Community Foundation of the Ozarks               Board (2001-2007),
                                                                                                 (Past Chairman)
                         Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce           Board (1998-2005),                    
                                                                                                 (Past Chairman)
                          Springfield/Branson Regional Airport                Board (2000-2007)
                                                                                                 (Past Vice-Chair)
                          City Utilities                                                     Board (2007)
                          Springfield Business Development Corp.           Board (2002-2004)
                          Missouri Clean Water Commission                   Board
                          Wonders of Wildlife                                         Board
                          Upper White River Basin Foundation               Board
                          James River Basin Partnership                          Board
                          The Nature Conservancy of Missouri               Board (1997-2003)
                          ARVEST Bank – Springfield                           Board
                          Good Community Committee                          Executive Committee
                          University of Missouri Press                            Development Board
                          Springfield Innovation  Inc.                              Board
                          The State Historical Society of Missouri          Trustee
                          Rotary Club of Southeast Springfield
                          Council of Elders – Bipartisan National Political Initiative
                          Gift of Time Award                                        2005
                          Community Focus Report – Steering Com.     2005, 2007

 
Education:             Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College     MBA
                              Drury University, Springfield, MO                    BA
                              Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC         High School
                              Currently a graduate history student at Missouri State University

Books:                   Mom at War (2005)
                              Postcards from Branson (2006)
                              The Buffalo, Ben, and Me (2007)

Personal:               Born July 8, 1947 in Springfield, MO
                             Married November 6, 1976 to Betty Squires of Springfield, MO
                             Four children