KPA Staff and Consultants

The staff and consultants at KPA are here to serve you.

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Doug Anstaett

Executive Director -- danstaett [at] kspress [dot] com (Email)

Doug Anstaett, KPA’s executive director, is a native Kansan and graduated from Kansas State University in 1973 with a B.S. degree in Journalism and Mass Communications.

Amy Blaufelder

Accountant -- ablaufelder [at] kspress [dot] com (Email)

Amy Blaufelder is the accountant for the Kansas Press Association. She joined the KPA team in August of 2010. She also works as the bookkeeper for her family-owned businesses.

Emily Bradbury

Director of Member Services  -- ebradbury [at] kspress [dot] com (Email)

Emily Bradbury, KPA’s member services director, grew up in Haysville, a suburb of Wichita. She graduated from Washburn University in 2000 with a B.S. degree in History. After graduation, Emily spent two years as the executive assistant to former Kansas Secretary of State Ron...

Richard Gannon

Director of Governmental Affairs -- rgannon [at] kspress [dot] com (Email)

Richard Gannon was born and raised on a family farm southwest of Goodland. The farm was homesteaded by Richard’s great grandparents in 1885 and is still operated by the family today.

Lori Jackson

Advertising Administrative Assistant -- ljackson [at] kspress [dot] com (Email)

Lori Jackson, advertising administrative assistant, joined the Kansas Press Association in September 2010. She has worked as an Administrative Assistant for the past 12 years in healthcare and government contracting.

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Sara Marstall

Advertising Director -- smarstall [at] kspress [dot] com (Email)

Sara Marstall is the advertising director for the Kansas Press Association. She joined the KPA in April 2012.

Rachel Willis

Education Director and Executive Director of Kids Voting USA -- rwillis [at] kspress [dot] com (Email)

Rachel Willis is the executive director of Kids Voting USA and the education director for the Kansas Press Association. She graduated summa cum laude from Washburn University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Tom Eblen (at right)

Tom Eblen

News Consultant -- teblen [at] kspress [dot] com (Email)

In addition to developing editorial-related training workshops, Tom conducts Community Newspaper Tune-ups by request at member newspapers to give staff members direct feedback on their products and ideas for improvements.

Ron Fields (at right)

Ron Fields

Technology Consultant

Ron is the managing editor of the Hays Daily News and assists KPA as its technology consultant.

Mike Kautsch (at left)

Mike Kautsch

Media Law Consultant -- mkautsch [at] ku [dot] edu (Email)

Mike is called on to help KPA with media law issues. He provided game-changing assistance to KPA to get the shield law passed in 2010. He joins Mike Merriam in the "Mike & Mike Show," an educational workshop — designed for both journalists and local government officials — that focuses on...

Mike Merriam (on left)

Mike Merriam

Legal Hotline Attorney -- merriam [at] merriamlaw [dot] net (Email)

Mike is a media attorney in private practice. He works in Topeka and serves as the attorney for KPA’s Legal Hotline. Initial telephone inquiries on matters involving libel, public notice, open records and open meetings are free to KPA member newspapers.