Kansas Community Empowerment staff are employed through K-State Research and Extension by the generosity of our partnerships with the Kansas Masons and the Dane G. Hansen Foundation.

 

 

Jaime Menon - Employed through K-State Research and Extension through our partnership with the Kansas Masons, Jaime is a Community Vitality Specialist and also serves as State Program Leader for Community Vitality. She supports Kansas PRIDE, Inc. and the Kansas Masons through grant administration and coaching for Kansas Community Empowerment participating communities, as well as providing important educational, facilitation and outreach work. She can be contacted at jmenon@ksu.edu

 

 

Jan Steen - Employed through K-State Research and Extension, Jan serves as a Community Vitality Specialist and specializes in grant searches for community projects. Jan is a split appointment through our partnership with the Kansas Masons and serves Northwest Kansas in partnership with the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. Jan provides fundraising support to Kansas PRIDE, Inc., assists in facilitating local Kansas Community Empowerment community participant and local Masonic Lodge connections, and provides grant searches to participating communities. Jan provides direct support for the Kansas Community Empowerment program to the specific 26 county area served by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. He can be contacted at jmsteen@ksu.edu