Over the past month our we’ve had an uptick in membership, an encouraging sign for what we’re trying to accomplish here at Groover Labs. Read about our new members below. We are delighted to have them join our community!
Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission’s Kate Van Steenhuyse
Kate is the point of contact for South Central and Southwestern Kansas for the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission, a group focused on the creative industries sector of the Kansas economy. Van Steenhuyse helps arts and cultural institutions with grants, funding opportunities, program development, and new initiatives to integrate arts and culture into all aspects of community and economic growth and development. Kate is also the founder and executive director of Harvester Arts, a venue that provides a thoughtful platform for visual arts experimentation that engages the community through both critical dialogue and the creation of new work. Welcome, Kate!
IdeaTek’s Ben Wolff
Ben is a business development and marketing manager at IdeaTek. He has multiple degrees in business and finance, and he has worked for and with some of the largest businesses in the country. Ben’s background includes strategy development, complex negotiations, developing new business lines, and constructing go-to-market strategies. IdeaTek, a broadband service provider headquartered in Buhler, Kansas, provides Groover Labs with its ultra-fast gigabit fiber internet access, a material benefit to all our members. Welcome, Ben!