faculty-staff

Regional Director

Email: rkfeltenberger2@fhsu.edu

Rick Feltenberger is the Regional Director at the FHSU Kansas SBDC office! He is from a small coal & steel town up in the Appalachian Mountains.  He did a lot of traveling, went to college, and lived in Colorado for about 20 years before moving to Hays.  Rick started working at the Kansas SBDC in late July of 2016 and has loved every minute of it! As regional director for 29 Kansas counties, his responsibilities are to help business startups and established businesses solve problems so that they can achieve financial independence and success.  He finds some of the most rewarding work by covering the “dailies” that each business owners much accomplish.  With the help of his tremendous team from Hays and Colby, he is able to accomplish these high level tasks! A couple interesting facts about Rick is that he once ran a 3:15 marathon, has started 4 businesses, and worked at several Fortune 100 companies! He likes to play golf and ride motorcycles in his free time! Rick’s favorite food is Nigiri Sushi and his favorite movie, that he watches every year, is It’s a Wonderful Life. Rick is the man, with a plan!

Program Specialist

Email: sarundle@fhsu.edu

Sue Rundle is our Program Specialist at Kansas SBDC at FHSU! She was born in Frankfurt, West Germany and grew up in Phillipsburg and Hays, KS.  She has been in Hays since 1980.  Sue started working for the Kansas SBDC in February 2017.  Sue’s tasks and duties here are to assist the Regional Director with anything that needs to be done, supervise the student employees, verify P-Card transactions, make travel arrangements for the Regional Director and consultant, track and order supplies, and make sure the office is running smoothly! She is also a liaison with the Lead Center in Topeka as well as here at FHSU. Some of her hobbies include reading anything from James Patterson, spending time with her family, especially her granddaughter Emery, and playing with her American Eskimo dog, Niki.  An interesting fact about Sue is that her mother is Korean.  Her parents met when her dad was based in Seoul, South Korea in the Army.  Sue’s favorite food is Chicken Alfredo and her favorite movie is The Breakfast Club.  Thank you Sue for keeping us on track!

Student Office Assistant

Email:sbdcasst@fhsu.edu 

Andrea Winkel is our Office Assistant! She is from Overton, Nebraska. She transfered to FHSU fall of 2019 and is Majoring in Health and Human Performance with an emphasis in corporate wellness. She plans to get her Master's in Hospital Administration and work at a big city hospital. Some tasks and duties that she completes each day are developing flyers, organizing business workshops, answering phone calls, and assisting clients that are interested in starting their own business. An interesting fact about Andrea is that she has read the entire Harry Potter Series four times! Her favorite Harry Potter book is Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.      

Research Center

Email: researchcenter@fhsu.edu

Flaubert Toulaboe is our Researcher!  He is from Hays, Kansas and has been living here since he was 3.  His major is Finance and is a junior at Fort Hays State University.  He has been working with the Kansas SBDC since the middle of September 2018.  As the researcher, his task is Market Research, which is to conduct online research for consultants that fit their needs, learning what different client businesses do, and using our resources to give the clients helpful information.  In fact, Flaubert is the only Researcher in the whole Kansas SBDC organization.  An interesting fact about Flaubert is that he has been to Africa before! In addition to that, his hobbies include playing video games, drawing, and exercising.  Flaubert’s favorite food is pizza and his favorite movie is Spirited Away!  If you are looking into having some research done, Flaubert is the guy you need!

Web Programmer

Email: sbdcprogrammer@fhsu.edu

Ralph is our web programmer! He is from Tribune, Kansas and has been in Hays for 4 years. Ralph has been our web programmer for a total of 4 years and is studying Computer Science at Fort Hays State University. His future plan is to get into the US Air Force as a computer programmer. At the SBDC Ralph does basic IT tasks and is our tech-savvy guy! An interesting fact about Ralph is that he studied abroad for a year in Sweeden. His hobbies include hanging out with friends, playing video games, and he enjoys going on runs. Sci-fi and fantasty are his favorite genres of movies and a smoothered green chile enchilada is his favorite food!