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2025-2026 KCA Executive Governing Council

Full 2025-2026 Leadership List

President	Jimmarie Smiley
President Elect	Krystal Speier
Past President	Amanda Petrik-Gardner
Executive Director	Teresa Paterson Bartch
Secretary	Cynthia Coufal
Treasurer
Advocacy and Legislation	Andrew Secor
Awards Committee Chair	Kris Burkholder
Bylaws Committee Chair	Nadine Bailey
Grad Student Committee Chair	Falak Shariqah
History and Traditions Committee Chair	Robert Kircher
Human Rights Committee Chair	Mahsa Maghsoudi
Leadership Committee Chair	Philip Mullins
Media Committee Chair	Kaitlyn Sampson
Membership Committee Chair	Cassidi Dye
Professional Preparation, Standards and Ethics (NBCC) Committee Chair	Katherine Miller
Region and Division Support	Val Beikmann
Professional Development Committee Chair	Jacob Jagneaux
North Central Region(NC KCA)	Kris Burkholder
Northeast Region (NE KCA)	Steve Dobisch
Northwest Region (NW KCA)
South Central Region (SC KCA)	Heather Hunter
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)	Tana Arnold
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)	Jacquelyn Maser
KS Career Development Association (KCDA)