Women's Leadership Summit

 

Women's Leadership Summit

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2026 Women's Leadership Summit! We appreciate you taking the time to join us and make this event a success.

Be sure to stay connected with KRPA for updates and announcements about the 2027 event. We look forward to seeing you again next year!

Thank you to our 2026 sponsors!




Brenda Dietzman
Colonel Brenda Dietzman (Retired) is an internationally recognized speaker and trainer specializing in resilience and wellness. Drawing on over 28 years of experience as a first responder, Brenda brings practical, evidence-based strategies to help individuals and organizations thrive under pressure. Her engaging, relatable approach empowers people to build resilience, foster psychological safety, and create sustainable well-being. When she’s not speaking, she enjoys traveling, photography, and exploring the outdoors. She is married and is absolutely owned by two rescue dogs.

Amy Conkling
Amy Conkling has spent nearly 20 years growing her career at Hutchinson Recreation Commission, where her journey first began as a 15-year-old lifeguard getting her feet wet - quite literally - in parks and recreation. She’s a graduate of Kansas State University with a degree in mass communications and print journalism and a minor in leadership studies. Amy began her professional recreation career as Hutch Rec’s Marketing and Special Events Director in 2007. Since then, Amy has helped lead a major agency rebrand, shaped organizational vision and mission, managed community events and races, and advanced into development and executive leadership. She currently serves as the agency’s Assistant Executive Director, a role she assumed in 2022. Originally from Hutchinson, Amy now calls Moundridge home, where she lives with her husband, Jack, and their two children, Mackie (17) and Brax (14). When she's not at work, you'll likely find her running or cheering on her kids either in a basketball gym or on a baseball field. 

Donna Gomez
Donna Gomez, CRISC, CISM, is a Security Risk and Compliance Analyst at Johnson County Park & Recreation District. With over two decades of experience in IT governance, risk and compliance, she has led initiatives across critical infrastructure, utilities, and government operations. Donna is a past president of both the InfraGard Kansas City Members Alliance and the Greater Kansas City Chapter of ISACA and serves on advisory committees for regional security councils. She is co-chair of the MS-ISAC Business Resiliency Working Group and serves as co-chair for Kansas on the MARC Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee (RHSCC), supporting cybersecurity collaboration and regional resilience, and a member of KU's Women in Public Service advisory board, and contributor and mentor for ISACA's She Leads Tech/One in Tech.

Interested in sponsoring the Women's Leadership Summit? We’d love to connect! Please reach out to amanda@krpa.org.

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Contact
For questions or more information about upcoming workshops, please contact the KRPA office at (785) 235-6533 or jamie@krpa.org.

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