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.
2023-2024 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
Brandon Hammond
Jacque Loghry
Miosha Wagoner
Stephanie Raymond
Erika Sterup
Nicholas Horne
Julie Cayton
Beth Jacobson
Anna McDonald
Rona Prater
Liz Shepard
Kristi Bolen
Sarah Aguirre
Rashawn Harvey
Taylor Stevenson
bhammond1@sfccmo.edu
jackie@nwmissouri.edu
mwagoner@haskell.edu
sraymond@missouri.edu
esterup@truman.edu
nhorne@missouristate.edu
jcayton1@emporia.edu
beth.jacobson@doane.edu
anna.mcdonald@avila.edu
rprater1@sfccmo.edu
liz.shepard@cowley.edu
kbolen@emporia.edu
saguirre@southeast.edu
harveyrd@unk.edu
tstevenson@missouri.edu
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BRANDON HAMMOND
President
Brandon Hammond currently serves as the Academic Advisor for the Upward Bound. A TRIO Program at State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri.
JACQUE LOGHRY
President-Elect
Jacque Loghry currently serves as the
MIOSHA WAGONER
Past-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.
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.
2023 -2024 MKN
Committee Chairs
Membership and Certification
Research and Evaluation
Special Concerns and Affiliations
Legislation and Education
Fair Share
Jacque Loghry
Sarah Aguirre
Corinne Nilsen
Kurt Peterson
Jake Long
Scholarships
Public Relations and Communications
Professional Development
Annual Conference
New Professionals
MILE
Student Initiatives and Conference
Diana Carbajal
Shauntelle Thompson
Jacque Loghry
Moisha Yosh Wagoner
Jacque Loghry
Whitney Wolk Maddux
Shanna Frank
Julie Cayton
McNair Heartland Conference
Finance
Nominations and Elections
Technology
Advocacy & Recognition
TRIO Day and First Gen Celebrations
Alumni Engagement
MKN Achievers
MKN Hall of Fame
Kari Azevedo
Valdis Zalite
Kristi Bolen
Rona Prater
Shauntelle Thompson
Julie Cayton
Dr. Jasmine Lewis
Markayla Goss
Eden TullisAngela Zarbynick
Liz Shepard
Rashawn Harvey
2024 EOA / MKN
General Assembly
EOA Conference in Minneapolis!
As a reminder, we will hold a General Assembly meeting during the Chapter Luncheon session on
Monday, November 18 at 12:30 Central time.
Please see this link for an agenda containing minutes from our last General Assembly meeting and reports from officers and committee chairs.
For those unable to attend in person, please join us via Zoom at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88154684686?pwd=CkT5JzbbzpdQ6wZB3VJ8JaEJjD4bb5.1
What's New with MKN?
Come Check out MKN National TRIO Day Pictures!
Send over your TRIO Day Pictures Today!!
2024 EOA
Student Leadership Conference!
