Officers
Officers are selected by KWAA’s voting membership at our annual meeting in Lindsborg, Kansas. The officers make up the Executive Committee.
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Cassie Pfannenstiel |
Ashley Billam |
Sara Zafar |
Joslyn Kusiak |
Jen Ordiway |
Meryl Carver-Allmond |
KWAA Council
The Kansas Women Attorneys Association Council, which is KWAA’s governing body, is made up of its officers, committee chairpersons, and district representatives.
Committee Chairs
KWAA’s President appoints the chairpersons of all standing committees, which include the following: Membership and Communications, Public Policy and Gender, Outreach and Education, Small Firm and Solo Practice, Archive, Minority Women in the Profession, and the Annual Conference.
| Membership and Communications |
Ivery Goldstein |
| Public Policy and Gender | Danielle Atchison Megan Townsley |
| Small Firm and Solo Practice | Kirsten Larsen Paige Harding |
| Outreach and Education | Rachel Shannon Ali VanDoren |
| Annual Conference | Hon. Courtney Carver Rebekah Gaston |
| DEI | Kate Butler |
| Archives and Awards | Natalie Haag Nicole Revenaugh
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| Rural Recruitment | Hon. Renee Henke |
| NCWBA - Liason | Kristen Wheeler |
KWAA District Representatives
KWAA has 11 districts throughout the state, as shown in the map below. Each district has at least one representative, appointed by KWAA’s President.
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District ACourtney Ress Brianna Brin |
District BLara Blake Bors
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District CHon. Angie Coble Audrey Waid |
District DTessa Wendling
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District EMelissa Richards Candice Wilson |
District FPamela Saenz Emily Arida |
District GJessica Domme Alice Walker |
District HJill Gillet Cherilyn Hearn |
District IPamela Campbell Burton Hon. Joan Lowdon |
District JNikki Byer Karen Ebmeier |
District KDebbie O'Connor Emily Saunders
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Past Presidents
| 1995-1996: Linda Parks |
1996-1997: Cathy Reeder |
1997-1998: Hon. Marla Luckert |
1998-1999: Hon. Janice Russell |
1999-2000: Rachael K. Pirner |
2000-2001: Mille Schroeder |
| 2001-2002: Mary Feighny |
2002-2003: Rita Noll |
2003-2004: M. Kathryn Webb |
2004-2005: Teresa Watson |
2005-2006: Patricia Hamilton |
2006-2007: Nancy Ogle |
| 2007-2008: Hon. Kellie Hogan |
2008-2009: Deena Hyson-Bailey |
2009-2010: Patti Petersen-Klien |
2010-2011: Sarah Loquist |
2011-2012: Elizabeth Sweeney-Reeder |
2012-2013: Angel Zimmerman |
| 2013-2014: Mira Mdivani |
2014-2015: Susan Berson |
2015-2016: Marilyn Harp |
2016-2017: Gaye Tibbets |
2017-2018: Mary Beth Blake |
2018-2019: Kim Honeycutt |
| 2019-2020: Audrey Lee |
2020-2021: Sarah Morse |
2021-2022: Eunice Peters |
2022-2023: Whitney Casement |
2023-2024:
Etta Walker |
2024-2025:
Danielle Hall
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| 2025-2026: Sara Zafar |
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