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Public Meetings
The Kansas 250 Commission will be hosting virtual meetings via Zoom. These meetings are open to the public. These meetings are usually held on the third Wednesday of each month.
Zoom Link: Click here to join the meeting.
Commission Representative | Title/Position | Organization | |
Susan Estes - Chair | Member | House of Representatives | Susan.Estes@house.ks.gov |
Stacey Knoell - Vice Chair | Executive Director | Kansas African American Affairs Commission | Stacey.Knoell@ks.gov |
Bryan Wampler - Secretary | President - Designee | Sons of the American Revolution | bwampler@ksssar.org |
Elaine Bowers | Senator | Kansas Senate | Elaine.Bowers@senate.ks.gov |
Gene T. Chavez, Ed.D. | Exectuive Director - Designee | Kansas Hispanic & Latino American Affairs Commission | gtchavez45@gmail.com |
Pam Curtis | Member | House of Representatives | pcurtiskck@gmail.com |
Brenda Dietrich | Senator | Kansas Senate | Brenda.Dietrich@senate.ks.gov |
Jeremy Ehart | Commander | American Legion | departmentcommander@kansaslegion.org |
Marci Francisco | Senator | Kansas Senate | Marci.Francisco@senate.ks.gov |
Linda Jeffrey | Chairperson | Kansas Historical Foundation Board | lpj3@cox.net |
Holly Lofton | Chair - Board Member | Kansas State Fair Board | cvbdir@lindsborgcity.org |
Gerald Marvin | Commander | VFW Kansas | ksvfwhq@kvfw.kscoxmail.com |
Casey Meier | Educator | Education | cmeier@usd261.com |
Marci Penner | Co-Director | Kansas Sampler Foundation | marci@kansassampler.org |
Jay Price | Professor | WSU Dept of History | jay.m.price@gmail.com |
Bill Rhiley | Member | House of Representatives | Bill.Rhiley@house.ks.gov |
Patti Unruh | State Regent - Designee | Kansas DAR | unruhpatti55@gmail.com |
Jancita Warrington | Executive Director | Kansas Office of Native American Affairs | jancita.Warrington@KS.gov |
Rachel Willis | Director of Legislative Affairs | Department of Commerce | Rachel.Willis@ks.gov |
Patrick Zollner | Executive Director | Kansas State Historical Society | Patrick.Zollner@ks.gov |
Staff | |||
Rosa Cavazos | Special Projects Coordinator | Kansas Tourism | Rosa.Cavazos@ks.gov |
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