ABOUT US

Kansas Mentors' Council of Mentors

The Council of Mentors, composed of mentoring professionals from across the state, is a working committee of Kansas Mentors that provides guidance on the current issues facing mentoring efforts in our state and the needs of communities wishing to start programs.

CHAIR

Coach Bill Snyder, Head Coach of the K-State Football Team

VICE CHAIR

Kristy McKechnie, Former Director of Development at the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center

Council Members

Cate Adams, Communities in Schools of Wichita
Kerrie Bacon, Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
Dawn DeArmond, Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS)
Tina DeLarosa, MANA de Topeka
Leila Gallagher, YouthFriends
Laura Kaiser, Kansas Parent Teacher Association
Kathleen Karr, Kansas City Foster Grandparents
Malissa Martin-Wilke, Communities in Schools of Kansas
Gary Gerhard, Kansas 4-H Youth Development
Patty Gnefkow, Compeer of Wichita
Janette Meis, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
Jeff Moe, Jayhawk Area Council- Boy Scouts of America
Mark Nordstrom, Kansas Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
Patricia Phillips, Compeer of Topeka
Cheryl Semmel, United School Administrators of Kansas
Cornelia Stevens, Kansas Children’s Service League
Mim Wilkey, Wichita YMCA