Our Boards Role

The Board provides strategic leadership and oversight for El Dorado, Inc.'s economic development efforts. Board members bring perspectives from across the community and help guide priorities related to business recruitment, existing business growth, site readiness, workforce, infrastructure, and long-term economic development strategy.

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El Dorado, Inc. is powered by businesses and community leaders who believe in the continued growth of El Dorado. Learn more about becoming an investor and getting involved in our economic development efforts.

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Community Leadership. Business Perspective. Economic Growth.

El Dorado, Inc. is guided by a Board of Directors representing local businesses, financial institutions, utilities, community partners, and the City of El Dorado. Together, they provide strategic direction and help advance opportunities that support investment, job creation, business growth, and the long-term economic vitality of El Dorado.

Since 1987, El Dorado, Inc. has brought public and private-sector leaders together around a shared goal: positioning El Dorado for continued economic growth.


2026 Board of Directors

Camden Flaming
Commerce Bank

Glenn Buchholz
Emprise Bank

Bill Young
Mayor of El Dorado

Jordan Buxton
Hutton

Bryan Coons
Intrust Bank

Vince Haines
Gravity Works Architecture

Luke Stenzel
BHC, Civil Engineering + Surveying

Mike Kelso
Professional Engineering Consultants

Dr. Tamara Daniel
Butler Community College

2026 Officers

Jordan Buxton
Secretary
Hutton

Vince Haines
President
Gravity Works Architecture

Ryan Liess
Intrust Bank

Steve Fellers
Appointed by
Commissioner Leon Leachman

Ben Whiteside
Past President
Retired

Ryan Liess
Vice President
Intrust Bank

Mike Kelso
Treasurer
Professional Engineering Consultants

Standing Appointments - Financial Institutions & Utilities

Ryan Murry
ICI Insurance

Zac Sundgren
Sungroup Realty

Ted Trevino
HF Sinclair

TBD
Citizens Bank of Kansas

Lauren Clary
Kansas Gas Service

Ebony Clemons
Evergy

City Commission Appointments

Chandler Kirkhart
Appointed by
Commissioner Andrew Tipton

Lonnie Currier
ICI Insurance

Ben Whiteside
Retired

Jared Haury
Community National Bank

Kelly Tetrick
Appointed by
Commissioner Syndee Scribner

Kim Smith
Appointed by
Commissioner Kendra Wilkinson

Elected Directors

Brian Clites
C-Tech

Samuel McVay
Good to be Clean

Kevin Stanfield
Stanfield Roofing

Melissa Hall
Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital

Sarah Madden
Butler Rural Electric