Board of Trustees
University of Saint Mary Board of Trustees
2026
Alison Banikowski, Ph.D., C’75
(Ret.) Deputy Superintendent Olathe School District and Community Outreach Advocate
Lisa Bowers, C’84
Sr Federal Regulatory Manager, Bayer
Sr. Melisa Camardo
Community Councilor, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
COL (Ret.) Tom Dials
(Ret.) President and Chief Executive Officer for Armed Forces Insurance Exchange
Adele Ducharme
(Ret.) Chief Executive Officer North Region, Saint Luke's
Michelle Friend-Coon, C’94
Trial Attorney
Brian Gillespie
Executive Vice President/CFO, DH Pace Company, Inc.
Christine Gould Hamm, C’93
Managing Council, Middle Market Banking
Tajquah Hudson, MHS, FACHE
(Ret.) Chief Integration Officer, Intermountain Healthcare
Courtney Kounkel
Founder and Owner, Monarch Build
Tes Mehring, Ph.D., C’74
(Ret. )Provost, Current Faculty, Baker University
Sr. Jean Panisko, C’69
Community Treasurer for the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
Rueben Perez
(Ret) Faculty, Federal Executive Institute, Former University Administrator/Faculty
Jean Plumb
Co-head, Hardwick Law Firm
Allen Roberson
Vice President of Administration, Rockhurst HS
Sally Sallee
Chief Giving Officer, The Halo Foundation
Carol Wambeke, C’81
Board of Trustees Chair; (Ret.) Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Freddie Mac
Aaron Weissenfluh, C’95
Chief Executive Officer, TenFold Security
Bob Wright
Executive Vice President & Strategy Officer at First National Bank of Hutchinson
Trustees Emeriti
Mary Alice Bramming
Ken Karr
Fred Tromans
Have Questions? Contact Us.
University of Saint Mary
admiss@stmary.edu
913-682-5151
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Have Questions? Contact Us.
University of Saint Mary
admiss@stmary.edu
913-682-5151
See the staff/faculty directory