The Kansas Association of School Boards is pleased to announce its Leadership for Tomorrow Class of 2023.  

Participants are nominated and then chosen through an application process that focuses on individual leadership in Kansas public education and participation in activities that promote effective governance and raise student achievement.   

Leadership for Tomorrow gives board members, superintendents and administrators time to explore change theories and strategies, participate in leadership skill training and expand understanding of education and key issues for effective governance and raising student achievement. Through five two-day sessions, the class will visit local schools, hear classroom presentations and participate in class discussions of issues and challenges facing Kansas education.  

At the end of the program, LFT members walk away with a new set of skills and knowledge that better prepares them for success in the modern education environment. 

The KASB Leadership for Tomorrow Class of 2023 includes: 

Allen Park, Board Member, USD 489 Hays, Anthony Meals, Building Leader, USD 384 Blue Valley Randolph, Antoinette Root, Superintendent, USD 398 Peabody Burns, Bj Smith, District ESL Coordinator, USD 405 Lyons, Chris Perry, Board Member, USD 348 Baldwin, Claire Harding, Board Member, USD 491 Eudora, Dan Wray, Director of Special Services, East Ctrl KS Coop in Ed-Baldwin, Darlene Griffiths, Superintendent, USD 481 Rural Vista, Jaclyn Pfzenmaier, District Leader, USD 379 Clay County, Jana Farmer, Board Vice President, USD 341 Oskaloosa, Jared Jost, Board Member, USD 410 Hillsboro/Dunham, Jeremy Demuth, Board Member, USD 382  Pratt, John Forrer, Government Relations Specialist, KASB (Advocacy), John Whetzel, Superintendent, USD 114 Riverside, Kelly Midgley, Board Member, USD 340 Jeff West, Kevin Winterscheidt, Intern Architect, SPT Architects, Penny Rauchholz Board Membe, USD 400 Smoky Valley, Tamisha Sewell, Board Member, USD 446 Independence, Travis Torkelson, Building Leader, USD 430 South Brown County, Tyson Eslinger, Superintendent, USD 216 Deerfield, Vince Giambalvo, Technology Account Manager, K12itc.