Our coalition is a group of local residents who care deeply about our community and advocate on its behalf. We have a stellar group of supporters, community representatives, and volunteers! If you like our vision and support our coalition, please sign up to be listed on this page too.
Our Supporters
Coalition Supporters
Aaron Paden
Abby Carter
Alice Lieberman
Annette Collins
The Arc of Justice
Bill Steele
Bonnie Black
Brenda Rhoades
Brittany Budd
Candice Davis
Carol Rasor
Caroline Grootes
Casey Emmerich
Catherine Bolton
Chris Brewer
Chris Reimer
Christin Bowman
ChrisTopher Niles Enneking
Cima Katz
Connie Sollars
Cynthia Eubanks
Dana Rommelfanger
Daniel Jones
David Baston
Denise Moore
Elizabeth Kirby
George Pisani
Greg Smith
Hillary Spratt
Iris Craver
Issac Jones
Jack Winerock
Jeff Miller
Jennifer Hanson
Jill Kleinberg
Joe Douglas
John Blair
John Brewer
John Martin
John Paden
Josh Millstein
Juana Simons
Julie Jones
Kalen Ledbetter
Katie Brown
Katie Harpstrite
Katie Winter
Kayla Harmon
Ken Lassman
Kent Williams
Kevin Anderson
Kimberly Comstock
KT Walsh
Kristine Polian
Lana Haas
Lane Eisenbart
Laura Zimney
Lilly Mason
Margaret Holdeman
Margie Wakefield
Marta Swartz
Matthew Geier
Melanie Galyon
Melea Alexander
Mike Rundle
Mike Warner
Nancy Dietze
Nancy Snow
Neela Sandal
Nic Lucas
Nikki Kessler
Patrick Suzeau
Peggi Engelhart
Phil Collison
Patrick Wilbur
Phil Engelhart
Randy Hershey
Reanna Slagle
Rhonda Hutton
Richard Heckler
Sandy Beverly
Sara Houk
Sarah Jane Russell
Shannon Gorres
Sharon Miller
Siel Studer
Stan Jones
Stephen Stevenson
Steve Evans
Steven Maynard-Moody
Sula Teller
Susan Elkins
Susan Kraus
Susan Hadl
Suzanne Hampton
Teri Grunthaner
Terra Lubin
Thad Holcolme
Tim Forcade
Tresa Slankard
Troyce Hefley
Valerie Renault
Virginia Musser
Community Representatives
Barry Shalinsky, East Lawrence Neighborhood Association, President
Mandy Enfield, University Place Neighborhood Association, President
Melinda Ball, Save the Wakarusa River Valley
Michael Almon, Brookcreek Neighborhood Association, President
Coalition Volunteers
Bonnie Johnson, PhD, FAICP is a professor at KU. She teaches planning history, theory, and politics. Her research focuses on ethics and planning practice. Before academia, she was a planner for 8 years. At the City of Liberty, Missouri, she was project manager for Liberty’s “Blueprint for Liberty: Land Use Plan” which was awarded the American Planning Association’s (APA) “Outstanding Planning Award”. She is the Professional Development Officer for the Kansas Chapter of APA, served on the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Ethics Committee, is an inductee of the AICP College of Fellows, and is on the Planning Accreditation Board.
Holly Krebs is the lead organizer for our coalition. She is a long-time Lawrencian who runs a health care collective and is a mom of three. She has served on the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission and has organized several local advocacy campaigns. Holly worked as a policy research assistant at KU and was accepted to the top four public policy graduate programs in the U.S. before changing career paths to become a health care practitioner 20 years ago. Holly thanks everyone who participates in our coalition’s vision of collaborative decision-making in our wonderful community.
Jill Krebs is retired and volunteers as the editor of our coalition's official publications. She previously held administrative positions with KU Libraries and KU's Paleontological Institute, where she assisted in the editing of several volumes of the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology and was the developer and manager of the Paleobank Database. She was later Collections Manager for Invertebrate Paleontology for the Natural History Museum. She also started the Yoga Center of Lawrence and served as its co-owner and co-director for 17 years.
Sara Taliaferro runs CSC Engagement Services, LLC. She also teaches civic engagement through the Public Management Center at the University of Kansas. Sara holds a Masters of Public Administration with certification in public policy, particularly housing and environmental sustainability, through the KU School of Public Affairs and Administration. Sara trained through IAP2, Mid America Regional Council, Kansas Leadership Center, and the Pepperdine School of Public Policy/Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership.