Terry Woodbury – President
twoodbury@buildthesquare.com
620.214.0002

Founder and President - Public Square Communities, LLC

Master’s degree, Princeton Seminary; BA, Sterling College. 
President, United Way of Wyandotte County (1996 – 2004) 
Business and Community Consultant (1990 – 96)
Director of Planning & Outreach, Donnelly College (1990-96) 
Executive Director, Franklin Center (1979 – 1990) 
Charter member of Wyandotte County’s Community Foundation, Workforce Investment Board and Community Health Council. Kansas Health Foundation Fellow (2003); Wyandotte County Citizen of the Year (2002). Member of planning team for Wyandotte’s All-America City Award (1992). Frequent public speaker on civic leadership and community development. Teaches Adult Church School and assists Presbyterian pastors in Wyandotte, Wichita and Greeley counties. Married to Eldonna; 3 grown children and 4 grandchildren.


Colleagues



Rick Behrens – community facilitator
rbehrens@buildthesquare.com

Pastor - Grandview Park Presbyterian Church

Masters degree, Central Baptist Theological Seminary; Bachelors degree in Theatre and Music, Ottawa University. Supply Pastor – Miami Presbyterian Church (1990-1997); Neighborhood youth worker, Grandview Park Presbyterian Church (1982-1989). Kansas Health Foundation Master Facilitator. Co-Chair District #500 School Bond Citizen’s Committee (2001). Central Avenue Area “Citizen of the Year” (1999). Board member and President Central Avenue Betterment Association (1991-2001). Board member and chair, Presbyterian Urban Ministry Network (1991-present). Married to DeDe; two sons Sam and Lucas.


Chrysanne Grund – Operations & Communications Colleague
cgrund@buildthesquare.com

Project Director - Greeley County Health Services, Tribune, KS.
Rancher/Farmer in Wallace County

B.S. in Agribusiness, Kansas State University. Developed national recognition for Greeley County Health Services via National Health Service Corps, Healthy Communities Access Program and Community Center of Excellence in Women’s Health (2004). Specialty is program development and grant writing, gaining over $3.9 million in grants. Co-convener, Team Wallace County community development; Board member, Community Recreation; founding board member, Greeley-Wallace County Healthcare Foundation; president, Wallace County Economic Development Association, volunteer with local 4-H programs. Married to Jerry; two sons Callahan and Chisum.


Jeanine McKenna – community facilitator
jmckenna@buildthesquare.com 

President/CEO - Emporia (Ks) Area Chamber of Commerce

Bachelor of Arts – Fort Hays State University; Graduate, Institute of Organizational Management of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, University of Colorado. Kansas Lottery Commissioner; Board Member, National Teacher’s Hall of Fame; Board Chair, Hand in Hand Hospice; Past President, United Way of the Flint Hills (2006); Current Board member and Past Chairman, Kansas Chamber of Commerce Executives (2004); Past Chairman, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Executives (1999); Mid-America Chamber Executives Conference Chairman (2000); President Optimist Club of New Ulm, MN (1999-2000). Frequent facilitator in leading communities, organizations and Chambers through strategic visioning and community development projects. Frequent keynote speaker on leadership and making a difference in your work and community.


Jeanette Siemens – community facilitator
jsiemens@buildthesquare.com

Coordinator - Pratt (Ks) Leadership 2000 PLUS
Retired Director - Pratt Area Chamber & Economic Development

Certified Trustee Leadership Development facilitator; Graduate, Institute of Organizational Management of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, University of Colorado; Graduate, Economic Development Institute, University of Oklahoma. As Kiowa County Economic Development Director (2007-09), assisted rebuilding Greensburg business sector following tornado. Past Kansas Chamber of Commerce Executives Board of Directors; wKREDA Board of Directors; Sunflower RC&D Board of Directors; current board member Pratt Regional Medical Center. Named Regional Small Business Development ‘Outstanding Woman in Business;’ Former retail business owner/manager; facilitator in leading communities and organizations through strategic visioning and community development projects. Married to Jerry with two grown daughters, Joni and Jeanine.


Adam Smith – internet technology specialist
asmith@buildthesquare.com

Owner/Operator, Spider Website Design
Owner/Operator, Willow Creek Ranch, Weskan, Ks.

Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University
Wallace County Commissioner
Secretary and Past President, Sharon Springs Rotary Club
Co-Chair, Weskan Community Improvement Association
Treasurer and Administrative Board, Weskan United Methodist Church
Certified Lay Speaker, Kansas West District United Methodist Church
Board of Directors, Fort Wallace Memorial Association
Married to Christine; one son Austin


Tim Steffensmeier – community facilitator
steffy@buildthesquare.com

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Kansas State University
Research Associate, Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy

Ph.D., Univ. of Texas, Austin (Communication Studies); M.A., Wake Forest Univ. (Communication); B.A., Hastings College (Marketing & Communication Systems); Communication Consultant, MBA Plus Program, Margaret Keys (2002-2004); Director of Forensics, Univ. of Nebraska, Omaha (1999-2001). Co-authored Readings in Argumentation, published dissertation on community development & rhetoric, awarded the Univ. of Texas Exes Teaching Award.


Lance Woodbury – community facilitator
lwoodbury@buildthesquare.com

Advisor to closely-held and family owned businesses

MBA, Purdue University; MS in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University; BA in History and Government from Sterling College. Graduate of Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership program. Founding Director, Wichita County Economic Development (1996). Experienced in mediation, facilitation, strategic planning, training and consulting with family owned and closely held businesses. Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution and the Family Firm Institute. Trustee of the Finnup Foundation Trust; Chairman of the Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership program; board member of Shadowcliff, a not-for-profit lodge in Grand Lake, Colorado. Married 
to Dana; two daughters Campbell and Whitney.

 
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