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Wild West District

Extension Council

On July 1, 2019, Wild West Extension District was formed by merging the Haskell, Seward and Stevens Counties Extension Councils. The K-State Research and Extension Wild West District offices are located in Sublette, Liberal and Hugoton.

Wild West District has a twelve-member governing board, represented by four board members from each county in the District. Board members are elected in an election conducted by the County Clerk in each county. The District Governing Board, in partnership with the K-State Research and Extension Regional Director, is responsible for leading the local educational program and developing the budget in the District.

Below is a list of the current board members of the Wild West District.  If you are interested in running for an office, please contact Kristin Penner, District Director, at 620-675-2261.

Name

County Represented

Term Expires In

Office Held

Don Beesley

Stevens

December 2025

Chair

Greg Standard

Seward

December 2025

Vice Chair

Nancy Johnson

Stevens

December 2025

Secretary

Maureen Wagner

Haskell

December 2027

Treasurer

Ashley Heatherman

Haskell

December 2025

Member at Large

Celeste Kunselman

Haskell

December 2027

Member at Large

Evan Winchester

Seward

December 2027

Member at Large

Jim Murray

Stevens

December 2027

Member at Large

KayLonni Bradley

Seward

December 2027

Member at Large

Susan Lukwago

Seward

December 2025

Member at Large

Suzie Boshman

Haskell

December 2025

Member at Large
Tony Martin

Stevens

December 2027

Member at Large