Leadership

Office of the President

Brian Millner is the current President and CEO of the Missouri Community College Association. Formerly serving as Chief of Staff at the University of Missouri and as the legislative director for the Missouri Department of Economic Development, Millner began his tenure in September 2017.

College Presidents and Chancellors

The Missouri Community College Association is governed by the Presidents/Chancellors Council.  This group is comprised of the president or chancellor of each of Missouri’s community colleges, who meet on a monthly basis.​

Chair
Dr. Jeff Pittman
St. Louis Community College  

Chair-Elect 
Dr. Jeff Lashley
Moberly Area Community College  

Vice Chair 
Dr. Joanna Anderson
State Fair Community College

Past Chair
Dr. Jon Bauer
East Central College  

Dr. Hal Higdon
Ozarks Technical Community College  

Dr. Kimberly Beatty
​Metropolitian Community College

Council Members

Dr. Michael Banks
Metropolitan Community College

Joan Barrett
Ozarks Technical Community College

Dr. Anthony Cruz
St. Louis Community College

Dr. Ray Cummiskey
Jefferson College

Cliff Davis
Ozarks Technical Community College

Dr. Michael Dreith
St. Louis Community College

David Esping
Ozarks Technical Community College

Dr. Elizabeth Gassel-Perkins
St. Louis Community College

Dr. Jacqueline Gill
Metropolitan Community College

Dr. Utpal Goswami
Metropolitan Community College

Dr. Jeff Jochems
Ozarks Technical Community College

Dr. Larry Johnson
St. Louis Community College
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Dr. Barbara Kavalier
St. Charles Community College

​Dr. Lenny Klaver
North Central Missouri College

Dr. Steve Kurtz
Mineral Area College

Dr. Andrew Langrehr
St. Louis Community College

Dr. Carol Lupardus
St. Louis Community College

Dr. Tracy McGrady
Ozarks Technical Community College

Dr. Jennifer Methvin
Crowder College

Marla Moody
Ozarks Technical Community College

Dr. Kirk Nooks
Metropolitan Community College

Dr. Wesley Payne
Three Rivers College

Dr. Carlos Penaloza
Metropolitan Community College

Rob Rector
Ozarks Technical Community College

Dr. Tyjaun Lee
Metropolitan Community College

Dr. Katherine Swanson
Metropolitan Community College
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Paul Zinck
St. Louis Community College

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors supports association members’ professional development, provides members with opportunities for networking, and advocates on behalf of community colleges. The board is elected by the association’s general membership and includes representatives of each of the association’s departments: administrators, classified staff, faculty and trustees.

Chair:  Joe Gilgour
Administrative Professional Department
State Fair Community College
Elected 2014; Term through 2018
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Chair-Elect:  Karen Fink
Classified Staff Department
Crowder College
Elected 2015; Term through 2019

Vice Chair:  Craig Larson
Trustee Department
St. Louis Community College
Elected 2016; Term through 2020
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Past Chair:  Nicole Sifford
Faculty Department
Three Rivers College
Elected 2013; Term through 2017

Board Members

Administrative/Professional Department Officers
Kathryn Neff, Chair-Elect, Mineral Area College (appointed 2014; term through 2017)
Robert Griffith, Vice Chair, Ozarks Technical Community College (elected 2015; term through 2018)
Rebecca Emerson, Vice Chair, St. Louis Community College (elected 2016; term through 2019)

Classified Staff Department Officers
Cheryl Fowler, Chair, St. Louis Community College (elected 2014; term through 2017)
Janet Woodworth, Chair-Elect, St. Louis Community College (elected 2015; term through 2018)
Wendy Brown, Vice Chair, St. Charles Community College (elected 2016; term through 2019)

Faculty Department Officers
Angelic Cole, Chair, St. Louis Community College (elected 2015; term through 2018)
Patti Cole, Chair-Elect, Moberly Area Community College (Appointed July 2016; term through July 2017)
Melissa Wittmer, Vice Chair, Ozarks Technical Community College (elected 2016; term through 2019) 

Trustee Department Officers
Don Dalrymple, Chair, North Central Missouri College (elected 2014; term through 2017)
Jennifer Kennally, Chair-Elect, Ozarks Technical Community College (appointed 2015; term through 2018)
Ann Hartley, Vice Chair, East Central College (elected 2016; term through 2019)

Retired Department Representative
Shirley Lawler, Ozarks Technical Community College (elected 2014; term through 2017) 
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Presidents/Chancellors Council Representative
Michael Banks, Metropolitan Community College – Blue River(appointed 2017; term through 2017)

Ad Hoc Members
Caron Daugherty, Jefferson College (appointed 2017 to represent Jefferson College; term through 2017)
Kim Harvey, Jefferson College (appointed 2017 to represent Jefferson College; term through 2017)