Chamber Board Officers

Board Chair
James Davis
Business & Sales Manager
Custom Neon & Vinyl Graphics, Inc.

Board Chair-Elect
Greg Schwerdt
President
Schwerdt Design Group

Treasurer
Coleen Jennison
Director of Governmental Affairs
Cox Communications/Business Services

President & Chief Executive Officer
Douglas S. Kinsinger, CCE

Immediate Past Board Chair
John B. Dicus
President & CEO
Capitol Federal

Vice Chair, Economic Development & Chair, GO Topeka Board
Steve Briman
Executive Vice President
Bartlett & West

Vice Chair, Government Relations
Neil Dobler
Senior Project Manager
Bartlett & West

Vice Chair, Membership
Randy Goldsmith
Real Estate Manager
C.B. Richard Ellis, Inc.

Vice Chair, Marketing
Amber Gentry
Vice President
Networks Plus

Vice Chair, Leadership
Jim Ogle
General Manager
WIBW-TV

Chamber Board Members

Beth Ann Branden
Owner
B A Designs, LLC

Mark Brinker
Region Vice President
Frito-Lay, Inc.

Shawn Brown
Store Manager
Hy-Vee, Inc.

Tim Clothier
Owner
Cold Stone Creamery

Michelle Cuevas-Stubblefield
Vice President/Creative Director
jones huyett partners

Pat Doran
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
FHLBank Topeka

Tom Ellis
Vice President of Development
Washburn University Foundation

Jeff Hiestand
Senior Vice President
CoreFirst Bank & Trust

Fred Patton
Attorney
Patton Law Office, LLC

Eric Rea
President
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Greg Schwerdt
President
Schwerdt Design Group Inc.

Curtis Sneden
Director of Government Affairs
Collective Brands, inc.

Carol Wheeler
Vice President Regional Operations
Stormont-Vail HealthCare

Barbara Wiggins
Executive Director
Topeka Performing Arts Center

Lonnie Williams
Owner
L & J Building Maintenance, LLC

Ex-Officio Appointments
Col. Ron Krueger
Air Commander, 190th ARW
Kansas Air National Guard

Mayor Bill Bunten
City of Topeka

Commissioner Mary Thomas
Shawnee County Commission

Senator Vicki Schmidt
Shawnee County Legislative Delegation

Paul Bossert
Representing Fast Forward
Premier Employment Solutions

Dr. Brenda Dietrich
Superintendent
Auburn Washburn Public Schools

Oliva Simmons
President
Visit Topeka, Inc.