~ The Good Community Committee ~
Springfield, Missouri
Chair, Dr. Lloyd Young

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Committee Membership

Purpose and Objectives

 

Jim Anderson, President, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Rob Baird CEO, Conco Companies
Harold Bengsch Greene County (Mo) Commissioner and Former Director, Springfield / Greene County Department of Health
John Bentley Physician and Community Activist
Roseanne Bentley Greene County (Mo) Commissioner and Former Missouri State Senator
Denise Bredfeldt Executive Director, Every Kid Counts
Annie Busch Executive Director, Springfield / Greene County Libraries
Tom Carlson Mayor, City of Springfield
Jerry Clark Community Activist
Bill Compere, Businessman
Dave Coonrod Presiding Commissioner, Greene County
Bob Cumley City Manager, Springfield, Missouri
Lois Detrick President, League of Women Voters
Arlen Diamond General Manager, KSMU Public Radio
Mark Dixon Chairman, African American Agenda Collaborative
Nancy (Brown) Dornan Community Activist
Tom Finnie Retired City Manager, Springfield, Missouri
Brian Fogle Director of Community Development, Great Southern Bank
Gary Funk President, The Community Foundation
Kevin Gipson Director, Springfield/Greene County Department of Health
Melissa Haddow Executive Director, Community Partnership of the Ozarks
Rex Hansen Vice-President / General Manager, Journal Broadcast Group
David Harrison Businessman and Author
Hal Higdon, President, Ozarks Technical Community College
David Hockensmith Executive Director, Council of Churches
Jan Horton Community Activist
Jim Kabell Business Manager, Teamsters Local 245
Tracy Kimberlin Director, Convention and Visitors' Bureau
Byron Klaus, President, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
Kay Logsdon Communications
Larry Maddox  President, NAACP
Dottie Mullikin Community Activist
Mike Nietzel President, Missouri State University
Todd Parnell President, Drury University
Denny Pilant Retired, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, Missouri State University
Doug Pitt Chair-Elect, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Reidy Monsignor, The Catholic Center
Norm Ridder Superintendent of Schools
Bob Roberts Churches of Springfield
Lynn Rowe Chief of Police, City of Springfield
John Rush Executive Director, United Way of the Ozarks
Sandra Smith Executive Director, Springfield Area Arts Council
Lorene Stone Dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs, Missouri State University
Maura Taylor Community Activist
Heather Trinca President, Junior League
  John Twitty General Manager, City Utilities
Rusty Worley Executive Director, Urban Districts Alliance
Lloyd Young, Chair Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University

Call 417-887-8443 for further information.

Committee Membership

The Committee includes members of the original ad hoc Committee on Violence in the Community and members of the Good Community Retreat Steering Committee, plus additional members as approved by the Committee.  Recognized leaders of community organizations or constituencies are eligible for consideration as Committee members.  
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Purpose and Objectives

  • To provide leadership in continuing a community-wide inquiry into the status of our community as a whole, and the quality of life available to the people of Springfield; to keep the vision of, and hope for, the good community constantly in focus for the whole community.
  • To help foster a community conversation on possible remedies for the problems confronting the community, including such issues as violence and the nurture of our children, and to mobilize a community-wide response to these problems.
  • To continue the search for ways to improve our private lives by improving the community, and to encourage cooperative efforts of the public and private sectors.
  • To support the many efforts already underway, and new initiatives which arise in the future, to create and sustain community/civic well-being.  
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