Why Choose MKN?
Professional Development.
​MO-KAN-NE offers a variety of professional development opportunities for TRIO and GEAR UP professionals to expand their skills.
2022-2023 MKN
Board of Directors
President
President-Elect
Past-President
Treasurer
Secretary
State Rep (MO)
State Rep (KS)
State Rep (NE)
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Member-at-Large
Parliamentarian
Miosha Wagoner
Brandon Hammond
Beth Jacobs
Roxanna James
Erika Sterup
Nicholas Horne
Julie Cayton
Krystal Rice
Whitney Wolk Maddux
Jacque Loghry
Shauntelle Thompson
Kristi Bolen
Sarah Aguirre
Rashawn Harvey
Shanna Frank
mwagoner@haskell.edu
bhammond1@sfccmo.edu
beth.jacobson@unl.edu
roxanna.james@cowley.edu
esterup@truman.edu
nhorne@missouristate.edu
jcayton1@emporia.edu
krystalRice@creighton.edu
wwolkmaddux@mineralarea.edu
jackie@nwmissouri.edu
shauntelle.thompson@wichita.edu
kbolen@emporia.edu
saguirre@southeast.edu
harveyrd@unk.edu
seggers@emporia.edu
MIOSHA WAGONER
President
Miosha "Yosh" Wagoner currently serves as the Project Director for the Student Support Services program at the Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS.
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BRANDON HAMMOND
President-Elect
Brandon Hammond currently serves as the Academic Advisor for the Upward Bound. A TRIO Program at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri.
BETH JACOBSON
Past-President
Beth Jacobson currently serves as the Project Director for the Educational Talent Search program at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE.
Research topics relevant to our mission.
Promote professional standards in the field.
Provide quick, informed and meaningful responses at the state and national levels to issues affecting education for our constituents.
Maintain regular communication among members through the MKN Newsletters and Website.
Direct communication among individual members and member institutions.
Host conferences for members and educational opportunity program allies.
Promote public awareness of issues important to our constituents.
Educate state and national leaders to our purpose, importance and impact on the lives of our constituents.
What We Do.
2022 -2023 MKN
Committee Chairs
Membership and Certification
Research and Evaluation
Special Concerns and Affiliations
Legislation and Education
Fair Share
Brandon Hammond
Krystal Rice
Julie Cayton
Nicholas Horner
Sarah Aguirre
Kari Azevedo
Corinne Nilsen
Kurt Peterson
Krystal Rice
Jacque Loghry
Krystal Rice
Nicholas Horne
Julie Cayton
Scholarships
Public Relations and Communications
Alumni Engagement
TRIO Day and First Gen Celebrations
MKN Achievers
Professional Development
Annual Conference
Diana Carbajal
Brenda Armstrong
Shauntelle Thompson
Brooke Sullivan
Eden Tullis
Angela Zarbynick
Marilynn Chavez
Liz Shepard
Brandon Hammond
Beth Jacobson
Brandon Hammond
Rona Prater
McNair Heartland Conference
Adult Student Leadership Conference
Pre-College Student Leadership Conference
MILE
Finance
Nominations and Elections
Technology
New Professionals
Kari Azevedo
Shanna Frank
Valdis Zalite
Heather Cianciola
Rayven Meadows
Mike Conley
Rayven Meadows
Mike Conley
Mike Conley
Liz Shepard
Kristi Bolen
Roxanna James
Mark Patten
Mike Conley
Shauntelle Thompson
Yosh Wagoner
Whitney Wolk Maddux
Beth Jacobson
What's New with MKN?
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2023 Pre-college Student Leadership Conference
