Governor Laura Kelly reappointed Laurie Labarca of Wichita to the Wichita State University Board of Trustees.
The purpose of the board is to manage property, estates and funds given, transferred and pledged to Wichita State University.
“Since 2016, Laurie has been a strong leader for the WSU Board of Trustees,” Kelly said. “I have every confidence that she will continue to be effective in this role.”
The governor appoints the nine members to the board, with no requirements of political party affiliation or congressional district residence.
Labarca is the hospital president at Ascension Via Christi Hospitals. She holds a Master of Science in Health Care Leadership from Friends University and a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Kansas. She currently serves on the Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education Board of Directors and on the WSU College of Health Care Professionals Dean’s Advisory Board. Labarca also previously served on the American Heart Association Board of Directors.