Our Team
Executive Director
Michael Couch has been with Flint Hills Regional Council since February 2024 as the Executive Director.
Prior to joining the Flint Hills Regional Council, Couch held positions as the superintendent in Kansas USD 364, 109 and 474, as well as a principal and teacher in more than five Kansas communities. Couch holds a Master’s Degree in School Administration from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Oklahoma Christian University.
Regional Planner
Janna joined the Flint Hills Regional Council team in February 2017, and most recently served as the Interim Director until June 2020. Janna is our lead on two Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation grants supporting the implementation of Fort Riley / Flint Hills Joint Land Use Study recommendations. The most recent award of $518,246 is funding a variety of projects including Military Infrastructure Resiliency, the Green Valley Transportation Study, the Unmanned Aircraft System Corridor Phase II project, the Junction City Housing Condition Assessment, and more.
Williams also serves as our lead on 2024 EPA Brownfield Coalition Assessment Grant funded by a $1,200,000 award through the Environmental Protection Agency
Her prior work with the Flint Hills Regional Council included serving as the lead on the Wabaunsee County Comprehensive Plan, which includes seven incorporated cities. She also developed the Communities to Call Home website, which is a marketing tool for 26 communities in the Flint Hills Region and managed the Flint Hills Regional Institute that provided technical assistance and capacity building for communities throughout the Flint Hills.
Janna earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, with a Certificate in Geographic Systems. Janna served as an Assistant Planner in Stillwater, Oklahoma before joining the Division of Agriculture at Oklahoma State University as a statewide Facilities and Project Manager.