KHSA Executive Director Jennifer Adhima has been chosen to serve on Governor Laura Kelly's Early Childhood Transition Task Force. The Task Force is "charged with reviewing Kansas’ early childhood programs and developing a roadmap for the creation of a new state, cabinet-level agency focused solely on supporting the success of our youngest Kansans."
**Note: Two of the other members of the Task Force are KHSA State Children's Champions! Amanda Petersen (2022) and Senator Pat Pettey (2018)**
Appointments to the Early Childhood Transition Task Force are:
Barry Downing, Wichita—Honorary Chair
Cornelia Stevens, Wichita—Co-Chair
Sam Huenergardt, Shawnee—Co-Chair
Secretary Laura Howard, Topeka
Secretary Janet Stanek, Topeka
Melissa Rooker, Fairway
Amanda Petersen, Lawrence
Sara Bloom, Hays
Lona Duvall, Garden City
Kelly Davydov, Overland Park
Betsy Wearing, Salina
Jennifer Adhima, Lawrence
David Jordan, Hutchinson
Monica Murnan, Pittsburg
Senator Pat Pettey, Kansas City
Senator Brenda Dietrich, Topeka
Representative Susan Ruiz, Shawnee
Representative Troy Waymaster, Bunker Hill