New Board, Lillie Dumas’09 President, Announced By North County, Inc.

North St. Louis County-North County Incorporated’s Board of Directors has elected Lillie Dumas as president for 2009. This is a one-year term which began Jan. 1, 2009.

Dumas succeeded Mark Tranel, Ph.D., who served as North County Incorporated’s president in 2007 and 2008. “I look forward to working with the NCI Board of Directors as we maneuver through the challenging days ahead of us, and to assist in focusing our efforts in areas of critical concern to both the region and the organization,” said NCI President Lillie Dumas.

Lillie Dumas is vice president and branch manager with Commerce Bank. She has worked in the banking industry for 28 years and currently focuses on assisting small business owners with the necessary funding to support their business needs. She is a resident of Florissant, where she has lived with her family for the past 26 years.

Dumas has served on North County Incorporated’s Board of Directors since 2004. Lillie is a member of the Florissant Rotary, the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, and is a fellow with St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative Organization. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Finance from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

2009 North County Inc. Officers

President – Lillie Dumas, Commerce Bank
1st Vice- President – Kim Bakker, SSM DePaul Health Center
2nd Vice-President – David Reed, St. Louis Mills
3rd Vice-President – Richard P. Dorsey, Ahlheim & Dorsey, LLC
Treasurer – Fletcher Wells II, St. Johns Bank & Trust
Secretary – Hannah Folmar, Edward Jones
Past President – Dr. Mark Tranel, Public Policy Research Center, UM-St. Louis

New Board Members

The North County Incorporated Board of Directors has elected the following new Board members: Cheryl Compton, Ph.D., Superintendent of Ritenour School District, Chief Terry Loehr, Pattonville Fire District, Representative Gina Walsh, State of Missouri, Councilwoman Helen Weissler, City of St. Ann.

2009 North County Incorporated Board of Directors:

Mayor Jack Agnew, City of Dellwood

Kim Bakker, SSM DePaul Health Center

Everet Ballard, St. Louis County-Fire Standard Commission Fire Academy

Mayor Virginia A. Bira, City of Vinita Park

Milton Bischof, Trinity Catholic High School

Brenda Bobo-Fisher, Region Wise Community Initiative

Ann Brand, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley

Mayor T.R. Carr, City of Hazelwood

Cheryl Compton, Ph.D., Ritenour School District

Rick Dorsey, Ahlheim & Dorsey, LLC

Lillie Dumas, Commerce Bank

Craig Felzien, AT&T Missouri

Hannah Folmar, Edward Jones

Chief Michael Gantner, Black Jack Fire Protection District

Dora Gianoulakis, Spanish Lake Community Association

Lowell Girardier, Girardier Building & Realty Company

Patty Gould, Pattonville School District

Pamela Hollenberg, City of St. John

Rhonda Key, Ph.D., Riverview Gardens School District

Pat Komoroski, Ph.D., SSM DePaul Health Center

Chief Terry Loehr, Pattonville Fire Protection District

Mayor Robert Lowery, City of Florissant

Mayor Norm McCourt, City of Black Jack

Karen McKay, Hair Benders

Ronald McMullen, Christian Hospital

Kent Miller, Kent Miller Photography

Jean Montgomery, North County Chamber of Commerce

Mayor Jim Murphy, City of Normandy

Richard Murphy, Jamestown Mall

Howard Nimmons, Nimmons Wealth Management

John O’Mara, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562

Shirley Paro, City of Bellefontaine Neighbors

Larry Perney, Northwest Chamber of Commerce

Karen Pierre, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Terry Proffitt, Proffitt Enterprises (retired)

Carolyn Pryor-Luster, M.D., Serenity Women’s Healthcare, Incorporated

David Reed, St. Louis Mills

Thomas Schneider, City of Florissant

John Shaw, City of Ferguson

Jeffrey Spiegel, Ferguson-Florissant School District

The Honorable Michael Spreng, State Representative

Rance Thomas, Ph.D., John Knox Presbyterian Church

Mark Tranel, Ph.D., Public Policy Research Center

The Honorable Gina Walsh, State Representative

Sandra Weber, U.S. Bank

Diana Weidinger, Greater North County Chamber of Commerce

Helen Weissler, City of St. Ann

Fletcher E. Wells II, St. Johns Bank & Trust Company

Chris Wright, Ph.D., Hazelwood School District

North County Incorporated is a regional development organization, which acts as a catalyst to define and advocate economic and community development for North St. Louis County. NCI was established in 1977.

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