The Board of Directors for North County Incorporated (NCI), a regional development association, has elected Kim Bakker as Chairwoman for 2010.\u00a0 This is a one-year term, beginning in January 2010.\u00a0 Bakker succeeds Lillie Dumas, Vice-President of Commerce Bank, who served as North County Incorporated\u2019s Chairwoman in 2009.\u00a0 \u201cI have had the pleasure of serving with Kim Bakker on the Executive Board of NCI for several years, and I am confident that she will do a fantastic job of supporting NCI\u2019s 2010 initiatives,\u201d Dumas said.\u00a0 \u201cI look forward to working with Kim as she leads NCI through another economically challenging year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kim Bakker is the Network Director of Community Affairs for SSM Health Care – St. Louis, a role created to strengthen and build collaborative relationships between SSM Health Care and community leadership throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area. \u00a0In this role, Kim is involved in a number of community and business organizations, including NCI, local Chambers of Commerce and the Lambert Airport Rotary Club. \u00a0She is often heard telling people that she has the greatest job because of the privilege of working closely with people who care passionately about bettering the quality of life in our communities. \u00a0Kim has been with SSM Health Care for the past eight years, previously serving as the Community Relations Manager for SSM DePaul Health Center.<\/p>\n
The Board of Directors also named several new board members for 2010.\u00a0 NCI\u2019s new Board members for 2010 are Dan Boyle, Attorney with the Boyle Law Firm, LLC; Kim Braddy, Executive Director of the Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce; Andrea Jackson Jennings, Special Assistant to St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley; and Anita Martinez, Administrator of ManorCare Health Services.<\/p>\n
Dan Boyle is engaged in the general practice of law, including areas of corporate law, civil litigation, real estate law and estate planning.\u00a0 He was also appointed as Provisional Municipal Judge for the City of Florissant in August 2006.\u00a0 Dan is a past-president of the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, and is also actively involved with the Florissant Rotary, the Florissant Parks Foundation and the Florissant Valley Jaycees.<\/p>\n
Kim Braddy has worked with the Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce since 2000.\u00a0 As Executive Director, she promotes activities and programs to advance the general welfare and prosperity of the City of Maryland Heights and continues to develop the Chamber\u2019s membership.\u00a0 She received the Human Relations Champion Award from Dale Carnegie in 2009.<\/p>\n
Andrea Jackson Jennings joined St. Louis County in March 2006 and currently serves as one of two special assistants to St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley.\u00a0 As a Special Assistant to the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Louis County Executive, she is responsible for communications and constituents\u2019 affairs for North St. Louis County.<\/p>\n
Anita Martinez began working with ManorCare Health Services 25 years ago, and has served as the Administrator for the past 22 years.\u00a0 She is a passionate advocate for senior care and she strives to stimulate involvement and leadership among the senior community and professionals in the health care industry.<\/p>\n
2010 North County Inc. Officers<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Chair \u2013 Kim Bakker, SSM Health Care \u2013 St. Louis<\/p>\n Vice Chair \u2013 Patty Gould, Pattonville School District<\/p>\n Treasurer \u2013 Fletcher Wells II, St. John\u2019s Bank & Trust Company<\/p>\n Secretary \u2013 Sandra Weber, US Bank<\/p>\n Past Chair \u2013 Lillie Dumas, Commerce Bank<\/p>\n 2010 North County Incorporated Board of Directors<\/strong><\/p>\n Mayor Jack Agnew, City of Dellwood<\/p>\n Kim Bakker, SSM Health Care \u2013 St. Louis<\/p>\n Everet Ballard, St. Louis County-Fire Standard Commission Fire Academy<\/p>\n Mayor Virginia A. Bira, City of Vinita Park<\/p>\n Milton Bischof, Trinity Catholic High School<\/p>\n Brenda Bobo-Fisher, St. Louis University<\/p>\n Dan Boyle, The Boyle Law Firm, LLC<\/p>\n Kim Braddy, Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n Ann Brand, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley<\/p>\n T.R. Carr, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville<\/p>\n Cheryl Compton, Ed.D., Ritenour School District<\/p>\n Lillie Dumas, Commerce Bank<\/p>\n Craig Felzien, AT&T<\/p>\n Chief Michael Gantner, Black Jack Fire Protection District<\/p>\n Dora Gianoulakis, Spanish Lake Community Association<\/p>\n Lowell Girardier, Girardier Building & Realty Co.<\/p>\n Patty Gould, Pattonville School District<\/p>\n Diana Gulotta, Hazelwood School District<\/p>\n Mayor Patrick Green, City of Normandy<\/p>\n Andrea Jackson Jennings, St. Louis County<\/p>\n Rhonda Key, Ph.D., Riverview Gardens School District<\/p>\n Pat Komoroski, Ph.D., SSM DePaul Health Center<\/p>\n Chief Terry Loehrer, Pattonville Fire Protection District<\/p>\n Mayor Robert Lowery, City of Florissant<\/p>\n Anita Martinez, ManorCare Health Services<\/p>\n Mayor Norm McCourt, City of Black Jack<\/p>\n Karen McKay, Hair Benders<\/p>\n Ronald McMullen, Christian Hospital<\/p>\n Jean Montgomery, City of Berkeley<\/p>\n Howard Nimmons, CPA\/PPS, CFP, Nimmons Wealth Management<\/p>\n John O\u2019Mara, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562<\/p>\n Shirley Paro, City of Bellefontaine Neighbors<\/p>\n Karen Pierre, University of Missouri-St. Louis<\/p>\n Terry Proffitt, Proffitt Enterprises<\/p>\n Carolyn Pryor-Luster, M.D., Serenity Women\u2019s Healthcare, Inc.<\/p>\n David Reed, St. Louis Mills<\/p>\n Mayor Matthew Robinson, City of Hazelwood<\/p>\n Thomas Schneider, City of Florissant<\/p>\n John Shaw, City of Ferguson<\/p>\n Jeffrey Spiegel, Ferguson-Florissant School District<\/p>\n Rance Thomas, Ph.D., John Knox Presbyterian Church<\/p>\n Mark Tranel, Ph.D., Public Policy Research Center<\/p>\n The Honorable Gina Walsh, State Representative<\/p>\n Sandra Weber, U.S. Bank<\/p>\n Diana Weidinger, Greater North County Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n Helen Weissler, City of St. Ann<\/p>\n Fletcher E. Wells II, St. Johns Bank & Trust Co.<\/p>\n 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.\u00a0 NCI was established in 1977.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Board of Directors for North County Incorporated (NCI), a regional development association, has elected Kim Bakker as Chairwoman for 2010.\u00a0 This is a one-year term, beginning in January 2010.\u00a0 Bakker succeeds Lillie Dumas, Vice-President of Commerce Bank, who served as North County Incorporated\u2019s Chairwoman in 2009.\u00a0 \u201cI have had the pleasure of serving with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-florissant-business-news","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n