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2018 Women of Year Luncheon Planned for St. Louis

Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation will honor four outstanding women leaders from Missouri at our 2018 Women of the Year Luncheon, scheduled for late May in St. Louis.   Sponsorships are available for the event, where GMLF will honor leaders for Outstanding Civic Leadership, Outstanding Community Leadership, Outstanding Inspirational Leadership, and Outstanding GMLC Alumnae Leadership…you won’t want

March 31, 2018

A Word from Our President, Betsy Rodriguez

Session I of GMLC 2018 began March 6 in central Missouri.  Session I, under the planning leadership of co-chairs Jen Bradley, ’09 alumna and Vice President at Commerce Bank, and Mara Woody, ’14 alumna and Judicial Education Manager for State of Missouri, took our 2018 Challengers throughout Columbia and Jefferson City, where their focus was

March 31, 2018

Your Dues are Past Due!

Happy 2018!  GMLC Dues were Due January 1!  If you haven’t paid dues since January 1, 2018, your dues are past due! Please log onto greatermo.org and access the alumnae area. 1) You’ll need to log into the area by entering your username and inputting your password.  It’s easy to obtain a password if you

March 30, 2018

Please Share Your Good News with GMLC!

We want to keep up with you! We want to know about your recent promotion or your recent job change! We want to know about awards you are winning! It’s easy to stay in touch.  Simply click on the alumnae section at greatermo.org, and then click on “Alumnae News to Share”, where you’ll log into

March 28, 2018

Save the Date! October 11-12 2018 GMLC Alumnae Retreat Springfield, Missouri

February 28, 2018

Congratulations to Cherry Design!

Congratulations to Thalia Cherry, GMLC 2012 alumna, and owner of Cherry, a Kansas City based sports gear company, featured in Startland News for designing “Beauty of the Game” collection.  Thalia’s new sports collection launch was coordinated with the opening of the Women of the Negro Leagues Field at UMKC.  Congratulations, Thalia Cherry!

February 28, 2018

Congratulations to Thalia Cherry (GMLC 2012)!

Congratulations to Thalia Cherry, GMLC Alumna 2012, chosen as a recipient of the 17th annual “25 Under 25 Award” recognizing her business, Cherry, as an outstanding small business in Kansas City.  For this award, companies are judged on financial stability, ability to overcome adversity and challenges, community involvement, distinguishing or defining characteristics, and company vision.

January 31, 2018

Congratulations to Nancy Allison (GMLC 2012)!

Congratulations to 2012 GMLC Alumna, Nancy Allison, whose Shelter Insurance Agency qualifies for one of Shelter’s highest honors, the 2018 Conference of Champions Award!  Nancy has remained active in Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge as an alumna, serving for several years as a member of the Session I Facilitation Team and by opening her home to

January 31, 2018

Congratulations to Cara Owings (GMLC 2017)!

Congratulations to Cara Owings, GMLC Alumna 2017, for being selected as a member of the 2018 “20 Under 40” Honoree Class of the Columbia Business Times.  Cara is co-founder and co-owner of The Connection Exchange with 2018 Greater Missouri Leadership Challenger Jennifer Schenck.  Their company, which is growing fast, is now located in Springfield, St.

January 31, 2018

Congratulations to Roz Cochran (GMLC 2013)!

Congratulations to Rosalind (Roz) Cochran, GMLC Alumna 2013, who was recently promoted to the position of Lead Analyst for Programs for NeighborWorks America in Kansas City.  Roz previously served as Administrative Coordinator for the agency, which creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives, and strengthen their communities. Roz also serves

January 31, 2018