Board and Staff

Statewide Board of Directors

Verna Weber President, Center for Children and Families
David Litchman Vice President
Janice Smith Treasurer, The Opportunity Project
Mary Baskett
Rebecca Clancy Child Care Aware® of Southwest Kansas
Deb Crowl, Emporia Child Care
Brenda Flangagan, SS&C Solutions, Inc.
John Jones Cambridge Investment Research
June Jones
Marcia Nicely
Rob Redmond, US Toy Company, Constructive Playthings
Robert Weber
Rober Williams, Salina Fire Department
Reva Wywadis ERC Resource and Referral
Leadell Ediger Executive Director, Child Care Aware® of Kansas

Child Care Aware® of Kansas Staff

For general inquiries email info@ks.childcareaware.org

Leadell Ediger Executive Director
Angie Saenger Deputy Director

Jennifer Hecker Director of Provider Services
Julie Hess Director of Marketing & Communications
Tanya Koehn Director of CCR&R Services
Kara Revell Director of Finance

Kami Cohorst Infant Toddler Project Manager
Kris Nicholson Quality Initiatives Manager

Bobbie Cooprider Data & Technology Coordinator
Cathy Gray Healthy Kansas Kids Coordinator
Andrea Eliot Rating Coordinator

Audrey Danielson Quality Rating Specialist
Lyndsay Seymour Quality Rating Specialist
Kelly Cain-Swart Quality Rating Specialist
Becky Stewart Quality Rating Specialist

Tracie Smucker Provider Services Assistant
Samantha Sulsar Financial Assistant
Natasha Lujan CCR&R Services Assistant
Tammi Verhoeff Administrative Assistant