Tom Howland became a Board member in late 2008 and President in 2010. He is an Associate Pastor with Hope Community Church in Andover and has been in full-time ministry since 1981. During these years he has also served as a Law Enforcement Chaplain with several different agencies in the places he and his family have lived. He has seen family situations where children are the victims of poor lifestyle choices in families, so he has a heart for the work SCARF is doing. Tom and his wife Pam have three children and eight grandchildren.
Susan Franz Koslowsky, Board Vice President
Susan Koslowsky is a member of the Butler County community and works as a senior vice president for Emprise Bank. Susan has been employed in banking for over 20 years. Susan has been involved in the community through many boards including the Midway Kansas Chapter of the American Red Cross, Kansas Health Ethics board, The Wichita Symphony Society and Friends of the Wichita Art Museum. Susan has been on the SCARF board since 2007 and is currently serving as board Vice President. Susan has also received many awards for her contributions including Tabor College Alumni Medallion Award, Wichita Business Journal's "40 under 40," and Association of Fundraising Professionals – Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser Award. Susan is married to John and lives in Towanda and is a member of First Mennonite Brethren Church.
Mike Clifton, Board Treasurer
Mike Clifton's information will be updated soon.
Captain Randy Coffman, Board Member
Randy Coffman is a registered nurse and licensed paramedic and currently is employed by the Andover Police Department as a Captain and Investigations Commander. Randy was previously employed in law enforcement through the Butler County Sheriff's Department and has served our community as a detective for thirteen years. In addition to her daily duties as a detective and supervisor, Randy serves as an on-call SANE/SART nurse through Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Randy is a founding member of SCARF and served several years as board president. In that capacity as well as her professional capacity, Randy has contributed greatly to the formation of SCARF and Sunlight Child Advocacy Center. Randy is married to Mike and they share a daughter, Nicole, and a grandson, Jack.
Mark Conway, Board Member
Mark Conway was elected as Mayor of Rose Hill in 2005 and re-elected for a second four-year term in 2009. Prior to serving as Mayor he was elected to City Council in 2003. He represents Rose Hill as a member of the Regional Economic Area Partnership (REAP) and also serves as Board Chairman of the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas. Mark is a member of the Rose Hill Lions Club, Rose Hill Historical Society, and Kansas Mayors Association. Mark was honored by his peers as Kansas Mayor of the Year for 2010. He is also a small business owner of an environmental contracting firm. He looks forward to serving on the SCARF Board and helping Butler County reach our goals in helping shape the future of providing shelter and safeguard for our children. Mark is married to Julie and they have a son, Tyler, and a daughter, Paige.
Shawna Goodwin, Board Member
Shawna Goodwin is the guidance counselor at Seal Elementary in Douglass. This is her third year serving in this capacity. Before becoming the counselor, she worled at Seal for 4 years as a kindergarten teacher. Prior to her tenure in Douglass, Shawna taught in the Wichita Public School system for 17 years, working with children in various grade levels from 1st through 4th. Shawna serves as the Vice President for Hope Music Works, a non-profit music ministry which serves critically ill patients. Shawna is excited about serving on the SCARF board and hopes to provide an informational highway between Butler County educators and other county organizations in the mutual pursuit of providing a safe harbor for our children. Shawna and her husband David have been Butler County residents for 22 years and have served as foster parents and adoptive parents, in addition to raising their biological son.
Cindy Miles, Board Member
Cindy Miles is the Director of Community and Campus Relations at Butler Community College, where she is responsible for buying and flighting media, developing marketing plans, planning events,working with the media, and developing internal and external relationships. Before working in Butler's Marketing Department, she worked for Butler's TV station producing videos and commercials. She has been on the Board of the Wichita American Marketing Association for 6 years and is currently their President. She is involved with projects or committees with several non-profits, including Interfaith Ministries, Wichita Children's Home, Junior League, and El Dorado Crimestoppers. Other organizations she supports include Dress for Success, Urban League, American Red Cross, Wichita Hispanic Education Foundation, KMUW, and KANSEL. She has been involved with Leadership Butler and Advance Kansas.
Cindy says, "When it comes to children, they deserve to have a safe and loving environment in which to grow up. I look forward to serving on the Board and hope that through serving, I can help make a difference in the life of a child."
Dana Phillips, Board Member
Dana Phillips is a Licensed Bachelors Social Worker and is the current Supervisor for Children and Family Services with the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS). Dana has been employed with SRS since 1992. During Dana's time with SRS she has worked in many different capacities including providing cash, medical and food stamp benefits to families and providing medical coverage to the aged and disabled. Dana also worked as a Social Worker doing abuse/neglect investigations in the Wichita SRS for over two years. Prior to beginning work with SRS, Dana was employed by the Texas Department of Human Services providing medical assistance to the aged and disabled. Dana has worked with families in some capacity for the past twenty-seven years. Dana has seen the great need for protecting children in our community. Dana and her husband, Ted, and their two sons, Andrew and Bailey reside in rural Butler County. Dana has two step-children, Brock and Jessica, and five grandchildren.
Linda Ralston, Board Member
Linda brings her passion for children from her years of experience as an English teacher, school counselor and life coach. In addition to these interests, Linda has fundraising and non-profit experience due to her membership on several boards, including serving as the Vice President of the board for Tri-County CASA, Executive Chair for Designing Women, a support group for Wichita Center for the Arts, where she received the Volunteer of the Year Award, and as Past President of Kansas Counselors Association. These experiences make Linda an ideal SCARF board member and she brings her enthusiasm and community knowledge to SCARF's annual fundraiser, the Buckaroo Ball, as the chair. Linda has also become a member of SCARF's task force to develop the Sunshine Children's Home. Linda is married to Harold, and the two share two sons and three grandchildren.
