2026 HirePaths Board of Directors

  • Mike Beene, Kansas Department of Commerce
  • Jaron Caffrey, Kansas Hospital Association
  • Natalie Clark, Kansas State Department of Education
  • Shawn Dryden, New Boston Creative Group LLC
  • Michele Gifford, Textron Aviation
  • Cheryl Grice, Kansas State University
  • Frank Henderson, retired state and national school board leader
  • Heather Jantz, MJE LLC
  • Crystal Kearns, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (President-Elect)
  • Kerri Keller, retiring executive director, Kansas State University Career Center
  • Dana Ladner, Kansas Department of Agriculture
  • Jamie Manhart, Greenbush CTE Coordinator (Secretary)
  • Michael White, Kansas Contractors Association (President)