Governing Board
The Governing board consists of eight members (four from Saline and four from Ottawa). Four members, two from each county, are elected to a four year term in the November elections during odds years. To apply, go to your local County Clerks office before June 1 of the election year. There is no term limits.
Program Development Committee (PDC) members are appointed by the Governing Board in January of each year.
Central Kansas District Governing Board Members
| '23 | Mary Bernhardt | mary_bernhardt@cox.net | 785-820-6314 | Chair |
| '25 | Nick Krueger | Nick.Krueger@evergy.com | 785-643-5591 | Vice-Chair |
| '23 | Liz Klein | egklein612@gmail.com | 785-392-7338 | Treasurer |
| '23 | Randy Lamer | rlamer229@gmail.com | 785-820-7020 | Secretary |
| '25 | Matt Everhart | everhartmatthew@ymail.com | 785-643-0835 | |
| '23 | Gordon Fiedler | bisonbrae@hotmail.com | 785-201-7164 | |
| '25 | Denise Stein | d.stein8786@gmail.com | 785-822-8786 | |
| '25 | Judith Swagerty | jswag2001@gmail.com | 785-488-3830 |
Program Development Committee (PDC) Members
| Agriculture | Family and Consumer Science | 4-H Youth Development | Horticulture | Community Development |
| Sheldon Daugherty | Nancy Bowden | Jill Megredy | Dick Belden | Richard Buck |
| Tim Myers | Chris Allison | Melissa Hulse | Barbara Belden | Chris Rost |
| Amber Anderson | Liz Klein | Laci Schrader | Rita Deister | Kathleen Crouch |
| Becky Heimer | Carrie Melander | Michelle Wisbey | Jeremiah Van Doren | Steven Kimmi |
| Matt Hettenbach | Ashley Johnson | Jennifer Fritz | Deb Farres | Jill Koster |
| Taylor Currie | Tammy Schmidt | Steve George | Laura Seymour | Renee Duxler |
| Jason Kern | Judith Swagerty | Molly Biggs | Garry Wicks | Ashley Swisher |
| Brandon Oleen | Deb Kohn | Denise Stein | Gordon Fiedler | Nick Krueger |
| Bill Daugherty | Elsa Perez | Marilyn Stone | Peggy Yenser | Brett Courson |
| Clayton Short | Myrna Muir | Joseph Bernhardt | Dianne Neustrom | Mitch Robinson |
| Matt Everhart | Judy Kohman | Sandy Shields | Katie Vanderhoff | |
| Drew Halderson | Jana Van Meter | Sabrina Rosario | Randy Lamer | |
| Virginia Hoover | Mary Ann Kaiser | |||
| Nathalie Bonilla | Gloria Comfort | |||