Board Members
Michael Armour, Professional Engineer / Professional Surveyor Member
Mike Armour was appointed to the Board in July 2025. He is a licensed professional engineer and land surveyor. He graduated from Conception Seminary College in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and from Kansas State University in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Upon graduation from KSU, he went to work for the City of Wichita and eventually served as the special projects engineer, overseeing the city’s freeway projects. In 2019, he moved into his current position as the city’s traffic engineer, where he oversees traffic-signal design, roadway safety improvements, right-of-way permitting, and coordination with the railroads.
Mr. Armour credits his father, who is a licensed professional engineer and land surveyor, with his path of becoming an engineer and surveyor. Growing up, he helped his father on the weekends with surveys, mostly in rural areas of the county. In 2020, he became a licensed professional surveyor. He has more than 30 years of land surveying experience, specializing in rural boundaries.
He is a member of the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors, American Society of Civil Engineers, and Kansas Society of Professional Engineers.
Mr. Armour’s Board term expires June 30, 2029.
Trudy Faulkner, Architect Member
Trudy Faulkner was appointed to the Board in June 2021. Ms. Faulkner graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Architecture with Distinction in 1996. Ms. Faulkner is licensed in Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, and Nebraska, is NCARB Certified, and holds a LEED AP designation.
Throughout her work experience at firms located in Kansas City, she has gained a wealth of expertise, primarily in the Midwest region, in the field of historic preservation. Her diverse work experience includes adaptive reuse and new construction projects, with a specialty in designing for historically significant buildings and contexts. She is especially adept at assisting clients in pursuit of historic tax credits and at guiding them through the associated review processes with local, state, and federal authorities. Ms. Faulkner’s design sensibilities, along with her technical knowledge of the built environment, have produced many successful and award-winning projects. Her skills range from initial concept drawings through construction documents, technical survey of existing structures, and report writing. She excels at project management and working with contractors in the field to create a positive, lasting effect in our community. Her extensive knowledge includes every phase of the architectural practice, from planning and project management to design and client collaboration through construction administration.
Key projects that she is proud to have been a part of include the Mainstreet Theater (Kansas City, Missouri), the Midland Theater (Kansas City, Missouri), the Police Headquarters Renovation and Addition (Kansas City, Missouri), the Vitagraph Building (Kansas City, Missouri), the Blossom House Properties in Quality Hill (Kansas City, Missouri), work on the National WW I Memorial and Museum (Kansas City, Missouri), work on the Missouri State Capitol, new design for the Lowell Milken Center, along with renovation of the historic Common Grounds Coffee Shop and Tribune Monitor Building, all in her hometown of Fort Scott, Kansas, new design for the Sue Ross Arts Center (Kirksville, Missouri), among many other exiting and unique projects.
Ms. Faulkner is the 2026 Board chair.
Ms. Faulkner’s Board term expires June 30, 2029.
William Haverkamp, Professional Surveyor Member
Bill Haverkamp was appointed to the Board in July 2016. He began his career in September 1977 with KDOT Surveys on a design survey crew, attained licensure as a land surveyor in June 1986, and was promoted to the survey coordinator, design, in November 1990. He retired in December 2021 as the chief, Bureau of Right of Way. He has served the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors (KSLS) as president, vice president, and a board member. His memberships include the National Society of Professional Surveyors, KSLS, and the Northeast Chapter of KSLS.
Mr. Haverkamp is the 2026 Board vice chair and Strategic Planning Committee chair.
Mr. Haverkamp’s Board term expires June 30, 2028.
Jennifer Jacka-Taylor, Professional Engineer Member
Jennifer Jacka-Taylor graduated from Kansas State University with bachelor's degrees in civil engineering and business administration. After a six-year start in highway engineering, she then served as stormwater management coordinator in Hutchinson, Kansas, for three years before focusing on environmental and civil engineering for eight years. As a project manager for municipal site design projects, she gained varied experience, which has led to her current position as project manager with SCS Engineers. In this position, she designs solutions that will improve quality of life and future needs of society while protecting our environment.
Ms. Jacka-Taylor is the 2026 Board secretary.
Ms. Jacka-Taylor’s Board term expires June 30, 2028.
Derek Jackson, Public Member
Derek Jackson was appointed to KSBTP in July 2024 as a public member. He is associate vice president for community building at Kansas State University. He oversees the center for student involvement, fraternity and sorority life, housing and dining services, the K‑State Student Union, and the parents and family program.
Dr. Jackson began his career in residence life while completing his undergraduate and graduate educations. He served as area coordinator at the University of Georgia from 1993 to 1997 and returned to K-State in 1997 to assume the position of assistant director for residence life. In 2005, he became the associate director for administrative services and residence life and accepted the director role in 2011. Before becoming the associate vice president for student life, his role consistently expanded and grew throughout his K-State career, overseeing the center for childhood development, counseling services, Lafene Health Center, and recreational services.
Dr. Jackson has a bachelor’s degree in social sciences from Emporia State University, a master’s degree in college student personnel, and a doctorate in student affairs in higher education, both from K‑State.
Dr. Jackson’s Board term expires June 30, 2028.
Joseph Johnson, Architect Member
Joe Johnson, AIA, was appointed to the Board effective July 1, 2016. He is president of Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey & Associates, P.A., a Wichita firm with offices also in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Austin, Texas. He is NCARB Certified and registered in Kansas, Illinois, New Mexico, Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, and Nevada. He served on the Kansas State Board of Technical Professionals from 1989 to 1992 and again from 1999 to 2006. During those terms, he served as chair in 1992, 1999, and 2006. He received his bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Illinois in 1971 and pursued graduate studies in the Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs at Wichita State University.
An avid believer in community involvement, Mr. Johnson has been affiliated with numerous organizations, many of which he has served as chair, including the Wichita Downtown Development Corp., Visit Wichita Convention & Visitors Bureau, Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, Downtown Rotary, Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters, Goodwill Industries, and several others.
Mr. Johnson’s Board term expires June 30, 2028.
Kimberly Waggle Kramer, Professional Engineer Member
Dr. Kimberly Waggle Kramer was appointed to the Board in September 2019.
She received her bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from K-State in 1989. Upon graduation, she worked as a structural engineer-in-training for Leo A. Daly in Omaha; as a lead structural engineer for HTB, Inc., in Oklahoma City; as a senior structural engineer for Carter and Burgess in Fort Worth, Texas; and as the director of structural engineering for GideonToal, Inc., also in Fort Worth. In this capacity, she was responsible for the design of building systems from initial planning stages through final project inspection and completion. Dr. Kramer was involved in new, renovation, and restoration projects, including hospitals, prison facilities, long-span aircraft hangars, military facilities, education facilities, high-rise office buildings, retail facilities, dormitories, churches, and parking garages. She completed her master’s degree in civil engineering, with an emphasis in structures and applied mechanics, from the University of Texas at Arlington and her doctorate in civil engineering from Kansas State University.
In January 2003, Dr. Kramer accepted a faculty position with K-State in the Department of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science. She is a licensed structural and professional engineer in Texas, Kansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kentucky, Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, North Carolina, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. As a professor of architectural engineering and construction science, she was named the G.E. Johnson Construction Science Endowed Chair in 2013. In addition to her nine-month faculty appointment at K-State, Dr. Kramer has the opportunity to stay current with the building industry in a consulting capacity as the co-owner of the consulting company, KDK Engineering, LLC. Her consulting endeavors include performing as a structural professional education consultant, structural engineering design, and condition assessments.
Dr. Kramer is the 2026 Board Past Chair.
Dr. Kramer’s Board term expires June 30, 2027.
John Lilak, Professional Surveyor Member
John Lilak was appointed to the Board in July 2018.
He is currently a survey manager in the Overland Park, Kansas, office of Bartlett & West. Mr. Lilak has proudly practiced within the land surveying profession for over three decades. He has held management positions of senior professional, assistant vice president, and registered land survey manager with two firms during his career.
He offers diverse and extensive experience in the engineering and survey field and continuously keeps updated on modernization of survey profession with the continual modernization of the equipment and software. He currently holds professional survey licenses in Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado. He was a past adjunct professor for several years at the Longview Campus of the Metropolitan Community College in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, teaching fundamentals and advanced land surveying courses.
Mr. Lilak is a U.S. Navy veteran and a past scoutmaster for a Boy Scout troop in Prairie Village, Kansas. He graduated from Northwest Kansas Vocational Technical School with an engineering technology degree. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, Kansas Society of Land Surveyors, Missouri Society of Professional Land Surveyors, and Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado. He is a past president of the Kansas City Metro Surveyors Association, where he is now a current member.
Mr. Lilak is the 2026 PE/PS Committee chair.
Mr. Lilak’s Board term expires June 30, 2026.
Douglas Louis, Professional Geologist Member
Doug Louis is a professional geologist, having more than 35 years of experience in a wide array of expertise. He has worked in the private industry on projects throughout the mid-continent, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Clients include Fortune 500 and small equity companies in oil and gas, natural gas storage, and aerospace industries. In addition to private industry experience, Mr. Louis worked in the regulatory field for more than 20 years at the Kansas Corporation Commission, ending his career there as the Conservation Division director. Currently he is the geologist/manager of the Kansas Geological Survey’s Kansas Geologic Sample Repository in Wichita.
Mr. Louis has a bachelor’s degree in geology and an MBA from Wichita State University. He enjoys following WSU basketball, water sports with his family, and sporting clays.
Mr. Louis is the 2026 Arch/LA/PG Committee chair.
Mr. Louis’s Board term expires June 30, 2027.
Carisa McMullen, Landscape Architect Member
Carisa McMullen was appointed to the Board in July 2015. She graduated from Kansas State University in 1993 and began her career as a public servant working for the City of Wichita Park and Recreation Department. Leaving this position in 1997 to gain experience with newer design technologies, Ms. McMullen worked for private engineering and architecture firms until she started her business in the fall of 2000. Her work leading Landworks Studio, a landscape architecture and planning firm, continues today.
Ms. McMullen enjoys promoting and advocating for the profession of landscape architecture and is currently completing her third term on the Board of Technical Professions.
Ms. McMullen’s Board term expires June 30, 2027.
Wendy Ornelas, Architect Member
Wendy Ornelas is a professor and associate dean emerita of the College of Architecture, Planning & Design (APDesign) at Kansas State University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and her master’s degree from Oklahoma State University.
From 2012 to 2014, Ms. Ornelas served as the Central States regional director for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and co-chair of AIA’s national Diversity and Inclusion Council. She has also been active with other architectural collateral organizations, including the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), serving as its president in 2009–2010, and the West Central regional director for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). In 2005, Ms. Ornelas was elevated to AIA’s College of Fellows. She is also a Richard Upjohn Fellow of the AIA. In 2013, she was named a distinguished professor of ACSA, has been awarded a President’s Medal for Distinguished Service from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), and is currently the chair of the Interorganizational Council on Regulation (ICOR) Practice Overlap Task Force.
Ms. Ornelas’s Board term expires June 30, 2026.
Jack Poole, Professional Engineer Member
Jack Poole is a principal and founder of Poole Fire Protection, Inc., a family-owned code consulting and fire protection engineering firm located in Olathe, Kansas. Mr. Poole graduated from the University of Maryland in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in fire protection engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in fire protection engineering, licensed in 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Guam.
He chairs NFPA 520, serves on many other NFPA technical committees, was honored with the NFPA Committee Service Award in 2024, and is a past member of the NFPA Standards Council.
Mr. Poole is also a SFPE Fellow and was the SFPE international president in 2021. He was also honored by SFPE with the Ahern President’s Award in 2024, the SFPE D. Peter Lund Award in 2022, the Service Recognition Award in 2021, and the John L. Bryan Mentor Award in 2016.
Mr. Poole serves as the chair of the University of Maryland Fire Protection Engineering Board of Visitors, is a member of the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering Board of Visitors, and the past chair of the OSU FPST Industrial Advisory Board.
He is also the proud dad of two University of Maryland fire protection engineers, Drew and Stephanie, both of whom are co-owners of the firm and registered Professional Engineers.
Mr. Poole’s Board term expires June 30, 2026.
Heidi Thummel, Public Member
Heidi Thummel was appointed to the Board as a public member in July 2025. She graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor’s degree in communications. From 2000 to 2023, she worked for three ENR Top 500 firms in the areas of business development, operations, and public involvement for infrastructure projects. In 2023, she founded Cuneo Consulting and currently advises clients on matters related to strategic growth and operations.
Currently she is the volunteer chairperson for the Johnson County Transit Council. She is a former board member of the Kansas City Chapter of the American Public Works Association, WTS-Kansas City Chapter, and 2019 chair of the Shawnee Chamber of Commerce.
Ms. Thummel’s Board term expires June 30, 2028.