The semi-annual member business meeting, held in Wichita on Friday, April 15th, resulted election of the following individuals as board officers and members:

  • Chair: Teresa McComb
  • Chair Elect – Karen Sturchio
  • 2nd 3-year term – Treva Greaser and Renee Porter
  • 1st 3-year term – Dave Smith and Kris Erickson. More about Dave and Kris…

David Smith, Superintendent of Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge, has been in senior living since 2015 at Kansas Soldiers Home, a historic multi-level of care veterans home in Fort Dodge. Dave’s key skills are training & development, relationship building and communication, and management and leadership. He is an Army Veteran, having served in a wide variety of roles during his military career. He is also a former Veterans Services Representative, Police Officer and Police Commander.  Dave has a Bachelors Degree in Organizational Management & Leadership from Friends University, and is a Certified Public Manager and Licensed Adult Care Home Administrator.

Kris Erickson, CEO of Bethany Village in Lindsborg, has been in senior living since the early 2000’s, and at Bethany Village in Lindsborg since 2014.  His skills include organizational development, legislative review and advocacy, and strategic planning & visioning. He has been actively involved in Kansas Adult Care Executives, and will conclude board service with KACE this year. He is a Nursing Program Advisory Member at Salina Technical College. He is active in civic affairs, his church and is a former school psychologist. He has degrees in Long Term Care Administration and Psychology.

Congratulations to new and returning board members. Many thanks to outgoing Board Chair Ed Strahm, who will now be the Immediate Past Chair. And thanks to this year’s Nominating Committee: Nate Glendening, Kevin Reimer and Dana Rice.

2022 Officers:

  • Chair Teresa McComb
  • Chair-Elect Karen Sturchio
  • Immediate Past Chair Ed Strahm
  • Treasurer Shawn Sullivan
  • Secretary Cheyenne Strunk

Class of 2023

  • Tammy Pettijohn, 1st term, SunPorch of Smith County, Smith Center
  • Charlotte Rathke, 1st term, Locust Grove Village, LaCrosse

Class of 2024

  • Courtney Wolfe, 2nd term, Wichita Presbyterian Manor
  • Chris Osborn, 2nd term, Evergreen Community of Johnson County, Olathe
  • Andy Sutter, 1st term, Village Manor, Memorial Hospital LTC, Abilene
  • Rodney Whittington, 1st term, Villa St. Francis, Olathe

Class of 2025

  • Renee Porter, 2nd term, Dooley Center at Mount Saint Scholastica, Atchison
  • Treva Greaser, 2nd term, Schowalter Villa, Hesston
  • Kris Erickson, 1st term, Bethany Village, Lindsborg
  • David Smith, 1st term, Kansas Soldiers Home, Fort Dodge
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Rachel Monger
Rachel Monger, JD, LACHA is President/CEO. Rachel joined LeadingAge Kansas in 2011 as the Director of Government Affairs and has been a powerful voice for our membership ever since. Rachel is a Kansas licensed attorney and adult care home administrator. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, MA, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law. Over the years, Rachel has served in many volunteer roles in her community and in the state of Kansas to support senior needs, aging services education, and community mental health services. She is also a member of the Board of Governors for the Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund. As an award-winning trial lawyer, turned award-winning senior care advocate, she has spent nearly two decades passionately supporting quality of care and quality of life for Kansas seniors. When not at work, Rachel loves reading, crafting, volunteering with her church, and spending time with her partner Steven. You can reach Rachel directly at 785.670.8046.

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