Dan Emrie introduced Deryk on Feb. 28.  His co-sponsor is Lori Barnes Miller.

Deryk is a native of Springfield who graduated from Greenwood Laboratory School at MSU.  He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Public Relations at Drury University.   He is the only son of Kathy and Wayne Morelock, a 31-year member of Springfield Southeast Rotary who also was sponsored by Dan Emrie.  Experienced club members remember young Deryk at club activities, especially the Rotary basketball tournament, where he often played after practices and between tournament games.

Deryk worked for Morelock Builders and Associates from 2012 to 2015 before moving into the insurance business.  He worked for American Family Insurance for two years and, since 2017, has worked for Nixon & Lindstrom Insurance, where he’s a habitational insurance specialist who specializes in providing protection for owners of residential rental properties.

Deryk says he and his dad also work together in the Morelock Group of companies and hope to build and manage more residential properties for “an underserved segment of our Missouri residential demographic.”

Deryk has volunteered with Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks, where he served on the Hooked on Dance Committee, which raised more than $700,000 in one night to support families of women afflicted with breast cancer.  He also is on the board of the American Red Cross in Springfield and is a former Springfield Rotaract Club member from 2012 – 2015.   He is a 3rd Degree Master Mason and a member of the Mystic Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Temple, which raises millions of dollars annually to help children in Shriners Hospitals across the world.

Deryk’s hobbies include hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, music, SCUBA diving and travel.

Stan Krempges introduced Matt on Feb. 7.  His co-sponsor is Jim Conley.

Matt and his wife, Shelley, own Cabinet Concepts by Design, a cabinet manufacturing shop, and Simply Organized by Design, a closet and garage organization concept.

Matt was born and raised in Lebanon, where he graduated from high school in 1992.   He went to Missouri Southern State University, where Matt played football and graduated with a degree in secondary math education.  While attending MSSU, he met Shelley Tanking on a blind date and tricked her into marrying him.

Matt followed Shelley to Kansas City after graduation.  He coached football and wrestling at Park Hill South High School for a year.  After finding out teaching was not for him, he went to work for Edward Jones investments and was given an opportunity to move wherever he wanted.  He chose Springfield and worked at Edward Jones for two years until September 2001.

From there, Matt worked at Springfield Janitorial Supply and Mid America Surgical Supply before buying a small four-employee, 5,000-square-foot cabinet shop in November 2007.   After barely making it through the recession,  they grew Cabinet Concepts to a  29-person, 30,000-square-foot shop.

Matt is on the board of the Cabinet Makers Association and has served as president of his Homeowners Association.  He also is a member of Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield and the Kitchen and Bath Association.
  
Matt and Shelley have three children: Caden, Lyvia and Paxton.   They attend The Venues church.