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Office of Rural Prosperity

Sheena Thomas

Aug 8, 2022

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Jaicey Gillum

Aug 8, 2022

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Kerri Falletti

Dec 7, 2021

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Trisha Purdon

Jun 7, 2021

Trisha joined Commerce in 2021 as the Director of the Office of Rural Prosperity. Trisha previously held rural economic developer leadership roles in both city and county-levels for over a decade. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Welfare, focusing on public policy, from the University of Kansas (KU). She…

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