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
Title
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
Melissa Roberts Chapman
Senior Program Officer
Kauffman Foundation
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
Lynn Lobe
Director of Human Resources
Vytelle
Beth Montelone, PhD
Senior Associate Vice President for Research
Kansas State University
Justin Mutzbauer
Executive Producer, Business Insurance
Marsh MMA
Jason Neat
Executive Director of Laboratory Services and Operations
PRA Health Sciences
Jason O’Brien
Vice President Business Development
DPS Group
Rebecca Robinson
Chief Corporate Engagement and Economic Development Officer
Kansas State University Innovation Partners
Shaun Rojas
Title
Affiliation
Jeff Rozelle
Vice President Regional Operations, Midwest
CRB
Tiffany Stovall
Chief Executive Officer
Kansas Manufacturing Solutions
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
Mark Wissel, PhD
Director, R&D
Eurofins Viracor BioPharma
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