Board of Directors & Staff
Executive Committee
- William Dunn, Jr., Chair
J.E. Dunn Construction Company
- Marilyn Bush, Chair-Elect
Bank of America
- Gib Garrow, Secretary
Neosho Chamber of Commerce
- Scott A. Zajac, Treasurer
Advantage Capital Partners
Board of Directors
- Byron Hill
ABC Labs
- Warren Wood
Ameren
- James E. Mello
Armstrong Teasdale
- Barry Hart
Associated Electric Coop.
- John R. Sondag
AT&T
- John Wanamaker
BKD
- Brian Britton
Black & Veatch
- Talia Jackson
Burns and McDonnell
- Bob Robuck
Central Bank and Central Bancompany
- Doug Ervin
Cerner Corporation
- Rudolph (Rudy) Farber
Commuity Bank & Trust
- Jim Donahue
Deffenbaugh Industries Inc.
- Tom McDonnell
DST Systems Inc.
- Mike Esser
Edward Jones
- Jim Curran
Electrical Connection IBEW Local#1/NECA
- Ray Wagner
Enterprise
- Stacy Hastie
Environmental Operations, Inc.
- John McClain
Exergonix
- David Norton
Express Scripts
- Tony Reinhart
Ford
- Mark Grimm
Gilmore & Bell
- Tracy Foster
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
- Al Purcell
Heartland Health
- Terry Akins
IBEW #124
- Michelle Sweeney
Ingram’s Magazine
- Rob O'Brien
Joplin Chamber of Commerce
- Greg Kindle
Kansas City Power & Light
- Oliver Biebuyck
Lafarge
- Jack Craft
Lathrop & Gage, L.L.P.
- Randall Wallace, Missouri Partnership Chairman
Lathrop and Gage, L.L.P.
- Clyde Lear
Learfield Communications
- Robert D. Millstone
The Millstone Company
- Russ Cofano
Missouri Association of REALTORS
- Max Cook
Missouri Bankers Association
- Dan Mehan
Missouri Chamber of Commerce
- Marie J. Carmichael
Missouri Development Finance Board
- Jim Owen
Missouri Employers Mutal
- Duane Simpson
Monsanto
- Frank Davis
Noranda Aluminum, Inc.
- Patrick Kellett
Plumbers and Pipefitters #562
- Bryan Cook
Regional Business Council
- Ken Lueckenotte
RMI
- Rodger Riney
Scottrade Inc.
- David Zimmerman
Sheet Metal Workers Local #36
- Jim Grice, Esq.
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
- Ellen Sherberg
St. Louis Business Journal
- Michael Lause
Thompson Coburn
- Ben Jones
Union Pacific
- Michael F. Nichols
University of Missouri System
Ex Officio Members
- Jim Heeter
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
- Tracy Brantner
Missouri Economic Development Council
- James Anderson
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
- Joe Reagan
St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association
Friends of the Hawthorn Foundation
- John Komlos
ARCO Construction
- Scott Atkins
Atkins
- Steve Erdel
Boone County National Bank
- Don Greenwell
The Builders' Association
- John Mehner
Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce
- Greg Gaffke
CenturyLink
- Ron Sheets
City of Cabool
- Jim Clarke
City of Odessa
- Thomas Stehn
City of West Plains
- Dean Thompson
City Utilities of Springfield
- Christa Atchison
Clinton Economic Development
- J. Michael Brooks
Columbia REDI
- Karla R. Goldstein
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
- Linda Christie
Economic Development of Sedalia-Pettis County
- Matt Penning
Empire District Electric
- Duane Michie
First State Bank and Trust of Caruthersville
- Governor Bob Holden
- Ora Reynolds
Hunt Midwest
- Troy Carlson
Initiatives, Inc.
- Randy Allen
Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce
- Jeffrey Byrne
Jeffery Byrne and Associates
- Bob Marcusse
Kansas City Area Development Council
- Rosana Priviera-Biodno
Mark One Electric Co., Inc.
- Gary Laffoon
Missouri Core Partnership
- Roger Walker
Missouri Energy Initiative
- Ann Auer
Missouri Growth Association
- Dr. Jim Baker
Missouri State University
- Gordon Ipson
Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative
- Mike Lally
Olsson Associates
- Chris McKee
Optimus Development
- Myles Smith
Ozark Heritage Region
- Jewell Patek
Patek and Associates
- John Parry
The Parry Group
- Cyndra Lorey
Rolla Regional Economic Commission
- Tony Kreutz
SCI Engineering
- Karen Grim
St. Charles County
- Denny Coleman
St. Louis County Economic Council
Board of Governors
Emeritus Directors
- W.H. (Bert) Bates
Lathrop & Gage LLP
- C.R. (Bob) Lock
- Hugh J. Zimmer
The Zimmer Companies, Inc.
Advisory Council
- Christopher S. (Kit) Bond
Staff
- Elizabeth Bax, Executive Director
- Heather Grote, Administrative Support