Staff
Jayme Morris-Hardeman Executive DirectorJayme Morris-Hardeman serves as the Executive Director of Thrive. Jayme joined the staff at Thrive! in 2016 after working as the Executive Director of Sunflower CASA Project for 17 years. Jayme served four years as a Manhattan City Commissioner and is active in political advocacy. She serves on the board of the Manhattan Public Library and the Joint Corrections Advisory Board. She graduated from KSU with BS and MS degrees in Biochemistry. Jayme and her husband Brian have two children and have lived in Manhattan for 29 years.
Jayme’s expertise lies in the areas of non-profit management and finance, strategic planning, volunteer recruitment and retention, and trauma-informed practice. Jayme has conducted strategic planning sessions for local and statewide non-profit organizations and local and statewide training on volunteer retention, adverse childhood experiences and the impact of trauma on brain development, and working with individuals living in poverty. Susan Wendland
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Board Members
Megan HartfordMegan is an activist who is passionate about prison abolition, eradicating poverty, reproductive rights, and stopping the school-to-prison pipeline. She works as a Social Emotional Coach at a local elementary school where she is working to integrate restorative justice practices and trauma-informed educational practices.
She was the co-chair for the Manhattan-Riley County Coalition for Equal Justice from 2020-2022, and for the last year and a half has volunteered for the Compassion Prison Project creating writing prompts for incarcerated individuals. She joined the board of Thrive! because she wants to serve and empower those individuals in our community who need a little extra support to flourish. Brandon PeoplesBrandon came to the Manhattan area in 2018 and serves as the News Director for Manhattan's long standing community radio station KMAN.
A graduate of Belton High School, in the Kansas City area, Brandon earned his Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Media, with a minor in Journalism from the University of Central Missouri. He enjoys storytelling and reporting on local issues. He is particularly passionate about inspiring others to be the best version of themselves and enhancing the voices of those who don't have a voice in our community. In the past, Brandon has volunteered his time mentoring high school kids and donating to local organizations that support the LGBTQ community. Brandon has been married since 2007 to his wife Heidi, living in Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas over that time. Together, they have two children and reside in the City of Riley. |
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