Production & Support
This project was completed with support from the following organizations, whose leaders pledge to use the information in the report to guide their future decision making.
- Dr. Jonathan Groves, Facilitator, Community Focus Report—Drury University
- Morey Mechlin, Chair, Community Focus Report Steering Committee—Community Foundation of the Ozarks Board Member
- Louise Knauer and Aaron Scott, editing and design—Community Foundation of the Ozarks
- Olive Thompson, social media intern —Drury University/Community Foundation of the Ozarks
- Sony Hocklander, communications support—Sony Hocklander Creative LLC
- Cover photos provided by: Rebecca Miller, Drury University; Springfield Symphony Orchestra; Springfield-Greene County Park Board; Springfield Public Schools; Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce; Springfield Police Department; and Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri
Acknowledgements
This report would not be possible without the contributions of these community participants, whose input and guidance helped develop and present the Blue Ribbons, Red Flags and Community Themes.
(Steering committee members are highlighted in bold.)
- Joel Alexander
- Jasmine Bailey
- Kate Baird
- Joselyn Baldner
- Bob Belote
- Joshua Best
- Teresa Bledsoe
- Alexis Brown
- Kimberly Shinn Brown
- Loring Bullard
- Ronda Burnett
- Greg Burris
- Shelby Butler
- Mandy Buttgen-Quinn
- Leslie Carrier
- Dana Carroll
- Carla DeSilva-Carver
- Mike Clem
- Nicole Chilton
- Matt Crawford
- Jennifer Crouch
- Heather Coulter
- Cynthia Davies
- Chris Davis
- Christy Davis
- Laurie Davis
- Emily Denniston
- Bridget Dierks
- Rick Dines
- Beth Domann
- Jenny Fillmer Edwards
- Jason Elmore
- Jeremy Elwood
- Derrick Estell
- Laura Farmer
- Jim Fisher
- Brian Fogle
- Leslie Forrester
- Gloria Galanes
- Abby Glenn
- Stephen Hall
- Bill Hammitt
- Jacque Harness
- Jessica Hawkins
- Daniel Hedrick
- Sony Hocklander
- Nicole Holt
- Molly Holtmann
- David Hutchison
- Kris Inman
- Rachel Johnson
- Addison Jones
- Bob Jones
- Breana Kavanaugh
- Errin Kemper
- Lance Kettering
- Winter Kinne
- Linda Kirchner
- Louise Knauer
- Mary Kromrey
- Mike Kromrey
- Allen Kunkel
- Lisa Langley
- Matt Lemmon
- Nichole Lemmon
- Erica Little
- Lexi Locke
- Justin Lockhart
- Natasha Longpine
- Barbara Lucks
- Marty Lueck
- John Mackey
- Dan Malachowski
- Jamie McGranahan
- Anne-Mary McGrath
- Keisha McMillen
- Morey Mechlin
- Karen Mellinger
- Kristen Milam
- Rebecca Miller
- John Montgomery
- Doug Neidigh
- Nick Nelson
- Matt Noblett
- Kathleen O’Dell
- John Oke-Thomas
- Avery Parrish
- Linda Passeri
- Dan Patterson
- Dave Pennington
- Angela Perryman
- Nicole Piper
- Francine Pratt
- Yvania Garcia-Pusateri
- Crystal Quade
- Bret Range
- Kim Reser
- Carrie Richardson
- Allison Robertson
- Roddy Rodgers
- Randy Russell
- Amy St. John
- Caleb Sanders
- Shane Schoeller
- Aaron Scott
- Cora Scott
- Susan Scott
- Cara Shaefer
- Francis Skalicky
- Stephanie Smallwood
- Stacie Armstrong Smith
- Mary Lilly Smith
- Tim Smith
- Angie Snyder
- Sean Spyres
- Amanda Stadler
- Geoff Steele
- Mike Stevens
- Brent Stock
- Marc Truby
- Diana Tyndall
- Meg Wagler
- Ashley Walden
- Anne Wallenmeyer
- Randall Whitman
- Jamie Willis
- Larry Woods
- Rusty Worley
- Vonda Yarberry
