District 6080

Judy Bilyeu introduced Kirk on June 24.  His cosponsor is Agnes Sawyer.

Kirk is a former 13-year member of Springfield Southeast, and a former sergeant-at-arms and Rotarian of the Year for 2011-'12.   He left the club when he took a job in Branson  under Bass Pro owner Johnny Morris as organizer of the Legends of Golf Tournament.  He later worked for the Branson Area Chamber of Commerce as vice president of sports development.  He now is vice president of business development for HHM Facility Management and still does some  part-time work for the Branson Chamber.

Kirk has done volunteer work for Breast Cancer Foundation of  the Ozarks, Boys and Girls Clubs and St. Jude's Children's Hospital.  He's also been involved with the Taney County 100 and Springfield Barons.   He is a member of the Hill City Church that meets in the Gillioz Theatre in downtown Springfield.

Kirk is a native of Ohio and a graduate of Liberty University in Virginia.  He has been in the Ozarks since 1994 when he came here to work at  the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.  He and Kretia have been married for 27 years.  They have a daughter, Chloe, who is a recent graduate of Missouri State University.   They also have a son, Cross, who is a sophomore at MSU.

In his free time, Kirk enjoys golf, Frank Sinatra music, The Ohio State Buckeyes football, and fine dining.

Ashley Walden introduced Brandi on April 15.  Her co-sponsor is Kelly Parker.

Brandi is vice president of Strategic Development and Marketing for Snyder Construction Group in Ozark, where she's worked for a year.  She previously worked for three years at Lamar Johnson Collaborative (formerly Bates and Bates Forum) before its office in Springfield closed because of the pandemic.  She practiced commercial interior design for 15 years before moving into the construction business in 2020.

Brandi volunteers for Gathering Friends, which helps homeless people; is on the  Junior Board of Lost and Found Grief Center; and is on the Fundraising and Grants Committee and the board of Women in Need of the Ozarks (WIN).  She also imports handcrafted baskets from a poverty-stricken community in Africa to sell locally, giving back proceeds to a church in that community.

Brandi is a member of NCIDO (Council for Interior Design) and the Springfield Contractors Association.  She also owns an AirB&B condo at Table Rock Lake.

Brandi is a native of Kansas but moved to Springfield 26 years ago during middle school.  She attended Kickapoo High School and then earned a degree in Interior Design at Missouri State University.

Brandi and her husband, Jay, live in Springfield and have a 5-year-old son, Benson.  They love to entertain family and friends, have standing Friday night family date nights, and love the Greenway trails.

Jim Towery introduced Cliff on March 25.  His co-sponsor is Bob Beine.

Cliff is president of Ozarks Technical Community College's Richwood Valley Campus and OTC system vice chancellor.  He has been an administrator for OTC since 2004.  He previously was president of the OTC Table Rock Campus and vice chancellor for Advancement, Student Affairs, and Strategic Planning, while also serving as Executive Director of the OTC Foundation.

Before OTC, Cliff was assistant to the president and assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs at Missouri State University.  He has taught undergraduate classes in communication and marketing at both MSU and Drury University and masters- and doctoral-level courses in higher education administration for Lindenwood University.

In 2014 – 2015, Cliff was chair of the Presidents and Chancellors Council for the Missouri Community College Association. He was appointed by the Commissioner of the Missouri Department of Higher Education to assist in developing the new coordinated plan for higher education in Missouri.

Cliff is on the CoxHealth System Advisory Board and previously was on the Branson Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors.  He also worked with the Taney County Economic Development Partnership.  He now helps Show-Me Christian County Economic Development.

He has a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Lindenwood University.  His dissertation research is on the changing community college presidency.  He also has a Master of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Southwest Missouri State University (now MSU).

Cliff was a member of Springfield Southeast Rotary Club for about 10 years before he was president of the Table Rock Campus.    He's a native of Richland and lives in south Springfield.