KSI Board & Senior Leadership

Kauffman Scholars, Inc. Board of Directors

  • Munro Richardson, Chairman of the Board, Kauffman Scholars, Inc.; Vice President of Education; Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
  • Carrie Besnette Hauser, President/CEO, Kauffman Scholars, Inc.; Kansas City, MO
  • Don Black, Don Black Healthcare Strategy, LLC; Prairie Village, KS
  • Jorge Cadenas, Sales Finance Director - Insurer and Employer Services; Quest Diagnostics; Overland Park, KS
  • Mary Lou Jaramillo, President/CEO, El Centro, Inc.; Kansas City, KS
  • Jan Kreamer, Retired, President/CEO, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation; Kansas City, MO
  • Lewis Nerman, Managing Partner; Truck Center of America; Prairie Village, KS
  • Lonnie Scott, President, Mid-America Minority Business Development Council; Kansas City, MO

Kauffman Scholars, Inc. Senior Leadership Team

The KSI Senior Leadership team provides all direction and programmatic, legal and financial oversight for the KSI program.

Carrie Besnette Hauser

Carrie Besnette Hauser, Ph.D.
President and CEO
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816.932.1033
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Vanilla Lee

Vanilla Lee, Ed.D.
Vice President,
Curriculum & Instruction
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816.932.1291

Jeffrey R. Williams

Jeffrey R. Williams, Ph.D.
Vice President,
Higher Education
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816.932.1264

Pam Harris

Pam Harris
Vice President,
Parent Engagement Email this associate
816.932.1208

Manomay Malathip

Manomay Malathip
Vice President,
Program Management
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816.932.1235