Board Members

Chief Local Elected Official- Daniel Swem, Newton County Presiding Commissioner

Executive Committee

Chairperson- Tom Sears, First Community Bank

Chairperson-elect- Wayne Wilson, Cadence Bank/Bancorp South

Treasurer- William "Ben" Miller, W. Ben Miller, CPA, LLC

Secretary- Rhonda Stafford, Wintech

Past Chairperson- Stephanie Howard, Carthage Water and Electric Plant

General Board Members

Jim Armstrong, Daniel Cowin Construction, LLC

Office of Workforce and Community Initiatives, Dept. of Social Services

Alan Brady, CFI

Rebekah Cooper, Jack Henry and Associates, Inc

Juli DeNisco, Crowder College Adult Education and Literacy

Chett Daniel, Crowder College

Anna Eley, Ozark Electric Cooperative

Bob Kanatzar, MOKAN Ironworkers

Angela James, La-Z-Boy Midwest

Keri McKee, Office of Workforce and Community Initiatives, Dept. of Social Services

Jason "Jake" Kirk, Carpenters Local Union 311

Amy Kauffman, MOKAN Partnership

Matthew Lansaw, Charlie's Chicken

Joel Maneval, Arvest Bank

Robin McHugh, Office of Workforce Development

Michael Newman, Refugee and Immigrant Services & Education

Jason Ray, Southwest Missouri Council of Governments 

Kiersten Shamhart, Joplin Vocational Rehabilitation