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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Danielle Hall
President

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Sara Zafar
President-Elect

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Etta Walker
Past President

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Cassie Pfannenstiel Rodriguez
Secretary

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Shelley Woodard
Treasurer

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Jen Ouellette
Assistant Treasurer


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

Ashley Billam
Cleotha Daniels

Public Policy and Gender Betsey Lasister
Danielle Atchison
Small Firm and Solo Practice Larry Zimmerman
Joslyn Kusiak
Outreach and Education LeTiffany Obozele
Erin Beckerman
Annual Conference Erin Good
Christine Ladner
DEI Angel Zimmerman
Allison Williamson
Archives and Awards Marilyn Harp
Kristen Wheeler
Rural Recruitment Hon. Renee Henke

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 A

Courtney Ress

Ashley Comeau

District B

Sally Shattuck

Kara Schartz

District C

Hon. Angie Coble

Audrey Waid

District D

Kristen Eggers

Rachel Shannon

District E

Melissa Richards

Hon. Courtney Boehm

District F

Christine Campbell

Megan Townsley

District G

Paige Blevins-Jones

Lauren Bartee

District H

Jill Gillet

Cherilyn Hearn

District I

Pamela Campbell Burton

 Hon. Joan Lowdon

District J

Meryl Carver-Allmond

Kathryn Barker

District K

Ellen O'Leary

Kirsten Schroeder Larsen

 

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: