Management
JCKHF Board of Directors
The activities and interests of the Johnson County Kansas Heritage Foundation are managed and conducted by its Board of Directors. Each affiliate member organization of the Foundation is represented on the Board by a duly authorized person who shall hold position as Board Director. Representatives to the Board from affiliate members are typically its President, or other ranking officer.
In addition, the bylaws provide for the appointment of members-at-large.
The Board values its relationship to the Johnson County community as it develops ‘partnerships’ to further the mission of JCKHF. As such, individual liaison members serve as advisors to the JCKHF Board and recognized for their interest and support of the mission of JCKHF.
JCKHF Board of Directors does not manage the interests and activities of its affiliate member organizations. JCKHF does serve as an advocate in support of the mission of each of its affiliate members and through its Grants Program serves to be a source of funding solely its affiliate members.
Board Officers:
Sandra Kelly, President
Past Executive Director, Deaf Cultural Center (Museum of Deaf History, Arts and Culture Member-At-Large
April Bishop, Vice-President
Chair, Leawood Historical Commission http://www.leawood.org/committee/culturalart/historic/aspx
Bruce Daniel, Treasurer
President, Lenexa Historical Society
http://www.lenexahistoricalsociety.org
April Bishop, Secretary
Chair, Leawood Historical Commission http://www.leawood.org/committee/culturalart/historic/aspx
Board Directors:
Lucinda Adams, Executive Director, Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area
http://www.freedomsfrontier.org
Johnny Szlauderbach, Digital Content Liaison, Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area http://www.freedomsfrontier.org
Shirley Brown VanArsdale, President, Gardner Historical Museum, Inc.
http://www.gardnerhistoricalmuseum.com
Gary L. Hicks, President, Kansas City Area Historic Trails Association https://www.kcahta.org
David Wilcox, Chair, Kansas School for the Deaf Museum
April Bishop, Chair, Leawood Historical Commission, City of Leawood, Kansas
http://www.leawood.org/committee/culturalart/historic/aspx
Bruce Daniel, President, Lenexa Historical Society
http://www.lenexahistoricalsociety.org
Tim Talbott, Site Manager, Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm
http://www.mahaffie.org
Lon Dagley, Marge Smith Archivist, Mid-America Nazarene University
http://www.mnu.edu
Ross Marshall, Member, Missouri River Outfitters Chapter (SFTA affiliate) https://www.santafetrail.org/chapters/mro/
Sharron Uhler
Board Member, Monticello Community Historical Society
http://www.monticelloks.org
Chriz Dally, Board President, Museum of Deaf History, Arts and Culture
http://www.museumofdeaf.org
Margaret Endecott, President, Olathe Historical Society https://www.facebook.com/olathehistoricalsociety/
Brad Moore, President, Overland Park Historical Society
http://www.ophistorical.org
Charles Fritz, Treasurer, Shawnee Mission Indian Historical Society
http://www.kshs.org
Kenneth Klingensmith
Administrator, Stilwell Community Organization
http://www.stilwellcommunityorganization.org
Michael Smith, Board Member, Trails Head Chapter (OCTA affiliate)
https://octa-trails.org/regional-chapters/trails-head-chapter/
Tony Adams, Board Member, Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church – Former home of the Madame CJ Walker School
9420 W. 50 th Terrace, Merriam, KS 66203
Robert Courtney, Member at Large
Sandra Kelly, Member at Large
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