Professional Women in Building

Melissa Coburn is the CEO and President of Squeegee Squad Kansas Central.  Her career started at the largest utility in Kansas where she spent 14 years in the IT Department.  She is a Washburn graduate and was most recently an IT Manager for an Application Development team that supported their Power Marketing team.  She is known for her role leading the first centralized Production Support team and as a champion for the transition to the adoption of the Agile methodology. 

She and her husband jumped into Entrepreneurship in 2019 when they purchased "the best Car Wash in Topeka".  They are members of the Topeka Facility Management Association, Topeka Area Builders Association, Professional Women in Building, and have served on many other local Boards and Community Volunteer groups. Both left the utility Company to start up and manage the day-to-day activities for their Woman Owned window cleaning and pressure washing business that services Manhattan, Topeka, and Lawrence and KC Metro.

Amber Rendell is a Business Services Associate at Azura Credit Union. At Azura, Amber is committed to providing reliable service to business members. She goes “above and beyond” supporting Azura’s business lending team, members, and vendors. Amber administers business loan documentation and provides account services. She is passionate about the credit union movement’s motto “people helping people”. She actively supports different organizations throughout the community. Amber enjoys making new connections. Amber has been with Azura Credit Union for 2 years. Prior to that, she was employed at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas for 8 years. She started in the small business department and ended up in the senior sales department as a senior rep. Amber has served in sales and customer service since she started working at the age of 15. She currently resides in Scranton, Kansas, with her husband and son. In her free time, she enjoys playing softball all over the states and watching her nieces and nephews play too. She is active in her small community. She helps organize Scranton’s Trunk or Treat and Angel Tree softball tournament each year. Amber is passionate about helping people and seeing them succeed.

First, I am a Mother to 9 children with 5 spouses, 15 Grandchildren with 3 spouses & 5 Great Grandchildren.  I grew up in Topeka for 6 years & then, in Valley Falls.  I graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1978.  Then, I attended Kansas State University.  Go EMAWs!!  I worked in the Dental Field for 32 years.  Then, I worked at Legends Assisted Living for 3 ½ years.   My Father worked in the Construction Field & was Heavy Equipment Operator, also.  So, I grew up in the Construction Field.  We tore down houses, did lateral lines & built forms for our new home’s basement & other construction work.  My Husband, Joe and I ran a Janitorial Business called Express Cleaning & Services from 1987 to 2021.  This business was a part-time business to Joe working at FedEx, my work, our children & their activities.  In November 2015, I started working for Garner Remodeling & Home Improvement, Inc. as an Administrative Assistant and was promoted to Office Manager in January 2016.  I am a member of Professional Women in Building.  I volunteer for Professional Women in Building, Topeka Area Building Association, Circle of Excellence and Special Olympics (especially Topeka Jr. Blues).

My name is Haven Byrne.  I am the Home Loans Manager at Azura Credit Union.  I have been working with home loans for over 20 years and my team has over 50 years of experience combined.  We take pride in what we do and love serving our members. Volunteering in the community is a gift that I get to experience through Azura Trails, Toys for Tots, TARC, Harvesters and the United Way.  PWB has several volunteer opportunities throughout the year as well.   I found out about this great PWB group through the Topeka Area Builders Association. 

Owner

Michael’s Resurfacing LLC

My husband Michael Brumleve and I have been partners in our refinishing business for 20 years, providing residential and commercial kitchen, bathroom and decorative concrete refinishing.

We love getting together with family and spoiling our 7 grandchildren. We are fortunate they all live close. We enjoy gardening, bicycling, traveling, and spending time with friends.

Associate member of the Topeka Area Builders Association since 2018

Member of the TABA Professional Women in Building and have served as Chair for 2022 and 2023.

Diana has focused on building a successful business that will compete in the residential, commercial, agricultural, and government contracting markets. She attended Highland Community College (Kansas), Washburn University (Kansas), and ITT Technical Institute (California). With consistent continuing education, implementing knowledge into action, modernizing technology, and updating policies and procedures, Diana is developing KSFI into its targeted business structure.  KSFI was founded with her husband, Kevin Brauer, in August 2016 after they had garnered extensive experience in the field of construction, roofing, specialty coatings, and spray foam insulation industries. KSFI is enlivened with biblical principles focused on honesty and integrity. Before opening their company, Diana worked in Business Administration/Accounting in different business ventures. The business is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and DBE (Dis-Advantaged Business Enterprise) with the State of Kansas.

Family and Volunteerism are an important part of Diana’s life: Pelathe District Scouting for Food Coordinator for the Boy Scouts of America; soldier & volunteer at the Salvation Army of Douglas County in Lawrence Kansas; volunteers as a court-appointed conservator with the Kansas Guardianship Program; mother and bonus-mother to those children that have entered her life by birth or destiny. She currently has a purple belt in Okinawan Kenpo and enjoys the outdoors.

I’m Elizabeth Littrell and I am the Business Manager for Tall Grass Windows Inc.  I thrive with helping others achieve their goals and solving problems.  That’s why I came home to Kansas in 2017 to help my brother and his partner open their window and door distributorship.  On any given day you may find me driving a forklift or making sure “all the t’s are crossed and the I’s dotted” on a contract.  In the last 30 years, I’ve managed various companies in Kansas, Missouri and California.  Travel and 7 grandchildren encompass the majority of my free time.

Katy Nelson President/CEO of the Topeka Area Building Association.  I am a Wife, Mother of 4, Grandma to 5. I like to be with my family and friends when not at work. You can find me on a river with friends or traveling to a ballpark with my husband when not at work most of the time.

I am all about Community and making Topeka the best it can be. I like to help other non-profits succeed in making Topeka a better place for everyone.  Workforce development is a big part of what I strive for through my work and finding jobs for locals within the trades is a top priority for me.  The building industry is another option A for everyone.