Contact Information

Policy

Any active member of MakeICT may have their email forwarded from a makeict.org email address to an email address of their choice. In addition most modern email providers (such as gmail) allow users to set their "from" or "reply-to" email address to a confirmed address of their choice.

All executive committee members are encouraged to use their makeict.org emails for all correspondence related to MakeICT. To set up email forwarding, email a request to vicepresident@makeict.org.

Leadership Contacts

2020-2021 Board of Directors

Title	Email	Forwards to
President	president@makeict.org	Jai Chauhan
Vice President	vicepresident@makeict.org	Paula Pankratz
Secretary	secretary@makeict.org	Patrick Hutchison
Treasurer	treasurer@makeict.org	Kate Goad
Director At Large	doug.wilson@makeict.org	Doug Wilson
Director At Large	tom.bloom@makeict.org	Tom Bloom
Director At Large	terrencelaurendine@gmail.com	Terrence Laurendine
Director At Large	scott.sullivan@makeict.org	Scott Sullivan
Immediate Past President	david@makeict.org	David Springs

Program Directors

Title	Email	Forwards to
Makerspace Director
Open Wichita Director	seth@makeict.org	Seth Etter
devICT Director	jacob@makeict.org	Jacob Walker
Kansas Linux Fest Director	joel@kansaslinuxfest.org	Joel Baltazor

Committee Leads

MakeICT Committee leads are appointed by the board of directors as needed, with an on-purpose review every September. They attend MakeICT board meetings to report out on their progress and ideas.

This table was updated in November 2019.

Committee	Lead
Communications Gather stories about our coolest tools, events, programs and makers Distribute needed information to our members Make sure we are represented across social media platforms Create signs, flyers, and brochures for marketing Lead efforts to keep our wiki up to date	LaDeana Dockery ladeana@makeict.org
Finance Treasurer assistance & overlook Finance and audit procedures	David Springs david@makeict.org
Fundraising Pursue grant and fundraising opportunities Work with communications to make sure donation opportunities are well-publicized Recognize donors	Meghan Iacuzzi Meghan.Iacuzzi@makeict.org
IT Manage computers owned by MakeICT Maintain the network at our makerspace Update tools and applications needed for our website	Tom Bloom tom.bloom@makeict.org it@makeict.org
Membership & Community Improve processes for getting new members on board Host parties, game nights, potluck meals, and general events that help humans bond Give mini-tours of the makerspace Assist with Maker Monday Check people in for classes Review scholarship applications Set scholarship guidelines	Shannon Fisher shannon.fisher@makeict.org
New Building Help improve our building, keep an eye out for the next one	Jens Torell jens@makeict.org
Outreach & Education Work on developing our educational goals into a full-fledged program Represent MakeICT at special educational events (Riverfest, Engineering Expo) Come up with activities or classes we could offer for school, teachers, or community groups Expose non-makers of all ages to the world of making Major events (Makerfaire!)	Daryl Goad Daryl.Goad@makeict.org
Safety & Security Manage access to the makerspace Address safety concerns	Ken Steadman ken.steadman@makeict.org

Area Leads

The Makerspace Area Leads are appointed by the MakeICT board of directors each year. They are each responsible for some specific square footage of the makerspace. Area Leads appoint their own area lead assistants. All of the area leads meet monthly to discuss makerspace issues and ideas.

Area	Area Contact Email	Lead	Assistant(s)
Textiles ​Lead	textiles@makeict.org	Malissa Long malissa@makeict.org
Ceramics ​Lead	ceramics@makeict.org	Scott Sullivan scott.sullivan@makeict.org	Patrick Hutchison
Fab Lab ​Lead	fablab@makeict.org	Steve Saner
Electronics ​Lead	electronics@makeict.org	James Seymour James.a.seymour@makeict.org	Mike Barushok
Metalshop ​Lead	metalshop@makeict.org	Josh Robinson	John Miranda Jimmy Tennant
Printmaking/screen printing Lead	printmaking@makeict.org	Marc Lujan marc.lujan@makeict.org	Devin Halsey devin.halsey@makeict.org
Woodshop ​Lead	woodshop@makeict.org	Doug Wilson doug.wilson@makeict.org
Jewelrymaking ​Lead	jewelry@makeict.org	Dean Day

Other Contacts

Title	Email	Forwards to
Information Technology team	IT@makeict.org	IT Committee
Area Leads	leads@makeict.org	all of the Area Leads
Board of Directors	directors@makeict.org	Officers and at-large directors