We Are BioKansas
Meet the 2021 BioKansas Board of Directors
Chairman
Karthik Ramachandran, PhD
Vice President & Co-Founder
Likarda, LLC
Vice Chairman
DJ Rezac, PhD
Senior Consultant
Latham Biopharm Group
Secretary
Jennifer Radosevich, PhD
Worldwide Director of Research
Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Treasurer
Matt Leadbetter, MBA
Lead Commercial & Industrial Lending Officer
NBKC
Past Chairman
Alf Botchway, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Attentive Science
Katrin Bridges, MS, MBA
Senior Vice President of Innovation
Greater Topeka Partnership
John Bucksath, EMBA
Chief Executive Officer
KCAS Bioanalytical & Biomarker Services
Meghan Burns, DVM
Founder
Connect Veterinary Consulting
Melissa Roberts Chapman
Senior Program Officer
Kauffman Foundation
Crissa Cook, JD
Patent Attorney, Partner
Hovey Williams
Rick Donahue, JD
Chairman of the Board
Schroer Manufacturing
Keith Gary, PhD
Vice President
BioNexus KC
Komal Hatti, NCARB, MBA, LEED AP
Director, Process Architect, Associate – GS&T
IPS
Charles Jabara
Director, Business Development
CRB
Tom Klug, MBA
Managing Director, Healthcare/Life Sciences Practice
Marsh & McLennan Agency
Kim Lovan
Managing Director
Black & Veatch, NextGen Ag
Beth Montelone, PhD
Senior Associate Vice President for Research
Kansas State University
Jason Neat
Executive Director of Laboratory Services and Operations
PRA Health Sciences
Mike Nicholas, PhD
Founder & Principal
Insignia Strategies
Laura Perin
Chairman & CEO
Labconco
Dawn Wolff, MPA
Vice President of Strategy, Innovation, and Partnerships
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Allen Roberson
Chief Financial Officer
Rockhurst High School
Justin Welsh, DVM
Executive Director, US Livestock Technical Services
Merck Animal Health
Douglas Wright, PhD
Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Kansas Medical Center