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2026-2027 KCA Executive Governing Council

Full 2026-2027 Leadership List

President	Krystal Speier
President Elect	Alex Carey
Past President	Jimmarie Smiley
Executive Director
Secretary	Erin Bellew-Sunsong
Treasurer	Solomon Moore
Advocacy and Legislation	Andrew Secor
Awards Committee Chair
Bylaws Committee Chair	Nadine Bailey
Grad Student Committee Chair	Jett Calderon
History and Traditions Committee Chair	Robert Kircher
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Chair	Tamicka Monson
Leadership Committee Chair	Philip Mullins
Media Committee Chair	Kaitlyn Sampson
Membership Committee Chair	Amanda Petrik-Gardner
Professional Preparation, Standards and Ethics (NBCC) Committee Chair	Katherine Miller
Region and Division Support	Teresa Paterson-Bartch
Professional Development Committee Chair	Jacob Jagneaux
North Central Region(NC KCA)	Patrick Franzen
Northeast Region (NE KCA)	Steve Dobisch
Northwest Region (NW KCA)
South Central Region (SC KCA)
Southeast Region (SE KCA)	Bill Howell
Southwest Region (SW KCA)
KS Association for Adult Development & Aging (KAADA)	Cathie Hay
KS Association of Addictions & Offender Counselors (KAAOC)
KS Mental Health Counseling Association (KMHCA)
KS Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (KACES)	Taylor Johnson
KS Association of Multicultural Counseling & Development (KAMCD)
KS Association of Marriage & Family Counselors (KAMFC)
KS Association of Specialists in Group Work (KASGW)
KS College Counseling Association (KCCA)
KS Career Development Association (KCDA)