WE ARE BIOKANSAS
Meet the 2023 BioKansas Engagement Committee
Our Engagement Committee are representatives from the different membership categories. They aim to be engaged in and supportive of the member experience. Through their efforts, BioKansas is able to host a number of exciting events throughout the year that serve as connection points for the bioscience ecosystem.

Chairman
Justin Welch, DVM
Executive Director, Livestock Technical Services
Merck Animal Health

Jeff Bennet
Director, Central Region
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

Kenita Dahal
Graduate Student
Wichita State University

Nathan Dormer
Director, Drug Product Development
Adare Pharmaceuticals USA

Michelle Gangel
Senior Archatect and Laboratory Planner
CRB Consulting Engineers

Tom Klug
Managing Director, Healthcare/Life Sciences Practices
Marsh and McLennan Agency, LLC

Lynn Lobe
Director of Human Resources
Vytelle

Alan Mattox
Director of Lab Operations | Technical Supervisor
LifeTech Diagnostics

Amy Noon
Senior Associate Consultant
Latham Biopharm Group

Lindsay Ott
Assistant Teaching Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Wichita State University

Anoja Perera
Director, Sequencing and Discovery Genomics
Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Cara Ridenour
Associate Partner
Clarkston Consulting

Judy Schnurr
Director, Nutrition Innovation
Hill’s Pet Nutrition

Erin Scholz
Human Resource Talent Acquisition Professional
Labconco

Chris Staus
Senior Project Manager
CRB Consulting Engineers
Engagement Committee
TaskForce Members

CRO Symposium
Katy Hining
Project Engineer
Arcadis DPS Group

CRO Symposium
Jody Schrandt
COO
CritiTech Particle Engineering Solutions

Golf Scramble Chair
Jeff Bennet
Director, Central Region
McCarthy Builders, INC

Golf Scramble
Clay Stafford
Director of Business Development – Midwest Region
GBA

Golf Scramble
Julie Still
Business Development Coordinator
CRB

Innovation Festival Chair
Cara Ridenhour
Partner
Clarkston Consulting

Innovation Festival
Tamy Felts-Tady
Process Utilities Engineer, Associate
CRB

Innovation Festival
Zachary Fischer
Assistant Teaching Professor
UMKC

Innovation Festival
Melissa Inman
Principle Scientist and Biosafety Officer
Merck Animal Health (Intervet Inc.)

Innovation Festival
Casey Johnson
Retired

Innovation Festival
Dave Koncak
Vice-President
Compli LLC

Innovation Festival
David Miller
Director of Project Development
Crawford Architects

Innovation Festival
Adam Naber
Senior Project Manager – Construction Group Lead
CRB

Innovation Festival
Dennis Ossie Perez-Lopez
Graduate Student
University of Missouri, Columbia

Innovation Festival
Katja Owens-Glassman
Corporate Recruiter
Clarkston Consulting

Innovation Festival
Erin Page
Talent Brand Manager
KCAS Bioanalytical & Biomarker Services

Innovation Festival
Sharad Richart
Specialist, Quality
Catalent

Innovation Festival
Anand (Vidyanand) Sasidharan
Postdoctoral Scientist
Stowers Institute

Innovation Festival
Sahil Sethi
Graduate Researcher
University of Nebraska

Innovation Festival
Jim Starcev
Program Manager – Solutions Lab
KC Digital Drive

Innovation Festival
Scot Stubenhofer
Vice President Catalyst Flex
Catalyst Clinical Research

Innovation Festival
Gerald Wyckoff
Professor and Chair
UMKC School of Pharmacy