Leaders of W
2025 Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees oversees the overall development, strategy and long-term goals of W. The board meets monthly to help ensure quality communication between all facets of the organization, assist in setting goals and ground-level program planning.
Are you interested in joining our Board of Trustees? As the premier young professionals organization in the Wichita region, we desire to continue advancing access and opportunities for emerging talent and young professionals. If you are a young professional who is passionate and cares about our Wichita region start by getting involved in one of our Action Teams. 2026 Board applications will open up Fall of 2025.
- Madison Lachenmaier
ChairCredit Union of America - Dallas Owen
Chair-ElectIron Insurance Partners - Gentry Thiesen
Past ChairREALTORS of South Central Kansas - Whitney Belshe
Investor RepresentativeFidelity Bank - Josiah Craig
Member at Large, Connect TeamSimpleview Inc. - Aiden Hamilton
Member at Large, Develop TeamCornerstone Data - Grace Coyne
Member at Large, Impact TeamTESSERE - Molly Brown
Member at Large, Represent TeamLearning Lab Wichita, Stand Together - Justin Kiser
Board AppointedFidelity Bank - Andy Buessing
Community AdvisorHutton - Kyle Ellison
Talent Vice Chair - Wichita Regional Chamber of CommerceKhan Lab School
Community Advisors serve on the Board of Trustees and are community leaders with diverse ethnic, professional, and demographic backgrounds, but share a common passion for the health and prosperity of Wichita. They provide direction, guidance, mentoring, and leadership development.
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council convenes representatives from each of W’s corporate investors quarterly to help define expectations, evaluate outcomes and assist with corporate marketing and YP recruitment. The Advisory Council Chair serves on the Board of Trustees.
W’s corporate investors are an essential part of W’s past and future successes. These businesses believe that attracting, engaging and retaining young talent is vital to Wichita’s future. They invest in W to ensure that their employees and others in the business community have access to high quality events and programs that are designed specifically for young professionals.