The Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Executive Committee will oversees the distribution process of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding, assisted by four advisory panels with additional members. The advisory panels are focused on four main topics: Health and Education, Economic Revitalization, Connectivity, and Efficiency and Modernization. The advisory panels recommend investments to the executive committee, and the executive committee then makes recommendations to the State Finance Council, which makes the final determination.
SPARK Executive Committee Members
Chair: Lieutenant Governor David Toland
Public Sector Representative: Secretary DeAngela Burns-Wallace
Private Sector Representative: Jon Rolph (CEO, Thrive Restaurant Group; Member, Board of Regents)
President of the Senate: Senator Ty Masterson
President of the Senate’s appointee: Bill Pickert (Managing Partner, BKD)
Speaker of the House: Representative Ron Ryckman Jr.
Speaker of the House’s appointee: Greg Orman (Managing Director, Denali Partners)
