Who We Are

Our Mission

The Mission of the Kansas Association of Public Information Officers is to encourage, advance and promote communication and sharing of resources between communications professionals throughout governments in Kansas.

Our Purpose

We promote professionalism in the field of public information and among KAPIO members and exist to create a network of communication professionals. We conduct and sponsor activities to improve communication among public sector and quasi-public organizations and serve as an information resource for government management and communications professionals. We are a vehicle for professional growth. We seek to raise the consciousness of public sector management and promote the importance of public information to members of the general public and highlight the necessity for public information operations in the public sector. We promote ethical standards within which such operations should be conducted.

Why We Exist

The Kansas Association of Public Information Officers (KAPIO) is a statewide association of government and quasi-government public  information officers and communication professionals. KAPIO has more  than 100 members across the state and gaining new members every year. 

Our Founding

KAPIO was founded in 2007 by Capt. Mike Hall, Olathe Fire Dept., following his 2005 deployment supporting Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

Read an article in the Kansas Government Journal from April 2007 about how KAPIO was established and why. The KGJ is published by the League of Kansas Municipalities. 

KAPIO Strives to: 

Create a statewide network of communication professionals; 

• Conduct and sponsor activities to improve communication between public sector organizations and the people they serve; 
• Promote professionalism in the public information and communication fields; 
• Serve as an information resource for government management and communication professionals. 

KAPIO Bylaws

Executive Secretary/League Liaison: 

Kate Cooley, League of Kansas Municipalities, Director of Engagement 

Meet Our Board