MANHATTAN - Key Persons


Allison Doll

Job Titles:
  • Communications Coordinator

Allison Muth

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Staff Member
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board
  • Talent Strategies Manager

Allison Penner Disbrow

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Annie Peace

Job Titles:
  • Director

Ben Flowers

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Ben Sigle

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Running Company

Bernie Haney

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Betty Mattingly-Ebert

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Blade Mages

Job Titles:
  • Director

Bob Copple

Job Titles:
  • Director

Brad Ross

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Brenda Hoefler, Sr.

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Operations

Brett Ballou

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Schultz Construction

Brett Jones

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Manko Windows

Caleb Stout

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member
  • Kansas State Student Body President

Callie Marks

Job Titles:
  • Director

Carol Sprawka

Job Titles:
  • Operations Coordinator

Chad Kinsley

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member

Christian Bishop

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Staff Member
  • Military Relations Manager

Daryn Soldan

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Staff Member
  • Executive Vice President / Economic Development Director

Dee McKee

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member

Dena Huff - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications

Doug Barrett

Job Titles:
  • Director

Eric Neilson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Eric Reid

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member
  • Superintendent

Gavin Schmidt

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of the Board of Directors

George Kandt

Job Titles:
  • Economic Development Staff Member
  • Business Retention and Expansion Manager

Gerit Garman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Jake Wassenberg - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors

James Genandt

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Jamie Bosse

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Jared Loomis

Job Titles:
  • Director

Jarrod Willich

Job Titles:
  • Director

Jason Smith - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • President

Jenn Alley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Staff
  • Convention Sales Manager

Jennifer Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Jill Sherman

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of the Leadership Manhattan Board

John Ford

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member

Kale Terrill

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • the Trust Company

Kansas Farm Bureau

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Kara Titus

Job Titles:
  • Director

Kasey Wilkinson

Job Titles:
  • Director

Kate Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • McCownGordon Construction

Katie Pawlosky

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member

Katie Stone

Job Titles:
  • Director

Kevin Ingram

Job Titles:
  • Director

Lauren Chard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Staff
  • Sports Sales Manager

Marcia Rozell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Staff
  • Convention & Visitors Bureau Director

Mark Knackendoffel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • the Trust Company / President / CEO

Marshall Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of the Board of Directors

Martina Schomaker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Mary Martell

Job Titles:
  • Director

Mike Matson

Job Titles:
  • Director of External Affairs

Mitch Watson

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • U.S. Engineering

Nancy Burton

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer of the Board of Directors

Nell Suggs

Job Titles:
  • Customer Service / Receptionist

Patrick Schutter

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • BHS Construction

Rebecca Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member
  • KSU Innovation Partners

Ron Fehr

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member

Samantha Ellison

Job Titles:
  • Membership Department Staff Member
  • Member Engagement Manager

Sarah Duggan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board
  • Chairman / 785.323.3860

Scott Sieben

Job Titles:
  • Director

Sharla Meisenheimer

Job Titles:
  • Membership Department Staff Member
  • Director of Membership

Shawn Drew

Job Titles:
  • Director

Sheila Ellis-Glasper

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member

Stacy Kohlmeier

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Chairman Elect

Steven Altobello

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board
  • Member of the Construction Financial Management Association
  • Owner of Shilling Construction Company, Inc
  • Shilling Construction Co
Steve is an owner of Shilling Construction Company, Inc., a family held asphalt paving contractor and manufacturer based in Manhattan, Kansas. He serves as the Chief Financial Officer which supervises all the accounting and finance, information technology, human resources, and other back-office functions of the company. Along with the other owners, Steve is heavily involved in the strategic vision and operations of the family business. Overall, he has 20 years of accounting and finance experience in the construction industry, which includes eight years at Shilling Construction Company and 12 years serving the industry as a CPA in Kansas City. Steve is a graduate from Kansas State University, holding a Bachelor of Accounting, Bachelor of Criminology, and a Master of Accountancy. During his tenure at Kansas State, Steve played football for head coach Bill Snyder as a defensive end. Steve currently serves on the Leadership Manhattan board and is the immediate past-chair. Steve is a 2018 graduate of Leadership Manhattan. He is also a 2014 graduate of the Kansas City Chamber's Centurions Leadership program. Over the years, Steve has served as a board member and/or volunteered with various non-profit organizations ranging from arts to sports. Steve is a member of the Construction Financial Management Association holding the distinguished Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) designation. Steve has an inactive CPA license.

Summer Ott Dierks

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Terry Holdren

Job Titles:
  • Director

TJ Vilkanskas

Job Titles:
  • Director

Tori Berard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Tracy Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Director

Tracy Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board
  • the Trust Company

Vern Henricks

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Greater Manhattan Community Foundation

Veronica Sims

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board

Wynn Butler

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio Member

Zachary Sheppard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Manhattan Board