce Services Trainer

Kai Rannells

Outreach Program Manager

Karen Farrell

Program Consultant

Karl Kandt

Veterans Employment Representative

Karol Gurba

Software Engineer

Kate Van Steenhuyse

Assistant Director of Kansas Arts Commission

Katelynn Kolterman

Operations & Logistics Coordinator

Kathleen Wolf

Workforce Services Specialist

Katie Chaires

International Project Manager

Katrina O'Hara

Certification Project Manager

Kayla Savage

Director of Community Engagement

Keegan Early

Mobile Workforce Center Manager

Kelli Hansen

Grassroots Strategy Developer

Kelli Orender

Industry Relations Manager

Kelly Collins

Employment and Work Incentives Specialist

Kelly Garcia

Senior Administrative Assistant

Kelsey Haile

Special Assistant

Kelsey Wendling

Agritourism Manager

Kerisha Kindred

PROWD Employment Services Professional

Kerri Falletti

Grassroots Strategy Developer

Kesia Townsend

Workforce Services Specialist

Kevin Crockett

Mobile Visitor Center Manager

Kevin Lee

Veterans Employment Representative

Kim Korber

Marketing Assistant

Kimberlyn Jones

Digital Opportunity Program Manager

Kimmie Tannehill

Accountant

Krista Johnson

ROZ Program Assistant

Krista Shields

ReEmployment Navigator

Kyle Deere

Employer Champion – Logistics, Distribution, Transportation

Laci Bohr

Regional Operations Manager

Lacie Janzen

Business Recruitment Regional Director, Central

Larry Lee

Local Veterans Employment Representative

Laura Lombard

International Division Director

Laurie Pieper

Assistant Director of Global Resources

Leah Coney

PROWD Employment Services Professional

Leisa Shepherd

Executive Assistant

Lidia Smith

Workforce Services Supervisor

Linette Miller

Regional Director, In-State, Southwest

Lisa Smith

Human Resource Payroll & Benefits Specialist

Lizbeth Hernandez

Workforce Services Specialist

Logun Dizmang

Workforce Services Supervisor

Manu Sharma

Business Systems Analyst

Maren Lagaly

Program Manager

Marie McNeal

Grant Program Manager

Mark Grayson

Juvenile Justice Workforce Specialist

Marla Canfield

Regional Director, In-State, South Central

Matthew Godinez

Assistant Secretary of Quality Places

Matthew Mazuroski

Workforces Services Specialist

Maxim Lardent

Quality Assurance Engineer

Megan Underwood

Workforce Services Specialist

Megan VanDruff

Program Specialist

Melanie Arbuckle

Workforce Services Specialist

Melanie Manry

Business Systems Analyst

Melissa Graham

Fiscal Analyst

Melissa Guerrero

Foreign Labor Certification Representative

Melissa Pugh

Storekeeper

Mia Da Silva-Leite

ReEmployment Navigator

Michael Barbour

RETAINWORKS Coordinator

Michael Feiveson

Veterans Employment Representative

Michael Harold

Workforce Services Specialist

Mike Armstrong

Technology Support Consultant

Mike Beene

Assistant Secretary of Commerce

Miranda Carpenter

Quality Places Specialist

Mona Carver

Travel Information Centers Manager

Morgan Barnes

Engagement and Outreach Manager

Nancy McNealey

Workforce Services Supervisor

Natalia Mason

Workforce Services Supervisor

Niharika Pedakolimi

Business Analyst

Parrish Lewis

Veteran Employment Representative

Patrick Lowry

Director of Marketing and Communications

Perry Wiggins

Executive Director

Peter Ruiz

Business Recruitment Regional Director, West Coast

Petra Aguilera-Trejo

Workforce Professional

Rachel Willis

Director of Legislative Affairs

Raman Lelsani

Senior Salesforce Administrator

Randi Tveitaraas Jack

Deputy Director of International Division

Raymond Clay

Veterans Employment Representative

Rebecca Campbell

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Renee Wohletz

Program Manager

Renee Zwahl

Agency Grant Writer

Rhonda Crook

Procurement Officer

Richard Martinez

HPIP Program Manager

Robert McLaughlin

Kansas Main Street Design Specialist

Robert North

Chief Counsel

Romaine Redman

Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer

Rory MacDonald

Front End Software Engineer

Rosa Cavazos

Special Projects Coordinator

Rosanne Arellano

WOTC Determination Officer

Ryan Wills

Deputy Chief of Staff

Sai Vetapalem

Data Manager & Evaluation Liaison

Salih Doughramaji

Program Consultant

Samantha Klampe

Office Receptionist

Sandy Brown

Director of Human Resources

Sandy Votaw

CDBG Senior Administrative Assistant

Sara Bloom

Quality Places Manager

Sarah DeLuna

Career Services Supervisor

Sarah Saadi

Healthcare Sector Coordinator

Scott Sewell

Kansas Main Street Program Director

Selen Light

Workforce Services Specialist

Seth Scarborough

Data Analyst

Sharla Newton

ReEmployment Navigator

Sharon Kearse

Second Chance Act Program Manager

Sheena Thomas

Program Manager

Shelley Paasch

Partnerships Coordinator

Shelly Jones

Workforce Service Data Program Manager

Shelly Thompson

Director of Workforce Services

Sherri Guerra

ReEmployment Navigator

Sherry Heim

Subgrant Manager

Sherry Rentfro

Chief Fiscal Officer

Shonda Anderson

Director of Apprenticeships and Internships

Stacy Koch

Workforce Professional

Stephanie Waters

Workforce Professional

Stephen Blanchard

Veterans Employment Representative

Stephen Shelton

Data and GIS Analyst

Susan Weidenbach

Director of Workforce Advancement

Tammy Carreno

Accountant

Tania Avial Hidalgo

Migrant Seasonal Farm Work Outreach Worker

Tara Logan

Operations and Logistics Coordinator

Tarell Fulton

Veterans Employment Representative

Taylor Overton

Director of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Tayton Majors

Regional Director, In-State, Kansas City Metro

Theo Stavropoulos

Senior Communications Coordinator

Thomas Hurley

Data Research Analyst

Tim Dahlstrom

Training and Development Specialist

Tim Parks

CDBG Specialist

Tim Zimmerman

Regional Director, In-State, Northwest | Economic Development & UAS Integration

Tonya Carlson

TAA Program Manager

Tracy Cripps

Workforce Services Specialist

Trent Howerton

Policy Manager

Trisha Purdon

Office of Rural Prosperity Director

Vera LaClair

Rapid Response Coordinator

Wallace Vaughn

Regional Operations Manager

Wendi Lucero

Public Service Administrator

Wendy Enright

Regional Director, In-State, Northeast

Wendy Mongeau

MSFW Monitor/Advocate

Wiley Smith

Regional Director, In-State, Wichita Metro