Board of Directors
MCAC 2023-2024 Executive Committee
President: Joe Long (Newton’s True Value) – 2027
Immediate Past President: Ryan Thompson (Thompson Bros.) – 2025
Vice President: Sam Blackard (Peoples State Bank) – 2025
Secretary: Chuck Goad (Commercial Bank) – 2026
Treasurer: Geoff Collins (Spears Mfg.) – 2027
Dickie Rolls (Dove Corporation, Inc.) – 2027
John Schmid (Perl Auto Center) – 2025
Mike O’Malley (PrairieLand Partners, LLC) – 2025
MCAC Board of Directors
Below is the list of current Board of Directors. The year following each name denotes the end of their current term on the board. Officers/executive committee members are noted in parenthesis.
Board member elections are held at the annual meeting in June at which time the new board president takes office. Executive Committee elections take place in September:
County Commissioners
Robert Bever, District 1
Phil Clubine, District 2
Mike Cordray, District 3
Caney
Gavin Duley (Caney Drug Pharmacy) – 2026
Dickie Rolls (Dove Corporation, Inc.) – 2027
Geoff Collins (Spears Mfg.) – 2027
Frank LaForge (LaForge Insurance) – 2025
Jared Daniels (KCAV) – 2026
Josh Elliott, Mayor
Cherryvale
Joe Long (Newton’s True Value) – 2027
Lee Gill (Jim Gill Agency) – 2027
Carol Staton (Cherryvale Historical Museum)- 2027
Dan Ward (BP) – 2026
Sam Blackard (Peoples State Bank) – 2025
Gary Minnich, Mayor
Coffeyville
John Ditmore (Coffeyville Refinery) – 2027
Darren Alexander (MJD Products) - 2027
Ryan Thompson (Thompson Bros.) – 2025
Jeff Stewart (Community State Bank) – 2027
John Schmid (Perl Auto Center) – 2025
Lisa Kuehn (CRMC) – 2026
Mark Muller (Muller Construction) - 2027
Aaron Heckman (Acme Foundry) – 2026
Alec Hendryx, Mayor
Independence
Amandia Brock (Penmac Employment) – 2025
Jackie Pittman (SMP) – 2025
Chuck Goad (Commercial Bank) – 2026
Chris Fry (Atmos Energy, Inc.) – 2025
Mike O’Malley (PrairieLand Partners) – 2025
Gary Hogsett (Anne Ellen, Inc.) - 2027
Paula Schabel (Textron) – 2026
Chris Moore (SEKTAM of Indy) – 2027
W. Scott Smith, Mayor
Ex-Officio Board Members
Melody Kikkert, County Appraiser
Jonathan Booe, County Administrator
Ami Standridge, County Clerk
Marilyn Calhoun, County Register of Deeds
Ron Wade, County Sheriff
Mandi Hargis, County Treasurer
Dr. Marlon Thornburg, CCC President
Dr. Jonathan Sadhoo, Interim ICC President
Lacie Bohr, Southeast KansasWorks
Andrea Sibley, Caney City Administrator
Jared Daniels, Caney Community Betterment Group
Michael Hall, Cherryvale City Administrator
Dianna Mendoza, Cherryvale Chamber of Commerce
Ben Brubaker, Coffeyville City Manager
Candi Westbrook, Coffeyville Chamber
Marci Roberts, Leadership Coffeyville
Kelly Passauer, Independence City Manager
Lisa Wilson, Independence Chamber of Commerce
Lisa Wilson, Leadership Independence
Tabatha Snodgrass, Independence Main Street
Blake Vargas, USD #436 – Caney
Craig Correll, USD #445 – Coffeyville
Jason McAfee, USD #446 – Independence
Travis Githens, USD #447 – Cherryvale/Thayer
