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Board of Directors

Our Governing Board serves as the voice of the people in North Central Kansas.

The 33-member, volunteer group includes publicly elected officials, private sector interests, and people democratically selected by low-income people in our service area.
Interested in joining Community Action as a Board member? We are now accepting applications to fill four seats on our Poverty Sector to serve as representatives for low-income individuals in the following areas: City of Topeka, Shawnee County, and Rural Communities at Large.
Click here for more information on you can become a voice for low-income people.

  • Joe  Hoytal – President

    • Greg DeBacker – Vice President

    • Lynn Gentine – Treasurer

    • John Christensen – Secretary

 

  • Greg DeBacker – City of Topeka At Large

  • Sue Wheatley – City of Topeka At Large

  • Jennifer Sexson – City of Topeka At Large

  • Fran Lee – City of Topeka At Large

  • Jewell Welch – City of Topeka At Large

  • VACANT – City of Topeka At Large

  • Derek Harrison – Shawnee County At Large

  • Kayla Moore – Shawnee County At Large

  • Terry Iles – Shawnee County At Large

  • Wendy Coonrod – Rural Communities At Large

  • Dana Singleton – Rural Communities At Large

  • Joe Hoytal – KS Banker’s Association

  • Mary Thomas – Topeka/Shawnee County Community Resources Council

  • Jim Kenyon – AFL-CIO Topeka Federation of Labor

  • Curtis Sneden – Topeka Chamber of Commerce

  • Theresa Douthart – Valeo Behavioral Health Care

  • TBA – Community Action Head Start Policy Council

  • Dr. Harriett Johnson – Topeka Chapter of the Links, Inc.

  • Stacie Torrez – Mana de Topeka

  • Darrell Doty – Shawnee County Allied Tribes

  • John Christensen – Interfaith of Topeka

  • Katrina McGivern – Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved

  • Oliver Green – City of Topeka, Representing Mayor De La Isla

  • Brett Kell – City of Topeka, representing Karen Hiller

  • Lt. John Trimble – City of Topeka, representing Mike Padilla

  • Lauren Tice Miller – Elected Education Representative

  • TBA – City of Topeka

  • John Alcala – State/Federal Representative

  • Neva Martin – Shawnee County, Representing Commissioner Kevin Cook

  • Linda Jeffrey – Shawnee County, Representing Commissioner Michelle Buhler

  • Lynn Gentine – Shawnee County, Representing Commissioner Bob Archer

  • Mary Stauffer – Rural Government At Large

  • Ron Loomis – Rural Government At Large