About
Carolyn McGinn
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 My preparation for my work as your State Senator began at the grassroots level 20 years ago, where as a parent of young boys I was active in our school system and a member of the school site council. I was then elected to the office of County Commissioner, and now I do the state’s work in Topeka.
Along with this opportunity to serve the public sector, my husband and I have raised two sons on our family farm. Through the years I have been given the opportunity to serve in other capacities as a member of non-profit boards and chair of committees that affect our future.
Occupation:
- Kansas State Senator
- Co-Owner Family Grain Production Farm
- Project Consultant for RW Beck Engineering Firm
Past Employment:
- Sedgwick County Commissioner, 1998-2004
- Sedgwick Public Schools, Jr. High Coach and Substitute teacher, 1995-1998
- Crop Insurance adjuster, Farm Bureau Insurance, 1995-1998
Education:
- Friends University – Wichita, KS
Master of Science in Environmental Studies, 1998
Directed Study: Non-Point-Source Pollution in Agricultural and Rural Area Education Program.
- Wichita State University, Barton School of Business – Wichita, KS
Bachelor of Business Administration, 1983
Degree in Marketing
- Valley Center High School – Valley Center, KS, 1977
Legislative Leadership and Committees:
- Natural Resources Committee, Chair, 2005-present
- Energy and Environment Joint Committee, Chair, 2008-present
- Ways and Means Committee, 2005-present, Vice Chair 2009-present
- Utilities, 2009-present
- Local Government, 2009-present
- Joint Committee on Kansas Security, 2005-present
- Home and Community Based Services Oversight Joint Committee, Chair, 2009-present
- Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation Board of Directors, 2009-present
National Appointments and Involvement:
- Council of State Governments (CSG) Midwest, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, 2005-present
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Energy and Environment Committee 2009-present
- NCSL High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Working Group 2005- present
- CSG Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee, 2006-present
- The Energy Council, Executive Committee Member, 2007-present
- CLEER, Executive Committee Member and Kansas Representative, 2008-present
Board of Directors, Advisory Committees:
- YWCA Domestic Crisis Center of Sedgwick County Board Member, 2007-present
- Newton Regional Hospital Advisory Council, 2007-present
- Kansas Geological Survey Advisory Committee, 2006-present, Past Vice President
- Kansas Learning Center for Health, 2005-present
- Lower Arkansas Basin Advisory Committee Member, 2004-present
- Sand Extraction and Development Study in Intensive Groundwater Areas Task Force Chair, 2004-present
- The Kansas African American Museum Board, 2003-2008, ex-officio 2008-present, past President
- Kansas Association of Counties Board Member, 2003-2004
- Greater Wichita Convention and Visitors’ Bureau Member, 2002-2004
- Wichita Downtown Development Corporation Member, 2001-2004
- Member of several Sedgwick and Harvey County Chambers of Commerce 1999-present
- Old Cow Town Museum Board Member 1998-2004, Past President
- Kansas Farm Bureau State Committee Member, Natural Resources, 1995 -1998
- Sedgwick County Farm Bureau Member 1995-1998, Past Vice President
- Andale Farmers’ Coop Board Member, 1993-1998
Awards and Recognition:
- State Conservation Commission Recognition of commitment and support to protect Kansas Natural Resources - 2009
- Association of Mental Health Centers of Kansas Public official of the year – 2008
- Sedgwick Commission Award for Service to South Central
- Kansas as Chair of the South Central Kansas Legislative Delegation – 2008
- Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award – 2006
- The National Council of Negro Women, Leadership & Outreach Legacy Award – 2004
- H.O.P.E. Inc., Outstanding Support of H.O.P.E. Inc. – June 15, 2004
- Kansas Farm Bureau Natural Resources Award – 1995, 1996, 1997
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