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Board of Trustees

University of Saint Mary Board of Trustees

2026-2027

 

Alison Banikowski, Ph.D., C’75 (board vice chair)

(Ret.) Deputy Superintendent Olathe School District and Community Outreach Advocate

Lisa Bowers, C’84 (board secretary/treasurer)

Sr Federal Regulatory Manager, Bayer

Sr. Melisa Camardo

Community Councilor, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth

Adele Ducharme

(Ret.) Chief Executive Officer North Region, Saint Luke's

Ann Marie Fallon

President, University of Saint Mary

Kathleen Fogarty, C’82

(Ret.) Director, Department of Veterans Affairs Kansas City VA Medical Center

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

Courtney Kounkel

Founder and Owner, Monarch Build

Alan Lankford

Principal at Lankford | Fendler + Associates Consulting Engineers

Nolan Lasiter

Financial Advisor

Tes Mehring, Ph.D., C’74 (board chair)

(Ret.) Provost Emporia State University; (Ret.) Interim Provost Baker University; Current Faculty Member Baker University

Nancy Mellard, C’75

Executive Vice President and General Counsel at CBIZ 

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

Allen Roberson

Vice President of Administration, Rockhurst HS

Carol Wambeke, C’81

Past Board of Trustees Chair; (Ret.) Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Freddie Mac

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

See the staff/faculty directory

Have Questions? Contact Us.

University of Saint Mary
admiss@stmary.edu
913-682-5151

See the staff/faculty directory