WKCF STAFF

Troy R. Unruh
Program Officer

Troy R Unruh is a native Kansan born in Lyons, KS, son of Robert & Rita Unruh and a 1981 graduate of Garden City High School. He graduated from Baker University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 1985.

Mr. Unruh worked as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Eugene, OR before returning to his home state of Kansas in 1988. Upon his return he entered into a partnership with Robert R Unruh State Farm Insurance Agency and has been a State Farm Insurance agent for 20 years.

Mr. Unruh has been a part of many boards and civic organizations including: Western Kansas Community Foundation, Garden City Teachers Federal Credit Union, Leadership Garden City, Kansas Leadership Forum, Finney County Community Health Coalition, Rotary and newly elected 12^th District Precinct Committeeman.  

In 2005, Mr. Unruh became the part-time Program Officer for the Western Kansas Community Foundation. Through this opportunity Mr. Unruh participated in the Kansas Community Leadership Initiative III sponsored by the Kansas Health Foundation and now serves on an Advisory Board to the Kansas Leadership Center. Mr. Unruh became President Elect of the Kansas Leadership Forum, a Kansas grassroots organization to promote leadership for Kansans by Kansans, in 2008.

Mr. Unruh is an Advanced Leadership Facilitator and has worked with many communities, schools and organizations in and outside the state including Scott City, Deerfield, Leoti, Ulysses, Liberal, Wichita, and Richmond, IN.  

Troy and his wife Brenda, a home schooling mother, have four children, three daughters Maggie, Emily and Elizabeth and one son Drew. Troy and Brenda are Sunday school teachers at Bible Christian Church. He has been a facilitator for Financial Peace University, a life-changing program that teaches you how to make the right decisions with your money and a coordinator for Growing Kids God’s Way, which teaches parents to apply God’s wisdom and principles in the most important role in their life.

The Unruh family is very active and enjoys biking, swimming, camping and visiting relatives in Brenda’s home state of Wisconsin. In 2008, Troy and his children competed in their first Sprint Triathlon and are looking forward to the 2009 season.