Officers

Officers are selected by KWAA’s voting membership at our annual meeting in Lindsborg, Kansas. The officers make up the Executive Committee.  

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Etta Walker
President

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Danielle Hall
President-Elect

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Whitney Casement
Past President

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Amanda Stanley
Secretary

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Ellen O’Leary
Treasurer

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Shelley Woodard
Assistant Treasurer


KWAA Council

The Kansas Women Attorneys Association Council, which is KWAA’s governing body, is made up of its officers, committee chairpersons, and district representatives.


Committee Chairs

KWAA’s President appoints the chairpersons of all standing committees, which include the following: Membership and Communications, Public Policy and Gender, Outreach and Education, Small Firm and Solo Practice, Archive, Minority Women in the Profession, and the Annual Conference.

Membership and Communications

Ashley Billam
Erin Beckerman

Public Policy and Gender Betsey Lasister
Danielle Atchison
Small Firm and Solo Practice Larry Zimmerman
Joslyn Kusiak
Outreach and Education Angel Zimmerman 
Wendy Rohleder
Annual Conference Erin Good
Christine Ladner
Minority Women in the Profession Sara Zafar
Candice Alcaraz
Archives Marilyn Harp
Kristen Wheeler

KWAA District Representatives

KWAA has 11 districts throughout the state, as shown in the map below. Each district has at least one representative, appointed by KWAA’s President.

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District A

Hon. Rene Henke

Courtney Ress

District B

Lara Blake Bors

Sally Shattuck

District C

Hon. Angie Coble

Audrey Waid

District D

Gaye Tibbets

Rachel Shannon

District E

Amy Bipes

Melissa Richards

District F

Candace Farha

Christine Campbell

District G

Jen Ouellette

Hon. Rebecca Sanders

District H

Karen Miller

Hon. Rebecca Stewart

District I

Pamela Campbell Burton

 Candace Alcarez

District J

Meryl Carver

Martha Hodgesmith

District K

Cassie (KC) Pfannenstiel Rodriguez

Lauren Byrne

 

Past Presidents

1995-1996:
Linda Parks
1996-1997:
Cathy Reeder
1997-1998:
Hon. Marla Luckert
1998-1999:
Hon. Janice Russell
1999-2000:
Rachael K. Pirner
2000-2001:
Mille Schroeder
2001-2002:
Mary Feighny
2002-2003:
Rita Noll
2003-2004:
M. Kathryn Webb
2004-2005:
Teresa Watson
2005-2006:
Patricia Hamilton
2006-2007:
Nancy Ogle
2007-2008:
Hon. Kellie Hogan
2008-2009:
Deena Hyson-Bailey
2009-2010:
Patti Petersen-Klien
2010-2011:
Sarah Loquist
2011-2012:
Elizabeth Sweeney-Reeder
2012-2013:
Angel Zimmerman
2013-2014:
Mira Mdivani
2014-2015:
Susan Berson
2015-2016:
Marilyn Harp
2016-2017:
Gaye Tibbets
2017-2018:
Mary Beth Blake
2018-2019:
Kim Honeycutt
2019-2020:
Audrey Lee
2020-2021:
Sarah Morse
2021-2022:
Eunice Peters
2022-2023:
Whitney Casement
2023-2024: 2024-2025: