Contact Us

President/CEO
John Lair
lairj@ksso.org
913-236-9290 ext 104

Chief Operating Officer
Chris Burt
burtc@ksso.org
913-236-9290 ext 107
Human Resources, Operational Controls, Reporting Procedures, Healthy Athletes, Unified Sports, Unified Champion Schools

Senior Vice President of Program Operations
Tim Rehder
rehdert@ksso.org
913-236-9290 ext 108
State Games, USA Games, World Games, South Central Region Sports, West Region Sports

Senior Vice President of Development and LETR
Luke Schulte
schultel@ksso.org
620-408-4450
Fundraising, development, sponsorship, Kansas Law Enforcement Torch Run

Senior Vice President of Communications
Heather Waters
watersh@ksso.org
913-236-9290 ext 112
Public relations, communications, marketing

North Central Region Director
Krystin Guggisberg
guggisbergk@ksso.org
785-531-0577
North Central Kansas sports and programs

State Games Operations Director  and Southeast Regions Director
Terri Price
pricet@ksso.org
913-236-9290 ext 109
KC Metro and Southeast Kansas sports and programs

South Central Region Director
Brian Talarico
talaricob@ksso.org
316-263-1181
South Central Kansas sports and programs

Director of Finance
Betty Werner
wernerb@ksso.org
913-236-9290 ext 114

Assistant Director of Finance
Sheri Stanton
stantons@ksso.org
913-236-9290 ext 102

Administrative Assistant
Deanna Shull
shulld@ksso.org
913-236-9290 ext 103

Director of Grants and Development
Erin Fletcher
fletchere@ksso.org
620-404-9750
State-wide grants, fundraising Southeast region

Director of Development
Mitch Guthrie
guthriem@ksso.org
316-263-1181
Fundraising South Central region

Special Events Coordinator
Cougar Gray
grayc@ksso.org
913-236-9290 ext 106
Special Events and fundraising KC Metro area

Unified Sports and Program Operations Coordinator
Taylor Obersteadt
obersteadtt@ksso.org

913 236 9290 ext 117
Unified Sports programs and corporate partnerships 

Program Operations Manager
Michele Johnson
johnsonm@ksso.org
913-236-9290 ext 105
Games registration, SOKS General Store