Meet Our Faculty and Staff
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- Leadership & Administration
- Professional Advisors
- Full-Time Faculty
- Staff
- Student Assistants
- Adjunct Faculty
- Other Faculty
2026-2027 Faculty and Staff (from left to right): Tamas Kowalik, Lori Kniffin, Brett Whitaker, Jackie Gottschalk, Seth Kastle, Lauren Franks, Brent Goertzen, Jenna Schlyer, Justin Greenleaf, Landon Lane, and Maggie Shupe
Not pictured: Michael Mancuso, Donette Noble, Ryan Olsen, Christopher Adams, and Daniel Ogbaharya
Leadership & Administration
Dr. Brett Whitaker
Chair & Professor of Leadership Programs
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119C
Office Phone: (785) 628-5614
Email: blwhitaker@fhsu.edu
Mrs. Jackie Gottschalk
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119D
Office Phone: (785) 628-4303
Email: jkgottschalk@fhsu.edu
Professional Advisors
Katie Lunsford
Office: Rarick Hall 126
Office Phone: (785) 628-4056
Email: kjlunsford@fhsu.edu
Advising last names beginning with A-E & J-K
Britny Cox
Office: Rarick Hall 124
Office Phone: (785) 628-5369
Email: bmcox4@fhsu.edu
Advising last names beginning with H-I & L-R
Debbie Staab
Office: Rarick Hall 130
Office Phone: (785) 628-5761
Email: dstaab@fhsu.edu
Advising last names beginning with F-G & S-Z
Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Brent Goertzen
Professor of Leadership Programs
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119J
Office Phone: (785) 628-4303
Email: bgoertze@fhsu.edu
Mr. Christopher Adams
Instructor of Leadership Programs
Contact Information:
Email: cjadams2@fhsu.edu
Dr. Donnette Noble
Professor of Leadership
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119
Office Phone: (785) 628-4303
Email: djnoble@fhsu.edu
Dr. Justin Greenleaf
Professor of Leadership Programs
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119G
Office Phone: (785) 628-4303
Email: jpgreenleaf@fhsu.edu
Dr. Lori Kniffin
Omer G. Voss Distinguished Professor of Leadership & Director of Civic Learning and Engagement
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119K
Office Phone: (785) 628-4303
Email: lekniffin@fhsu.edu
Dr. Daniel Ogbaharya
Assistant Professor of Leadership Programs
Contact Information:
Email: dgogbaharya@fhsu.edu
Dr. Seth Kastle
Associate Professor of Leadership Programs/Military Program Innovation Director
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119F
Office Phone: (785) 628-4303
Email: sdkastle@fhsu.edu
Dr. Tamas Kowalik
Assistant Professor of Leadership Programs
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119E
Office Phone: (785) 628-4303
Email: t_kowalik@fhsu.edu
Staff
CPT Michael Mancuso
Officer Candidate School (OCS) Coordinator
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 118
Office Phone: (785) 628-4597
Email: mamancuso@fhsu.edu
Student Assistants
Ms. Jenna Schlyer
Student Office Assistant
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119
Office Phone: (785) 628-4303
Email: jmschlyer.se@fhsu.edu
Mr. Landon Lane
Student Office Assistant
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119
Office Phone: (785) 628-4303
Email: L_lane3.se@fhsu.edu
Ms. Lauren Franks
Student Office Assistant
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119
Office Phone: (785) 628-4303
Email: l_franks2.se@fhsu.edu
Ms. Maggie Shupe
Student Office Assistant
Contact Information:
Office: Rarick Hall 119
Office Phone: (785) 628-4303
Email: m_shupe.se@fhsu.edu
Current Adjunct Faculty
Other Faculty
Dr. Jill Arensdorf
Professor of Leadership Programs and Provost/VP of Academic Affairs
Contact Information:
Office Phone: 785-628-4241
Email: jrarensdorf@fhsu.edu
Dr. Christie Brungardt
Emeritus Professor of Leadership Programs
Contact Information:
Dr. Curt Brungardt
Emeritus Professor of Leadership Programs
Contact Information:
What They're Saying
“The professors were highly qualified individuals that greatly influenced my life. These professors that taught me are people that will have a lifelong impression on me and I continue to strive to be like some of those individuals and apply the skills that I learned while attending school to my career and generally in life.” Tonya Hines, Spearville, KS, Organizational Leadership graduate