{"id":3566,"date":"2023-02-16T15:27:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T15:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rhksumc.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=3566"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:19:44","slug":"staff-bios","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhksumc.com\/wordpress\/staff-bios\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Bios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Amanda is a Wichita native and graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in theater performance. She has four kids: Korbin at K State and Emma, Harrison, and Lily in Derby, who keep life busy and fun. Over the past 18 years, Amanda has worked in a variety of roles with kids, law enforcement, and churches while raising her family. She really enjoys connecting with people and being part of the community. In her free time, Amanda loves to travel, listen to 90’s music, and watch college basketball, and she is a big Nicolas Cage fan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Riley McKee is the director of the chancel choir and has been with the church since 2019.\u00a0Riley also plays bass guitar with the RHUMC Praise Band as well as assisting\/directing the Rocket Ringers Bell Choir. Outside of the church, he is the choir director at Rose Hill High School.\u00a0He enjoys working musicians of all ages and bringing out their gifts and talents to praise God through song. In his free time, Riley enjoys painting, building, tinkering with electronics, and spending time with his wife Christine and family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Melanie Leis is the nursery director and has been with the church since December of 2018. Outside of church, Melanie is a physical therapist assistant, currently working in home health. She enjoys spending time watching baseball, time with her husband Kevin, and time with their 3 girls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stacie Fox is the Children’s Ministry Director. She works with kindergarten through 5th grade, building relationships with children and parents to help develop their faith in a safe environment. Stacie works in respiratory care outside the church and is currently working on a bachelor’s degree. She helped teach Sunday School for about 7-8 years before taking her position at RHUMC. Stacie enjoys being with her family, whether that’s baking with her daughter Ella, fishing with her son Henry, or date nights with her husband Greg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A’me Dube is the bookkeeper for RHUMC and Wee Rockets Child Development Center. A’me enjoys spending time with her husband Brenton and their 3 boys. She is an animal lover, and you can find her going to the lake on the weekends, riding her side by side, or boating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Flaming brings over 10 years of handbell directing experience, including producing and writing four unique concerts for Central Community Church in Wichita, Kansas. Kyelene started ringing handbells as a teenager at Wichita First Church of the Nazarene. While pursuing her bachelor’s degree at Wichita State University, she had the privilege of studying handbells, learning from Cynthina Dobrinski and Kevin Shull. She taught herself to ring 4-in-hand and later 6-in-hand. Kyelene has been blessed to have directed many talented ringers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wesley Olson is the custodian for RHUMC. Growing up in Douglass, he currently is in his last year of high school. Welsey enjoys singing in the church Chancel Choir and is part of Crossroads Youth Group at RHUMC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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