Board of Directors
MCAC 2023-2024 Executive Committee
President: Joe Long (Newton’s True Value) – 2024
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.) – 2024
Dickie Rolls (Dove Corporation, Inc.) – 2024
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
Larry McManus, District 2
Mike Cordray, District 3
Caney
Gavin Duley (Caney Drug Pharmacy) – 2026
Dickie Rolls (Dove Corporation, Inc.) – 2024
Geoff Collins (Spears Mfg.) – 2024
Frank LaForge (LaForge Insurance) – 2025
Jared Daniels (KCAV) – 2026
Josh Elliott, Mayor
Cherryvale
Joe Long (Newton’s True Value) – 2024
Lee Gill (Jim Gill Agency) – 2024
Ron Seemann (A-1 Locksmith) - 2025
Dan Ward (BP) – 2026
Sam Blackard (Peoples State Bank) – 2025
Gary Minnich, Mayor
Coffeyville
John Ditmore (Coffeyville Refinery) – 2024
Darren Alexander (MJD Products) - 2024
Ryan Thompson (Thompson Bros.) – 2025
Jeff Stewart (Community State Bank) – 2024
John Schmid (Perl Auto Center) – 2025
Lisa Kuehn (CRMC) – 2026
Mark Muller (Muller Construction) - 2024
Aaron Heckman (Acme Foundry) – 2026
Ann Marie Vannoster, 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.) - 2024
Paula Schabel (Textron) – 2026
Chris Moore (SEKTAM of Indy) – 2024
Tim Emmert, Mayor
Ex-Officio Board Members
Melody Kikkert, County Appraiser
Jonathan Booe, County Administrator
Charlotte Scott-Schmidt, County Clerk
Marilyn Calhoun, County Register of Deeds
Ron Wade, County Sheriff
Nancy Clubine, County Treasurer
Dr. Marlon Thornburg, CCC President
Dr. Jonathan Sadhoo, Interim ICC President
Lacie Bohr, Southeast KansasWorks
Kelley Zellner, Caney City Administrator
Jared Daniels, Caney Community Betterment Group
TBA, Cherryvale City Administrator
Carol Staton, 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