Attorney at Law

Plant Ecologist, Kansas Biological Survey

Lynn Byczynski is the editor and publisher of Growing for Market, a national magazine for direct-market farmers. She is the author of several books about market gardening, including Market Farming Success, The Hoophouse Handbook, and The Flower Farmer: An Organic Grower’s Guide to Raising and Selling Cut Flowers. Lynn and her husband, Dan Nagengast, are the owners of Wild Onion Farm in Douglas County; vegetable and flower growers since 1988, they were among the first certified-organic growers in Kansas and were founding members of the Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance, the first cooperative Community Supported Agriculture program in the nation. They also own Seeds from Italy, the U.S. distributor for a line of Italian heirloom vegetable and flower seeds.
Lynn has served on the board of directors of KLT for more than a decade.

Counsel, Division of Water Resources, Kansas Department of Agriculture. A native of Denver, Colorado, Burke earned his B.A. at Stanford, his Ph.D. at Yale, and then taught as professor of history at Boston College. His concerns about western land and water issues led him to change careers and become a water lawyer. He lives in Lawrence with his wife and three children.

Recently retired from the School of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Kansas, donna taught architecture design studio, GIS, and site and environmental planning. Her early work at the California State Coastal Conservancy included land trust programs, which helped inform her dissertation on alternative land planning and stewardship approaches.

Chad is a professional engineer with the Division of Water Resources, Kansas Department of Agriculture, where he manages the program responsible for regulation of dams, levees, floodplains and streams across the state. Chad has a background in public works and civil engineering, He and his family recently constructed an alternative energy house in Douglas County.

Interim Director, Lawrence Public Library

Bev is a retired teacher and now raises sheep in Douglas County. She also edited the recently released book, The Nature of Kansas Lands.

Konza Prairie's first environmental educator and naturalist, Valerie came to K-State in 1979 and has held positions in the Department of Entomology and Biology. She has served as president of the Kansas Native Plant Society and also served on its board. Valerie holds both master's and doctorate degrees in entomology and plant pathology from the University of Minnesota.

As Environmental Program Manager at the Mid-America Regional Council, Ginny was involved with environmental education projects.  Prior to her employment there, Ginny served as Executive Director for the Blue River Watershed Association, working with that non-profit organization in environmental stewardship.  Ginny has also provided legal counsel regarding brownfields, remediation, stewardship, and the management of environmental risk at several law firms, including Lathrop & Gage.  She has also acted as assistant regional counsel for the US Environmental Protection Agency in Kansas City. 

A native of Kansas, Jerry grew up on a dairy farm in Harvey County. He received his undergraduate degree in biology from Bethel College and a master’s degree in conflict management and dispute resolution from Baker University. Previously Jerry served as a project director for the Kansas Rural Center working with farmers on improved grazing management, conservation practices and farmers’ market development.