Board of Directors and Staff

The Authority has a 10 member board of directors; representing the local community, bioscience industry, and the University of Kansas. These are the 2008 members:

Bonnie Lowe
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce

Steve Warren
Kansas University Center for Research

Jim Flory, Secretary
Douglas County

Michael Dever, Treasurer
City of Lawrence

Valentino J. Stella, PhD
University of Kansas

E. LaVerne Epp, President & Chairman of the Board
LDCBA

Tom Kern, Ex Officio
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce

G. Craig Weinaug, Ex Officio
Douglas County

David Corliss. Ex Officio
Lawrence City Manager

Matthew McClorey, Ex Officio
Lawrence Regional Technology Center

Management Team

The Authority is led by the President of LDCBA, LaVerne Epp. He leads a working group that includes staff from three local organizations:

Beth Johnson
Vice President, Economic Development, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce

Matthew McClorey,
President, Lawrence Regional Technology Center

Carey Novak,
Director of Business Relations, University of Kansas

Collectively, this team has a diverse skills set to assist many kinds of projects involving life science companies.