Legislative Committee
The Legislative Committee is responsible to monitor legislation or regulation at the state and federal level that impact the ability for successful rural development efforts in Kansas. The committee schedules area legislators to speak to wKREDA members during quarterly updates. The committee schedules the annual Legislative Conference, held in Topeka early in the year. Each year the legislative position paper is drafted by members of the committee, based on input from the membership. When needed, the committee may issue a call to action to the members to contact legislators about specific issues.
wKREDA does not usually take a stand on political issues since the membership represents diverse attitudes. wKREDA does encourage individual members to voice their concerns in a positive manner.
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Lona DuVall
Committee Co-Chair
Finney County Economic Development
114 W. Pine Street
Garden City, KS 67846
lona@ficoedc.com
Work: (620) 290-2244
Clare Gustin
Committee Co-Chair
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
PO Box 1020
Hays, KS 67601
cgustin@sunflower.net
Work: (785) 623-3321
Nick Poels
Member
Phillips County Economic Development
PO Box 604
Phillipsburg, KS 67661
pced@ruraltel.net
Work: (785) 543-5809
Ericka Nicholson
Member
Gove County Economic Development
520 Washington St, PO Box 128
Gove, KS 67736
govecoed@gmail.com
Work: (785) 938-2237
Christy Hopkins
Member
Greeley County Community Development
510 Broadway
Tribune, KS 67879
clhopkins@fairpoint.net
Work: (620) 376-2548
Ralph Goodnight
Member
Kearny County Community Development
P.O. Box 86 304 N. Main St.
Lakin, KS 67860
kecodev@pld.com
Work: (620) 355-7358
Mendi Anschutz
Member
Nex-Tech
2418 Vine Street
Hays, KS 67601
manschutz@nex-tech.com
Work: (785) 625-7070 Ext 1618
Kara Jecha
Member
Golden Belt Telephone Association
PO Box 229
Rush Center, KS 67575
kjecha@gbtlive.com
Work: (785) 372-4236
Joann Knight
Member
Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation
101 E. Wyatt Earp Blvd
Dodge City, KS 67801
jknight@dodgedev.org
Work: (620) 227-9501
Susan NeuPoth Cadoret
Member
Kansas Department of Commerce
1000 S. W. Jackson Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612
Susan.NeuPothCadoret@ks.gov
Work: (785) 296-7198
Holli Schletzbaum
Member
Kansas Global Trade Services
800 East 1st, Suite 200
Wichita, KS 67202
schletzbaum@kansasglobal.org
Work: (316) 264-5982
Heather Morgan
Member
Pratt Area Economic Development Corporation
619 S. Main
Pratt, KS 67124
heathermorgan@ksu.edu
Work: (913) 683-9946
Melissa Roberts
Member
Enterprise Center in Johnson County
4220 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Fairway, KS 66205
mroberts@ecjc.com
Work: (913) 438-2282
Kasey Krueger
Member
Pioneer Communications
PO Box 707
Ulysses, KS 67880
kasey.krueger@pioncomm.net
Work: (620) 356-7162
