Board of Directors Members

2026-2027

Lydia Kinkade

Lydia Peele Kinkade, Overland Park, Kansas - Chair

B.S., Education - Mathematics, 2009

Jeff Ellison

Jeff Ellison, St. Joseph, Missouri - Past Chair

B.S., Architecture, 1990

Jake Worcester

Jake Worcester, Kansas City, Missouri - Chair-Elect

B.S., Ag Economics, 2001

STANDING DIRECTORS

Adam Walker

Adam Walker, Manhattan, Kansas – Secretary

B.S., Kinesiology, 2004
M.S., Counseling and Student Development, 2009

Audrey Mross

Audrey Mross, Dallas, Texas – Treasurer

B.S., Marketing, 1980

Steve Theede

Steven Theede, Houston, Texas – KSU Foundation Board Chair

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1974

Richard Linton

Richard Linton, Manhattan, Kansas – President of Kansas State University

Christian Peña

Christian Peña, Sublette, Kansas – Student Body President of Kansas State University 

Samuel Vogel

Samuel Vogel, Shawnee, Kansas - Student Alumni Board President

Greg Willems

Greg Willems, Manhattan, Kansas – President and CEO of the KSU Foundation – Ex Officio Member 

TERMS EXPIRE IN 2027

Eva Gardiner

Dr. Eva Stumpff Gardiner, Ashland, Kansas

B.S., Animal Sciences and Industry, 1981
D.V.M., Veterinary Medicine, 1986
M.A., Diagnostic Medicine and Pathology, 1991

Mako Miller

Mako Blevens Miller, Olathe, Kansas

B.S., Journalism and Mass Communications, 2004

Greg Musil

Greg Musil, Overland Park, Kansas

B.S., Political Science, 1983

Alex Sune

Alejandro "Alex" Suñé, Savoy, Illiniois

B.S., Business Administration, 2008
M.A., Counseling and Student Development, 2011 

TERMS EXPIRE IN 2028

Nicole Alexander

Nicole Young Alexander, Goddard, Kansas

B.S., Agricultural Communications and Journalism, 2005

Rolando Blackman

Rolando Blackman, Dallas, Texas

B.S., Social Sciences, 1981

Meredith Sleichter

Meredith Reilly Sleichter, Abilene, Kansas

B.S., Human Ecology and Mass Communications, 1995

Amber Weaver

Amber Weaver, Dallas, Texas

B.S., Human Ecology and Mass Communications, 2005 

Corbin Witt

Corbin Witt, St. George, Kansas

B.S., Elementary Education, 1988
M.S., Educational Administration, 1993
Ed.D., Educational Administration, 1995

TERMS EXPIRE IN 2029

Jamie Ball

Jamie Ball, Platte City, Missouri

B.S., Biology and Gerontology, 2010

Ed Frey

Ed Frey, Wichita, Kansas

B.S., Animal Sciences and Industry, 1977
B.S., Business Administration, 1977

Christopher Merriewether

Christopher Merriewether, Atlanta, Georgia

B.S., Finance, 2010

Scott Miller

Scott Miller, Parker, Colorado

B.S., Construction Science and Management, 2001

Stephanie Siders

Stephanie Grecian Siders, Leawood, Kansas

B.S., Finance, 2005

TERMS EXPIRE IN 2030

Julie Denner

Julie Lindamood Denner, Olathe, Kansas

B.A., Mass Communications, 1998

Pat Parke

Patrick "Pat" Parke, Hays, Kansas

B.A., Agricultural Engineering, 1979
M.A., Agricultural Engineering, 1981  

Karen Pestinger

Karen Ellenz Pestinger, Beloit, Kansas

Graduate certificate, Business Administration, 2015

Gordon Rourk

Gordon Rourk, Dallas, Texas

B.S., Industrial Engineering, 1984

Carolyn Swann

Carolyn Birch Swann, Keller, Texas

B.S., Marketing, 1979