| Manufacturing | Chautauqua | Carmen Coleman– Economy Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing | Montgomery | Jerry Atkinson– Spears Manufacturing |
| Agribusiness | Allen | Debbie Bearden– Allen County Farm Bureau |
| Services (Law, Insurance, Etc.) |
Bourbon/Region | Robert Uhler– Southwestern Association |
| Capital Community (Bankers/Investors) |
Regional | Bruce Fairbank– Labette Bank |
| Utilities/Energy | Elk/Region | David Whetstone– Westar |
| Hospitals/Health Care | Crawford/Region | Mary Beth Warren– KU Medical Center |
| K-12 Education | Greenwood | Randy Corns– USD 389- Eureka Superintendent |
| Higher Education | Labette | George Knox– President, Labette Comm. College |
| Public Sector (City/Co. Mangt.) |
Crawford | Darron Hall– Pittsburg City Manager |
| Ambassador | Crawford/Region | Dick Horton– SEK-CAP |
| Ambassador | Labette | Kari West– City of Parsons, Community Development/PIO |
| Ambassador | Montgomery | Jim Correll– Successful Entrepreneur Program at Independence Community College |