Organizations Filed Purposes:
BIOKANSAS IS THE UNIFIED VOICE REPRESENTING THE BIOSCIENCES IN KANSAS. ACROSS THE HUMAN, PLANT, ANIMAL AND INDUSTRIAL BIOSCIENCES, BIOKANSAS IS FOCUSED ON ENHANCING THE BUSINESS AND RESEARCH CLIMATE AND WORKING WITH LEADERS ACROSS THE STATE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN BIOSCIENCE TALENT, COMPANIES AND FUNDING.
INDUSTRY/EDUCATION OUTREACH - ONE OF BIOKANSAS'S PRIMARY FUNCTIONS IS TO SERVE AS THE VOICE OF THE BIOSCIENCE COMMUNITY IN KANSAS. IN PERFORMING THIS FUNCTION, WE CONDUCT FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE STUDENT OUTREACH, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POSTER COMPETITIONS, AS WELL AS OUTREACH TO TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND THE PUBLIC.
INDUSTRY PROMOTION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH - BIOKANSAS SERVES AS THE VOICE OF THE BIOSCIENCES COMMUNITY IN KANSAS BY REPRESENTING OUR BIOSCIENCE INDUSTRY AT CONFERENCES AND THROUGH OTHER PUBLIC APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS.
ADVOCACY - LIFE SCIENCE AND HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES WORK IN HIGHLY REGULATED ENVIRONMENTS, BUT OFTEN DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONNECT WITH STATE AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS. BIOKANSAS WORKS WITH MORE THAN 150 LIFE SCIENCE AND HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION TO HELP EDUCATE STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATORS ON SCIENCE/HEALTHCARE TOPICS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Alf Botchway | PAST CHAIR/INTERIM CEO | 2 | $50,378 |
| Sonia Hall | PRESIDENT & CEO | 50 | $50,000 |
| Dennis Ridenour | FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $34,859 |
| Kathy Gross | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Julia Stephanus | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Danielson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Klug | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Donahue | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Copeland | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Nicholas | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Roberts Chapman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Meghan Burns | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Schmitz | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Sweeney | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Keith Gary | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Katrin Bridges | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Justin Welsh | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Bucksath | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Radosevich | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Neat | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Love | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Crissa Cook | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Standlee | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Montelone | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Allen Roberson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dennis Livesay | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Charles Jabara | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Matt Leadbetter | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Treml | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Dj Rezac | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Karthik Ramachandran | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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