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Kansas 250
Public Meetings
The Kansas 250 Commission will be hosting virtual meetings via Zoom. These meetings are open to the public.
Click here to open the Zoom Meeting Link.
- Date: May 21, 2025
- Time: 7:00 PM Central Time
- Meeting ID: 854 4250 9872
- Passcode: 2sCR2G
Commission Roster:
| Commission Representative | Title/Position | Organization | |
| Stacey Knoell | Executive Director | Kansas African American Affairs Commission | Stacey.Knoell@ks.gov |
| Gene T. Chavez, Ed.D. | Historian | Kansas Hispanic & Latino American Affairs Commission | gtchavez45@gmail.com |
| Jancita Warrington | Executive Director | Kansas Office of Native American Affairs | jancita.Warrington@KS.gov |
| Susan Estes | Member | House of Representatives | Susan.Estes@house.ks.gov; |
| Bill Rhiley | Member | House of Representatives | Bill.Rhiley@house.ks.gov |
| Pam Curtis | Member | House of Representatives | pcurtiskck@gmail.com |
| Brenda Dietrich | Senator | Kansas Senate | Brenda.Dietrich@senate.ks.gov |
| Elaine Bowers | Senator | Kansas Senate | Elaine.Bowers@senate.ks.gov |
| Marci Francisco | Senator | Kansas Senate | Marci.Francisco@senate.ks.gov |
| Patti Unruh | State Regent - Designee | Kansas DAR | unruhpatti55@gmail.com |
| Bryan Wampler | President - Designee | Sons of the American Revolution | bwampler@ksssar.org |
| Jeremy Ehart | Commander | American Legion | departmentcommander@kansaslegion.org |
| Gerald Marvin | Commander | VFW Kansas | ksvfwhq@kvfw.kscoxmail.com |
| Patrick Zollner | Executive Director | Kansas State Historical Society | Patrick.Zollner@ks.gov |
| Linda Jeffrey | Chairperson | Kansas Historical Foundation Board | lpj3@cox.net |
| Jay Price | Professor | WSU Dept of History | jay.m.price@gmail.com |
| Casey Meier | Educator | Education | cmeier@usd261.com |
| Holly Lofton | Chair - Board Member | Kansas State Fair Board | cvbdir@lindsborgcity.org; |
| Marci Penner | Co-Director | Kansas Sampler Foundation | marci@kansassampler.org |
| Rachel Willis | Director of Legislative Affairs | Department of Commerce | Rachel.Willis@ks.gov |
| Staff | |||
| Rosa Cavazos | Special Projects Coordinator | Kansas Tourism | Rosa.Cavazos@ks.gov |
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