Our Mission is to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members, Kansans, and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.  

Our Vision is a great public school for every student.

Our Core Values:

• Equal Opportunity:  We believe public education is the gateway to opportunity.  All students have the human and civil right to a quality public education that develops their potential, independence, and character.

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• A Just Society:  We believe public education is vital to building respect for the worth, dignity, and equality of every individual in our diverse society.

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• Democracy:  We believe public education is the cornerstone of our republic.  Public education provides individuals with the skills to be involved, informed, and engaged in our representative democracy.

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• Professionalism:  We believe that the expertise and judgment of education professionals are critical to student success.  We maintain the highest professional standards and we expect the status, compensation, and respect due all professionals.

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• Partnership:  We believe partnerships with parents, families, communities and other stakeholders are essential to quality public education and student success.

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• Collective Action:  We believe individuals are strengthened when they work together for the common good.  As education professionals, we improve both our professional status and the quality of public education when we unite and advocate collectively.

Click on the digital booklet to view all that makes KNEA the strongest professional organization in Kansas.

 

 

Click one of the KNEA leadership positions below to view a full profile.

Elected Officers

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• KNEA President
• KNEA Vice President
• KNEA Secretary-Treasurer
• KNEA Board of Directors

Management Staff

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• Executive Director
• Associate Executive Director

Main Phone Number:  785.232.8271

Click a name to launch an email message from your device OR use the contact form at the bottom of this page.

Administration or Policy
Mark Farr, President, ext. 142
Sherri Schwanz, Vice President, ext. 129
Crystal Blackmon, Executive Assistant, ext. 142
Kevin Riemann, Executive Director,  ext. 136
Sarah Meyer, Executive Assistant,  ext. 135

Business Services
John Metzger, Manager, ext. 116
Wendy Miller, Business Services, ext. 113
Tracy Catlin, Membership Specialist, ext. 117
vacant, Technology Assistant, ext. 145

Communications
Marcus Baltzell, Director, ext. 114
Angela Deines, Assistant, ext. 134

Teaching & Learning
Idalia Shuman, Director, ext. 104
Carol Donovan, Administrative Assistant, ext. 103

Legal Services
Marjorie Blaufuss, General Counsel, ext. 131
Robert Blaufuss, Research Attorney, ext. 131
Kimberly Streit Vogelsberg, Staff Attorney, ext. 131
David Schauner, Of Counsel, ext. 131
Dorothy Emory, Executive Assistant, ext. 131

Legislative and Political Advocacy
Mark Desetti, Director, ext. 141
Terry Forsyth, Director, ext. 126
Donna Lambrecht, Administrative Assistant, ext. 122

Organizing
Rex Hull, Director, ext. 110
Carol Donovan, Administrative Assistant, ext. 103

UniServ/Organizational Services
Julie Wilson, Associate Executive Director,  ext. 128
Sarah Meyer, Executive Assistant, ext. 135

Print Copy Operator/Maintenance
David Kukovich, ext. 121 or 143

Ad Astra UniServ Phone: 913.268.4005 Kevin Scarrow – Ad Astra UniServ Director Kelly Shannon – Ad-Astra UniServ and statewide programs	Alliance UniServ Phone: 913.268.4005 Tammy Baltzell – Alliance UniServ Director Christine Foster – Alliance UniServ and Wyandotte United UniServ	Capital UniServ Phone: 785.232.8271 Shianne Shively– Capital UniServ Director Open- Capital UniServ and Rolling Hills UniServ
Cottonwood UniServ Phone: 785.628.8217 Kathy Rome – Cottonwood UniServ Director Sue Schmidt – Cottonwood UniServ and KNEA Southwest UniServ	KNEA Southwest Phone: 785.628.8217 Justin Smith – KNEA Southwest UniServ Director Sue Schmidt – Cottonwood UniServ and KNEA Southwest UniServ	Kaw Valley UniServ Phone: 913.268.4005 H.J. Heistand – Kaw Valley UniServ Director Megan Broll – Kaw Valley UniServ
Konza UniServ Phone: 785.232.8271 Linda Brungardt – Konza UniServ Director Jen Siefer – Konza UniServ and Pony Express UniServ	Pony Express UniServ Phone: 785.232.8271 Anna Moon Bradley – Pony Express UniServ Director Jen Siefer – Konza UniServ and Pony Express UniServ	Rolling Hills UniServ Phone: 785.232.8271 Kevin Belt – Rolling Hills UniServ Director Open- Capital UniServ and Rolling Hills UniServ
South Central UniServ Phone: 316.685.2397 Dennis Tabor – South Central UniServ Director Pam Taverner – South Central UniServ and Walnut Valley UniServ	UD1-Valley Phone: 785.227.3510 Sue Maples – UD1-Valley UniServ Director Tammy Wagoner – UD1-Valley	UniServ Southeast Phone: 620.231.2266 Tony White – UniServ Southeast Director Cathi Lindsay – UniServ Southeast
United Teachers of Wichita Phone: 316.262.5171 Greg Jones – United Teachers of Wichita UniServ Director Rebecca Denton – United Teachers of Wichita UniServ	Walnut Valley UniServ Phone: 316.685.2397 Tim Knoles – Walnut Valley UniServ Director Pam Taverner – South Central UniServ and Walnut Valley UniServ	Wyandotte United UniServ Phone: 913.268.4005 Ollie Carroll – Wyandotte United UniServ Director Christine Foster – Alliance UniServ and Wyandotte United UniServ

 

WHO WE ARE

Our website address is: https://www.kneaweb.org and https://knea.org

WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT

COMMENTS

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

MEDIA

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

COOKIES

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

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EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

ANALYTICS

HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their own user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

WHERE WE SEND YOUR DATA

We do not send or use data collected on this site for purposes external to our communications planning.  The data we collect is generally (but not exclusively) anonymous and aggregate data.  As directed by our KNEA General Counsel, we will comply with any requests for data and records related to an investigation as required by law.

Additionally, visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service, we may use data to engage in digital advertising campaigns and we will use aggregate data to generate reports as needed in support of the KNEA operational plan.

YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION

We will only use your personal contact information for internal purposes.

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact [email protected]