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Ms. Wheelchair Kansas 2011
Ms. Wheelchair America Nicki Ard Achievement Award Winner

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Jenny

Jennifer Kreutzer
Wichita, KS

Mrs. Jennifer Kreutzer, 31, has achieved much in her life, but one of her greatest accomplishments is her role as a wife and mother. Jenny, who lives in Wichita, married her high school sweetheart, and they are the proud parents of two girls, Kelsie, 8, and Karlie, 5. In addition to her family duties, Jenny has worked for Koch Industries, Inc. for the past 11 years. She is currently the HR Compliance Specialist and recently accomplished her goal of becoming a Senior Professional in Human Resources. Jenny sustained a spinal cord injury in 1996 when she was still in high school. She then attended Fort Hays State University and graduated in 2000 with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Leadership Studies. Jenny describes herself as driven, hard working, passionate, caring, and dedicated. One of Jenny's biggest goals is to be a good role model for the disability community. She feels that, by being active in her community, she is showing all people that having a disability does not have to limit a person. Jenny is very active in her local community. One of her most important roles is that of a Girl Scout Troop Leader, of which she has served for the past four years. Jenny is also very active with Wheelchair Sports, Inc., and enjoys participating in activities such as wheelchair tennis and skiing. She has also been involved with Challenge Aspen, the Sunrise Rotary Club, Independent Living Resource Center, and Big Brothers Big Sisters in Wichita. Jenny has been the recipient of the Peter John Loux Award and the Outstanding Girl Scout Leader Award. She plans to stay active in the future and continue to live life to the fullest!

Platform:
"Leading by Example- Mom on a Mission"

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Jenny's Upcoming Appearances:

December : Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Winter Leadership Conference

January : Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Cookie Kickoff

January : Wheelchair Sports, Inc. Annual Meeting

February 8 : Jenny speaks at St. Thomas Aquinas in Wichita

February 11 : Jenny speaks to DZ Alumni group in Wichita (11:00 am - 1:00 pm)


To arrange a speaking engagement or public appearance by Ms. Wheelchair Kansas 2011, please contact Carrie Greenwood, State Coordinator, at 785-267-5982 or mswheelchairkansas@yahoo.com.

 

Jenny in the Media

"A Legacy of Leadership: Why Volunteering Matters"
Traditions and Trailblazing- Girl Scouts of KS Heartland magazine, January 2012

"Living Life Large"
Women's Focus Wichita, August 2011

"Despite spinal cord injury, a life of accomplishments and joy"
Will2Walk.com, May 16, 2011

Featured on KSNT Channel 27 in Topeka after Crowning
April 23, 2011

Featured interview on Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland website
May 2011

"Contest aims to dispel stereotypes of women with disabilities"
Wichita Eagle, June 27, 2011

"Hays native takes national stage"
Hays Daily News, July 8, 2011

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