Board of Trustees

Sunflower Foundation’s nine-member Board of Trustees governs the foundation’s work and long-range planning. Trustees develop the foundation’s strategic direction and review that plan every three years to manage priorities, timelines and outcomes. The board is committed to leadership, fiscal responsibility, integrity, openness, due diligence, and equity in its relationships and work.

The Board of Trustees meets at 8 a.m. on the second Thursday of even months, with meetings scheduled in February, April, June, August, October and December. Unless otherwise noted, the board meets at the Sunflower Nonprofit Center in Topeka, Kan.

Kansas’ attorney general is the sole member of the Sunflower Foundation Corporation and appoints eight of the trustees, with the ninth trustee being appointed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. The voluntary trustees serve three-year terms and can serve up to three terms. The foundation strives to maintain a board that represents the diversity of Kansas.

To serve on the board, trustees must meet the following requirements:

• They must be an adult resident of Kansas.
• They cannot have served within the preceding 10 years of appointment as a director, officer, or employee of any substantial contributor to the corporation or any affiliate, subsidiary, parent, or successor, thereof.
• They cannot stand for or hold election to any statewide office while serving as a trustee.