Board of Directors

Officers

  • Lyle Butler, President
    President and CEO Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce (retired)
    Manhattan
  • Gordon Hibbard, Vice President
    President/CEO Dale Carnegie Kansas Heartland
    Manhattan
  • Mary Ice, Secretary
    Community Volunteer
    Manhattan
  • Pat Orazem, Treasurer
    Community Volunteer
    Manhattan

Staff

  • Lesley White
    Executive Director, Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation
    Alma

Members

  • Christine Benne
    Greater Manhattan Community Foundation Director of Military Relations and Affiliate Liaison
    Manhattan
  • Kay Lauer
    Rancher
    Cottonwood Falls
  • Debbie Lyons-Blythe
    Rancher
    White City
  • Rob Manes
    Nature Conservancy of Kansas
    Wamego
  • Jeff Oliphant
    Central Kansas Region Market President Landmark National Bank (retired)
    Manhattan
  • Christina Stubbs
    Registered Nurse Anesthetist/Bison Rancher
    Manhattan

Ex-Officio Members

  • Kent Glasscock
    President of Institute for Commercialization, KSU (retired)
    Manhattan
  • Bruce Snead, Past President
    Director of Kansas Industrial Extension Service, KSU (retired)
    Manhattan