As a charter member, Lois was instrumental as a county commissioner and champion of EF in bringing the initiative to Northeast Kansas.
Lois Pelton
Community Resource Board Member
Education:
- Bachelor of Science in Economics and Extension from Kansas State University
Career:
After serving Jackson County Kansas and long-time County Commissioner, Lois now works as a Financial Manager for Homestead Affordable Housing, Inc., a non-profit Community Housing Development Organization. They partner with rural cities and counties along with Kansas Housing Resources Corp., USDA Rural Development and FHL Bank Topeka to develop new affordable housing for low income seniors in Rural Kansas Communities.
Interesting Info:
- Lois Pelton has been a member of Enterprise Facilitation since its beginnings in NE Kansas. She was an attendee of an ED conference when EF was introduced to Kansas. She was a commissioner at the time and thought it would be impossible for Jackson County to afford the program until Gary Satter suggested the five counties join forces and request a grant from the state of Kansas, the rest is history.
- “ I have always thought the EF meetings were some of the most productive meetings I ever attended. The focus is on how we can help clients with specific needs. It is how your ideas could possibly help an entrepreneurachieve their goal of success.”
- After leaving the work at Jackson County after 34 years, Lois nowworks as a Financial Manager for Homestead Affordable Housing, Inc., a non-profit Community Housing Development Organization. They partner with rural cities and counties along with Kansas Housing Resources Corp., USDA Rural Development and FHLBank Topeka to develop new affordable housing for low income seniors in Rural Kansas Communities. They also have grants available for first time homebuyers and seniors that need emergency or essential home repairs.
- While I am not as active in the program as I was when I was commissioner, I still believe in its goal of growing success from within our own population, their success is our success.
