Board of Directors

The K-ACTE Board of Directors comprises an Executive Committee (President, First President-Elect, Second President-Elect, and Immediate Past President), each from a different affiliate group. The Board also consists of the President and President-Elect from each affiliate, as well as a representative from the Kansas State Department of Education and the Kansas Board of Regents.

2026-2027 Board of Directors

Linda Chase

President
Affiliate: KAAE

lchase@usd353.com
Adam Wessel

First President-Elect
Affiliate: KLCTE

ajwessel@bluevalleyk12.org
Melissa Thurman

Second President-Elect
Affiliate: KHSIA

melissathurman@usd475.org
Kevin Stalsberg

Treasurer
Affiliate: KHSIA

kevinstalsberg159@smsd.org
Laurali Masterson

Past President
Affiliate: KATFACS

lauralimasterson@usd281apps.com
Mary Beth Fulk

KAAE President

mfulk@usd310.org
Brandon Callaway

KAAE President-Elect

bcallaway@girard248.org
Janet Holden

KATFACS President

mrsjanetholden@gmail.com
Kacey Lewis

KATFACS President-Elect

klewis5@usd259.net
Vacant

KBOA President (contact Jamie Manhart if interested in serving in a leadership role for KBOA)

Vacant

KBOA President-Elect
(contact Jamie Manhart if interested in serving in a leadership role for KBOA)

Chris Holborn

KLCTE President

christopherh@usd383.org
Adam Wessel

KLCTE President Elect

ajwessel@bluevalleyk12.org
Aaron Yoder

KTIEA President

yoderaaron@outlook.com
PJ Reilly

KTIEA President-Elect

pjreilly@agcks.org
Kevin Stalsberg

KHSIA President

kevinstalsberg159@smsd.org
Tina Garetson

KHSIA President-Elect

tgoosz@kumc.edu

Non-Voting Members

Jamie Manhart

K-ACTE Executive Director

leadership@kansasacte.org
April White

Kansas Board of Regents Liaison

awhite@ksbor.org
Natalie Clark

Kansas State Department of Education Liaison

natalie.clark@ksde.gov

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