The KANE Community

Meet the people who lead, support, strengthen, and have helped shape KANE — from current members and leaders to alumni, friends, volunteers, founders, and executive champions.

KANE Leadership

Derek Bierman
Chair • Director
Vice President for Technology Services & CIO
Doane University
Christina Byram
Director
Vice President of Digital Transformation / Chief Information Officer
Butler Community College
Nick Muir
Director
Chief Information Officer
Wayne State College
Shane Perrien
Director
Chief Information Officer
Midland University
Tom Peters
Director
Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer
Central Community College
Tevin Manuel
President • CEO
Owner, Chief Security Advisor
Tandem Cyber

Members, Alumni & Friends

Employees & Volunteers

Lindsay Macon
Employee
Operations Manager
KANE Consortium
Tevin Manuel
President • CEO
Owner, Chief Security Advisor
Tandem Cyber
Ryan Dorshorst
Volunteer
Director of Technology Operations
Doane University
Mary Hunter
Volunteer
Solution Consultant and CEO
Shamrock Tech Solutions, LLC
Wayne Sager
Volunteer
Technology Procurement Coordinator
Northeast Community College
Carla Streff
Volunteer
Instructor, Business and Economics
Wayne State College
Quinn Stryker
Volunteer
Director of the Service Center
Doane University

Founders & Executive Champions

KANE is a higher education technology consortium rooted in Kansas and Nebraska and open to broader collaboration. We connect institutions and technology leaders to share expertise, strengthen cybersecurity, develop people, and create more value together.

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