Get to Know Us
Investors, Entrepreneurs, and Leaders
Our Board of Directors is made up of a wide variety of business professionals with backgrounds in everything from retail and service businesses to banking and marketing. Every person on the Board not only volunteers their time, but has also purchased stock in CKDI. The funds we loan out were raised by dozens of investors over the 60+ years since the group was founded.
Board Members
Rob Bauer
Bauer, Pike, Bauer & Wary LLC
Barry Bowers
Spectrum CPA Partners
Pat Cale
C.V. Cale
Randy Deutsch
Town & Country Supermarket
Kevin Keller
Keller Real Estate & Insurance
Kenneth Koester
Kenneth Koester, CPA
Gene Manweiler
Manweiler Chevrolet
Aaron Maresch
Aaron’s Repair
Rachel Mawhirter
Marketing Maven
Jason Mayers
MPIRE Companies
Brett Middleton
Heart of Kansas Healthcare, Inc.
Steve Neeland
Farmers Bank & Trust
Jerry Renk
American State Bank
Ken Roberts
Retired
Paul Snapp
First Kansas Bank
Ron Straub
Straub International
Terry Stueder
Stueder Contractors
Darrell Tousle
Farmers Bank & Trust
Kenny Vink
Office Products Inc.
Mel Waite
National Billing LLC
Brian Wilborn
Community Bank
Join Us
Purchase Stock in Central Kansas Development Inc.
We are always looking for enthusiastic, visionary people to invest in the future of the Great Bend area. Funds we acquire by selling stock in the organization provide us with resources that can be loaned out to businesses that are doing exciting things and creating jobs. Some stock holders also volunteer to serve on the Board of Directors, but that is not a requirement. Stockholders typically do not receive distributions, but they do receive the satisfaction of contribution to an organization that has helped dozens of businesses overcome hurdles that might've otherwise hindered their growth.