Susan Severin
A Story of Servant Leadership in Efforts to Bridge Schools, Communities, and Families For more than twenty years, Susan (44), a school psychologist in a mid-sized city in southeastern Kansas, has advocated for meeting children where they are by assessing and attending to the whole child. She knows children are complex, layered, developing individuals who […]
Sandy Prager
Why Medicaid Expansion Matters: A Kansas Story of Public Service and Practical Care When Sandy Praeger discusses Medicaid in Kansas, she does so with the clarity of someone who has spent decades working within the system. A life in Kansas politics, however, was never her plan. During her early marriage, she and her husband, Mark, […]
Kyle Roggenkamp
A Kansas Nonprofit CEO Shares How a Special Preschool Prepares Vulnerable Students for Kindergarten For more than fifteen years, Kyle Roggenkamp (42) has walked into Lawrence’s Ballard Center knowing he is entering not just his workplace but a community built on accountability and intentionality. He has held nearly every job there, from facilities manager to […]