WASI was founded as a Not-For-Profit Kansas Corporation in October 2012 by Andrea L. Knighton, LMSW. Knighton obtained a Masters in Social Work from Wichita State University in May 2012. Her area of study in graduate school was psychological trauma. Upon graduation her decision was to work in the area of trauma prevention. With trauma prevention in mind and after much post-graduation reading and research, the WASI vision emerged. The vision is based on premise that people CAN work together to make survival level resources available to create an environment of resiliency for themselves, their families, their neighborhoods and their community.

BOARD MEMBERS

Andrea L. Knighton, LMSW
WASI - Secretary/Treasurer, Founder

Dr. Holger Meyer
Director and Associate Professor of Physics
Wichita State University

David Trombold
WASI - President
Wichita Collegiate School, Ret.
Science Department Chair
Chemistry, Environmental Science

Elizabeth S. Wilson, M.Ed, M.A.
Owner, Precision Planning

FORMER BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU!

Rebecca Armstrong
Master Naturalist

John F. Carter
President, Netwerx Computer, Inc.

Elizabeth A. Carson
Attorney-At-Law

Sue Eddy
Master Gardener

Becky Elder
WASI - President 2017-2025
Founder, Elderslie Farm
Northfield School of the Liberal Arts

Trent Frantz, LMSW

Leah Dannar-Garcia
Firefly Farm

Brandon Jacobs, M.S, LMFT
Real Life Counseling

Taunya R. Rutenbeck, LMSW
Center for Social Work Innovation LLC

John Willoughby
Account Executive