Meet the Board

The Kansas Board of Regents is comprised of nine members, each of whom is appointed by the Governor of Kansas. Current Board members are listed below. Each Board Member also serves on various committees that address higher education issues. Their terms of office are indicated in parenthesis following their names.

Regent Benson Web Photo 

Blake Benson
(June 2026)

 Regent Dicus Web Photo

John B. Dicus
(June 2026)

Regent Cheryl Harrison Lee

Cheryl Harrison-Lee
(June 2023)

Regent Ice Web  

Carl Ice
Vice-Chair
(June 2025)

Regent Shelly Kiblinger Website Portrait

Shellaine Kiblinger
(June 2023)

 Regent Lane Web Photo

Cynthia Lane
(June 2025)

  Regent Mendoza Web Photo

Diana Mendoza
(June 2026)

Regent Jon Rolph Website 

Jon Rolph
Chair
(June 2023)

 Regent Winter Web 

Wint Winter
(June 2025)

 

Blake Flanders, Kansas Board of Regents

Blake Flanders
President and CEO