Alumni Networks

Greater Kansas City Alumni Network Board

Interested in taking a more active leadership role in supporting KU Alumni and KU in the Kansas City Metro?

 

The Greater Kansas City Network Board is currently accepting nominations for next fiscal year. If you’re interested, or know someone that would be a great leader for KU Alumni in the KC area, fill out the form below.

Application

Board Expectations

  • Participate in one of following sub-committees
    • Revenue & Business Development
    • Events & Programs
    • Networking & Jayhawk Career Network
  • Represent KU Alumni in the Kansas City network through planning, promoting and executing events
  • Participate in four Board meetings per year
  • Provide feedback to KUA

Goals of the Kansas City Network

  • Assist in local effort to find and recruit talented prospects to attend the University of Kansas
  • Build and improve ties among KC area alumni and supporters of the University by developing programs to keep Kansas City Jayhawks connected to the KU community
  • Provide support of higher education by promoting awareness of legislative issues that affect the University
  • Promote University departments, strengthen the brand awareness of KU, elevate the overall perception and academic stature of KU and promote the University’s successes to the people of the region

Questions

Contact Austin Johanning at ajohanning@kualumni.org.

Network Leaders

Greater Kansas City Area Alumni Network Board

Chair
Leigh Adams
j'99
Chair Elect
Bennett Long
b'17, g'18
Board Member
Janell Avila
c'99
Board Member
Jana Calkins
j'96
Board Member
Savanna Cavanaugh
b'23
Board Member
Shawn Chevreux
g'07
Board Member
Megan Choate
c'11, j'11
Board Member
Carolyn Cohen
j'11, c'11
Board Member
Dillon Davis
c'14
Board Member
Jack Dodd
j'19
Board Member
Jack Evans
b'19
Board Member
Jake Faflick
b'17, g'18
Board Member
Genna Foster
j'21, b'21
Ex-Officio
Jordan Garcia
j’06
Board Member
Emma Hayes
c'21
Board Member
Graham Heaven
d'11
Board Member
Rich Hernandez
c'17
Board Member
Molly Kuplen
d'11
Board Member
Jackson Kurtz
j'18
Board Member
Tawnya Mason
c'93
Board Member
Blake McFarland
j'17
Board Member
Megan McMullen
d'04, g'09
Board Member
Alexis Paige
c'20
Board Member
Elle Peterson
j'23
Board Member
Nick Reddell
c'04
Board Member
Marisol Romero
c'07
Board Member
Michael Seck
b'78, l'82, g'82
Board Member
John Stowell
e'04, a'05
Board Member
Katie Studt
b'04, l'07
Board Member
Ben Tschudy
d'18
Board Member
Victoria Ungashick
b'15
Board Member
Jake Vander Velde
d'07
Board Member
David Voorhees
c'06
Board Member
Michael Weiss
c'00, j'00
Board Member
Caitlin Wise
b'11
Assistant Vice President of Donor Relations & Kansas City Network
Heather Hawkins
j'06

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