Tricia received her bachelor’s degree in organizational management and leadership (OML) from Friends University in 2001. She and her husband, John, live in Topeka and have two children. Tricia works for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas.

Tricia loves to spend her free time reading, scrapbooking, knitting, crocheting, quilting and being involved in lots of charity work.

As a member of the Topeka Alumni Advisory Board, Tricia hopes to help with the various planning processes involved with Friends University events. She then hopes that more alumni in the Topeka area will also want to stay involved.

Jennifer graduated from Friends University in 2002 with her undergraduate degree in business management. She and her husband, Brian, live in Topeka, and she works for the State of Kansas, Department of Revenue.

Jennifer enjoys cooking, reading, gardening, photography, yoga and running in her free time.

As a member of the Topeka Alumni Advisory Board, she has a desire to give back to Friends and would like to see the University get more involved with various events in the community.

Selena graduated from Friends University in 2006 with a Bachelor in Business Management from the Topeka education center. "I got more than just an education out of the whole experience," Selena said about her time at Friends.

Selena is currently a senior program manager and event coordinator for Junior Achievement, a nonprofit company that trains and pairs up volunteer business people to work with elementary and high schools teaching economic literacy and workforce readiness.

Selena was a volunteer at Junior Achievement for 10 years before starting with the organization six years ago. She has won the organization’s top award, the "Summit Award" for four years in a row.

In her free time, Selena enjoys watching college football, learning to quilt, cooking "old school" and hanging out with her friends and her daughter Harper.

As a member of the alumni advisory board, she wants to give back to the University by helping students obtain the experience of becoming marketable through finishing a degree.

Janet was first introduced to Friends University by a co-worker. She said, "When I talked with Dr. Bill Wunder [about the MBA program], he convinced me that Friends was the best!"

She then went on to earn her Master's of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 2009.

When Janet is not spending time with her family, cooking, at church or doing yoga, she volunteers for several organizations including Project Topeka, United Way, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Political Action Committee (RailPAC).

She is currently employed with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company and lives in Topeka with her husband, Clinton. She has four grown children along with five grandchildren.