WE ARE BIOKANSAS

Meet the 2023 BioKansas Board of Directors

Chair

Jennifer Radosevich, PhD

Worldwide Director of Research

Hill’s Pet Nutrition

Vice Chair

Crissa Cook

Partner

Hovey Williams, LLP

 

Secretary

Kim Lovan

Executive Managing Director

Black & Veatch, NextGen Ag

Treasurer

Patrick Sweet

Co-CEO

Stephens & Associates

Past Chair

DJ Rezac, PhD

Associate Director

Latham Biopharm Group

Sam Al-Murrani, PhD, MBA

Owner, Bimini Pet Health

General Manager, LifeTech Diagnostics

Erik Blume, JD

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Affiliation

Amanda Bratton

Quality Operations Manager

The Great Plains Laboratory, LLC

Erika Brice

Investment Officer, Social Impact Practice

Kresge Foundation

Katrin Bridges, MS, MBA

Director of Operations

Vytelle

Melissa Roberts Chapman

Senior Program Officer

Kauffman Foundation

Spencer Chestnut

Group Leader, Biologics Engineering

Catalent Pharma Solutions

 

Lynn Lobe

Director of Human Resources

Vytelle

Rob Gerlach, JD

Executive Director of Tech Transfer and Commercialization

Wichita State University

Seth Kelso

Director, KC Market Leader

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc

Edward Kremer, PhD

Dean of Math, Science, Business, and Technology

Kansas City Kansas Community College

 

Beth Montelone, PhD

Senior Associate Vice President for Research

Kansas State University

 

Jason O’Brien

Vice President Business Development

DPS Group

Justin Mutzbauer

Executive Producer, Business Insurance

Marsh MMA

Jason Neat

Executive Director of Laboratory Services and Operations

PRA Health Sciences

 

 

Tiffany Stovall

Chief Executive Officer

Kansas Manufacturing Solutions

Rebecca Robinson

Chief Corporate Engagement and Economic Development Officer

Kansas State University Innovation Partners

Shaun Rojas

Senior Director, Civic Engagement

Kansas Leadership Center

Jeff Rozelle

Vice President Regional Operations, Midwest

CRB

Mark Wissel, PhD

Director, R&D

Eurofins Viracor BioPharma

Leander van der Walt

Chief Executive Officer

MS Biotech

Justin Welsh, DVM

Executive Director, US Livestock Technical Services

Merck Animal Health

 

Kelly Williams

Director of Lab Products

Labconco

Dawn Wolff, MPA

Vice President of Strategy, Innovation, and Partnerships

Children’s Mercy Hospital

Douglas Wright, PhD

Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology

University of Kansas Medical Center