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State Advisory Board

The Missouri State Master Gardener Advisory Board is comprised of two Master Gardener representatives from each of the University of Missouri Extension Administrative Management Regions in the state plus up to four regional extension staff representatives and the statewide coordinator of the program. Administrative Management Regions are outlined in the map below.

Board Members:

Membership by extension region and terms of office:

East Central Region

Linda Kalicak (EC, 05),  St. Louis, MO 
Mike Tiesing (EC, 06),  St. Charles, MO

Southeast Region

Carol Koehler (SE, 05), Cape Girardeau, MO
Dorothy Bruce (SE, 05), Charleston, MO

South Central Region

Cheryl Berry (SC, 06), Lebanon, MO

Central Region

Vicki Stark (C, 04), Versailles, MO 
Barb Kribbs (C, 06), Centralia, MO 

Northeast Region

Nancy Cruse (NE, 05), Hannibal, MO
Carolyn Morgret (NE, 04), Edina, MO

Northwest Region

Charles Lankheit (NW, 06), Trenton, MO
Darrel Magee (NW, 06), Stewartsville, MO

West Central Region

Paula Cosentino (WC, 06), Lee's Summit, MO 
Charles "Ed" Stowell (WC, 06), Blue Springs, MO 

Southwest Region

Naomi Shaw (SW, 05), Springfield, MO

Universtiy of Missouri faculty board members

Mary Kroening, State Coordinator, Columbia
Delaine Litman (Horticulture Specialist), Rolla
Lala Kumar (Horticulture Specialist), Kansas City
Jennifer Barnes (Horticulture Specialist), Kirksville
Todd Lorenz (Horticulture Specialist), Boonville

Board Purpose

The purpose of the State Master Gardener Advisory Board is to:

• Serve as a sounding board for needed resources in the Master Gardener program and communities around the state.
• Assure equitable distribution of state Master Gardener resources.
• Establish minimum standards for Master Gardener Core Course training.
• Expand the Master Gardener program throughout the state.
• Strengthen state Master Gardener education and training.
• Raise awareness of the Master Gardener program throughout the state.
• Support an annual state Master Gardener conference.
• Establish policies and guidelines for the state Master Gardener program.

  

BY-LAWS OF THE STATE MASTER GARDENER ADVISORY BOARD

Missouri Master Gardener Policies and Procedures (MS Word doc)

Updated 09/28/07