KUCIMAT Board Information

Board Members:

Sherilyn Lombos
President, 1-year term (2018-2019), Class of 1998

City Manager, Tualatin, OR

Beth Linn
President-Elect, 1-year term (2018-2019), Class of 2003

City Administrator, City of Edgerton, KS

Penny Postoak Ferguson
Immediate Past President, 1-year term (2018-2019), Class of 1994

County Manager, Johnson County, KS 

Alan Morris
Secretary-Treasurer, 2-year term (2017-2019), Class of 1970

Retired, Topeka, KS

Walter L. Denton
Board Member, 2-year term (2017-2019), Class of 1994

City Manager, O'Fallon, IL 

Tansy Hayward
Board Member, 2-year term (2017-2019), Class of 2003

Assistant City Manager, Raleigh, NC

Mike Letcher
Board Member, Retiree, 2-year term (2017-2019), Class of 1978

Senior Vice President, The Mercer Group

Melissa Sieben
Board Member, 2-year term (2018-2020), Class of 1999

Assistant County Administrator, Wyandotte County-Kansas City

Hadley Skeffington-Vos
Board Member, 2-year term (2017-2019), Class of 2012

Assistant Village Manager, Niles, IL

Eric Stuckey
Board Member, 2-year term (2018-2020), Class of 1994

City Administrator, Franklin, TN

Kevin Watson
Board Member, 2-year term (2018-2020), Class of 2006

City Administrator, Vadnais Heights, MN

 

Practitioners In Residence (Ex-Officio Members):

Danielle Dulin
Practitioner-in-Residence, Ex-Officio, 2-year term (2018-2020), Class of 2011

Assistant to the City Manager, Lexena, KS 

Meredith Hauck
Practitioner-in-Residence, Ex-Officio, 2-year term (2018-2020), Class of 2008
Don Cawby
Practitioner-in-Residence, Ex-Officio, 2-year term, 2019-2021, Class of 1994

City Manager, Osawatomie, KS

Mandy Cawby
Practitioner-in-Residence, Ex-Officio, 2-year term, 2019-2021, Class of 2006

Director of Customer Relations, WaterOne, Lexena, KS 

Class Presidents:

Sydney Bannister
B.S. University of Kansas, Major: Public Administration, Minors: Law & Society, Leadership Studies

Class Co-President 2021

Jordan Jerkovich
M.S. Blekinge Technical University (Sweden). Major: Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability

Class Co-President, 2021

Davianna Humble
B.A., Truman State University, Major: Political Science, Minor: Justice Systems

Class Co-President, 2020

Erin White Winn
B.A., Kansas State University, Majors: Political Science and Nonprofit Leadership Studies

Class Co-President, 2020

School Support for the KUCIMAT Board:

Stacey Swearingen White
Director, School of Public Affairs and Administration
785-864-3530
Snow Hall

Stacey Swearingen White's teaching and research interests focus on sustainability and environmental planning, with a recent emphasis on conditions that impel sustainability innovation. 

Ruth DeWitt
Communications Manager
785-864-2554
Wescoe Hall, Room 4060Y

Ruth is responsible for marketing and events coordination for the KU Public Management Center and the School of Public Affairs and Administration.

Cari Ann Kreienhop
MPA Program Manager and Advisor
Wescoe Hall, Room 4060X

Cari Ann's focus for the City Management Fellows will be on recruitment, admissions, monitoring academic performance, and professional development. 

Anya Waters
Administrative Associate
785-864-9113
Wescoe Hall

Anya provides administrative support and logistics for the KUCIMAT board. 

Photograph of Hannes Zacharias
Hannes Zacharias
Robert A. Kipp Professor of Practice in Local Government Management and Urban Policy

Hannes also supports the City Management Fellows in seminars and professional placements in both full and part-time internships.