The Coffeyville Area Community Foundation names a new Executive Director.

Samantha Kudrick, who has served as the Foundation's Director of Community Services, will now take over as the Executive Director. Kudrick has leadership experience having served previously as the Coffeyville Director of Tourism, President of Southeast Kansas Tourism and a representative for the area on the WeKan! Network Board of the Kansas Sampler Foundation.

She also served as the Southeast Kansas Representative on the Kansas State Regional Round Table and earned the Kansas “Destination Specialist” Certification. Kudrick is a graduate of Field Kindley High School, Coffeyville Community College and Kansas State University. She steps into the position to replace Janie DeVore Gillis, who has served as the Foundation’s Executive Director for more than 24 years.