KFAC: About Us
Mission
The Kansas Freight Advisory Committee Mission is to Advise, Assist and Advocate:
- Freight Transportation Trends, Issues and Needs
- Priority Freight Corridor Base Criteria
- Multimodal/Intermodal Freight Infrastructure Improvement Needs
- The need for, and the benefit of, a seamless, multimodal freight transportation system for the movement of Kansas products
throughout the state, region, nation and around the globe.
Members
Mike King – Secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation
Jerry Younger, P.E. - Deputy Secretary/State Transportation Engineer, Kansas Department of Transportation
David Jacobson, P.E. - Chief Engineer, Kansas Turnpike Authority
Captain Chris Turner - Commander Troop 1, Kansas Highway Patrol
Mike Bowen, P.E. - Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Kansas Division
Senator Pat Apple
Senator Garrett Love
Representative Melanie Meier
Representative Bud Estes
Pat George - Secretary, Kansas Department of Commerce
Steve Kelly – Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Commerce
Jackie McClaskey - Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture
Chad Bontrager - Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture
Nick Jordan - Secretary, Kansas Department of Revenue
Deann Williams - Bureau Chief, Motor Carrier Services, Kansas Department of Revenue
Kim Christiansen - Kansas Corporation Commission
Tom Whitaker - Executive Director, Kansas Motor Carriers Association
French Thompson, III - Director of Public Private Partnerships, BNSF Railway
Ben Jones - Director of Public Affairs Missouri/Kansas, Union Pacific Railroad
Rick Webb - CEO, WATCO Companies
Mike Kelley - Chief Sustainability Officer, YRC Worldwide
John Prather - Vice President Corporate Relations, Groendyke Transport, Inc.
Kimberly Bonhart - Vice President of Government Affairs, UPS
Tom Allen - General Manager, Cargill – Dodge City
Joe Goodwin - Director of Transportation/Logistics, Seaboard Farms
Joe Pimple - President/General Manager, Sauder Fabrication
Scott Ball - Vice President Business Development and Logistics, MVPurchasing
Coby Sedlacek - OEM/GOV SALES/Transportation and Logistics, Landoll Corporation
Patrick Robinson, P.E. - Vice President, NorthPoint Development
Brent Emch - Merchant Leader Grain and Oil Seed Crush, Cargill
Aaron Popelka - Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs, Kansas Livestock Association
Jason Hammes - Distribution Manager, Frito Lay
Jason Ball - President and CEO, Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce
Robert Hoback - Ryan Transportation Services
Ron Achelpohl - Assistant Director of Transportation, Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)
Gloria Jeff - Project Manager, Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WAMPO)
Chris Gutierrez - President, KC SmartPort (KFAC Chairman)
George Eakin - President, Osborne Industries
Sheryl Foster - Senior Buyer, Osborne Industries (Alternate)
Carolyn Dunn - Executive Director, Stafford County Economic Development
Dwight Keen - Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
Brian Atchison - Logistics, Rubbermaid Products
