Board of Directors

Stephanie Gaskill Jakub

   Officer Chair 

Owner, Stephanie Jakub Homes

Andy McFayden

     Vice Chair, Advisory DFS Chair 

Executive Director, Strategic Communication, WSU Tech 

John Newsom

     Secretary

Community Volunteer & Retired Engineer, The Boeing Company

Kelley Williams

     Treasurer

Retired VP of Administration, Friends University

Karen Callaway

     Director

Senior Vice President/ Chief Risk Officer, Meritrust Credit Union 

Patty Owens, ASC*

     Officer Vice-Chair 

RN, Independent Caregiver  

Sr. Mary Catherine Clark, ASC*

     Director 

Regional Counselor for the US Adorers  

Sr. Sarah Harbaughs, ASC*

     Director

Advocate, HOT team

 *ASC, a member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, a Catholic religious order of sisters. 


Daniel Murphy

     Director 

Web Technology Specialist, Newman University

 Nicole Howerton

     Director 

Owner/President, Howerton+White Integrated Marketing Agency 

Megan Wagner

     Director 

Customer Solutions Manager, Evergy 

Omar Franco

     Director 

Safety Director, Pearson Construction LLC

Marry Mann

     Director 

Employment Specialist, Workforce Alliance 

Bridget Turner

     Director 

CFO/ Controller, Vision Communication

Jean Garinger

     Director

Owner, Garinger and Associates, LLC (American Family Insurance)

Emily Matta

     Director

Associate Attorney, Foulston Siefkin LLP

Cameron Dawson

     Director

Criminal Intelligence Analyst, KBI 

Staff

Amber Beck, Executive Director

Amber graduated with a Bachelors in Business Administration and Marketing with a minor in management from Wichita State University. With over 10 years of experience in non-profit, development and leadership, Amber was recruited by the Wichita Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) (now known as The Women’s Network) in January 2017 to be their account manager. Her duties included finding employment opportunities for their participants in the local area. While in this position, Amber succeeded in securing manufacturing partnerships through networking with community businesses. In 2019, Amber was promoted to WIN interim Executive Director following the retirement of the former executive director; by January 2020 she was promoted to Executive Director. Since Amber’s promotion, the number of graduating participants in the WIN program has grown substantially. 

Kirstin Saathoff, LMSW, Program Director 

Kirstin Saathoff, LMSW, is the Program Director for The Women’s Network. Kirstin oversees several aspects of both the transitional employment program and Dress for Success Wichita which includes program development, and client therapy. Kirstin completed her education at Wichita State University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Social Work degree. Kirstin found her passion for the organization when she started as an intern in 2018 and since then has filled several roles within the agency.  

Martha Mulnix, Project Manager 

Martha oversees a variety of areas for both Dress for Success and the Transitional Employment Program as The Women’s Network’s Project Manager. With a background in business management ranging from small, family-owned to multimillion-dollar companies, she has over eight years of management experience. Martha’s personal experience fuels her passion for the mission of the organization. She has been with us since December of 2020. 

Brittany Vuu, Administrative Assistant 

Brittany is graduating with her Bachelors in Business Administration at Wichita State University. In her role, she handles social media content and executes any marketing direction needed while also assisting any staff needs and answering any questions clients may have. Brittany was added to the team in November of 2021.  

Brittany 2022 Photo