Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau
Adela Maynez
Adela Maynez has
been a H R Manager for
Hopkins Manufacturing
Corp for 16 years. First
11 years at the Hopkins
manufacturing plant
in Juarez, Mexico and
another 6 years here
Adela Maynez
Hopkins Manufacturing
in Emporia. Adela
Corporation
has a BS in Business,
bilingual and multicultural background.
Human Resources
and overall business experience in manufacturing
plants, startups, acquisitions, shelter operations.
Knowledge in labor relations, recruitment, benefits,
training, environmental, safety.
Originally from Juarez, Mexico has her family in El
Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico.
She is active in the community: Vice –president of
local Altrusa International non-profit organization,
participates with BBBS of the Flint Hills, enjoys
spending time with her “little sister”, painting, piano,
attends local fundraisers and activities.
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Meet Stuart N.
Symmonds
Stuart N. Symmonds
earned an accounting
degree at the University of
Kansas before graduating
with honors at Washburn
University School of Law.
In law school, Stuart
wrote for the Washburn
Stuart N. Symmonds
Law Journal and served
Symmonds and
on its board of editors.
Symmonds
Prior to returning to
practice in Emporia,
Stuart worked for two law
firms in Topeka, KS and externed in Wichita, KS, for
the Hon. Eric Melgren of the Federal District Court of
Kansas. Stuart engages in the firm’s litigation practice,
business law, administrative law, and criminal law.
He’s licensed in state and federal court. Professionally,
Stuart is a member of the Kansas Association for
Justice, the Kansas Bar Association, and the Lyon/
Chase County Bar Association.
Stuart is actively engaged in Emporia and the area’s
success. He is on the board of the United Way of the
Flint Hills, a board member of the Emporia Chamber
of Commerce, a Finance Council member at Didde
Catholic Campus Center, Vice President of the City of
Emporia’s multi-use planning path committee, and an
active Rotarian.
Stuart’s a native Emporian and grew up in North
Lyon County. In his spare time, Stuart enjoys playing
vintage baseball, windboarding, hiking, camping,
fishing, and hunting.