St. Louis

In a fast-paced, ever-changing business world, call on University of Missouri Extension to ensure that your business remains competitive and prosperous, and to create more wealth for you and your community.

Local contacts

• Business Development
  Jean M. Pollard, MS, MBA, Business Development Specialist
  Contact: 314-631-5327, PollardJ@missouri.edu

Helps businesses through individual counseling, training programs and technical assistance. Works in cooperation with Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) to provide educational programs, information and assistance on business topics.

• Continuing Education
  John A. Henschke, EdD, Continuing Education Specialist
  Contact: 314-516-5946, HenschkeJ@missouri.edu

Helps adults, as individuals and in groups, identify professional educational needs. Emphasizes lifelong learning by coordinating programs to meet these needs. Specializes in teaching adult educators proven techniques to help adults learn effectively. Also Associate Professor in Adult Education at University of Missouri-St. Louis. Click here to access his online articles and research papers on national and international adult education, andragogy (teaching of adults) and adult learning.

• Labor Education
  Roz Sherman Voellinger, MEd, Labor Education Specialist
  Contact: 314-615-7604, Sherman-VoellingerR@missouri.edu

Provides educational programs for unionists and community on issues of concern to labor, as well as skill and leadership training for union officers and shop stewards. Topics include occupational safety and health, legislation, workforce diversity and globalization issues. Works with schools and community organizations to prepare students and adults for construction joint apprenticeship programs.

• Urban Youth & Family Issues
  Rosilee Trotta, LCSW, Urban Youth & Family Specialist, Co-County Program Director
  Contact: 314-615-7637, TrottaR@missouri.edu

  Developed new life skills curriculum, Tackling the Tough Skills, to help hard-to-reach adults and teens prepare for the workforce. Conducts train-the-trainer workshops for using Tough Skills curriculum with participants. Offers programs on parenting, conflict resolution, diversity, leadership, workplace customer service and communication skills to such audiences as parents, teachers, teens, low-income families, ex-offenders and workers.  

Business and Workforce Resources for East Central Missouri

• East Central Business and Workforce page
• Tackling the Tough Skills™: A Curriculum Building Skills for Work and Life (Revised Edition) A fun, innovative and highly interactive life skills curriculum that helps hard-to-reach adults or teens prepare for success in work and life. Also effective for teaching soft skills to employees and managers in the workplace.

Business Resources for Missouri

• MU Extension Business and careers section
  Business-related news, program web sites, publications and events across the state
• Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Centers provide counseling for business plan development, financial management, market feasibility, international trade, franchising and licensing, inventory, marketing and more.
• Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (MO PTAC): selling to federal, state and local government entities
• MoFAST: Technology Development and Commercialization helps businesses get their innovations into the marketplace.
• Workforce Development/Career Options
  Dislocated workers and others can get information on occupations, education and training, financial aid and job hunting information from the Career Information Hotline (1-800-392-2949), and/or on the web.
• Missouri Environmental Assistance Center compliance and pollution prevention for business
• The Missouri Market Development Program helps manufacturers find and use recycled materials in producing new goods.

State Government sites

• Missouri Department of Economic Development
• Missouri Department of Agriculture
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Note: Links to commercial websites do not imply endorsement.

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		University of Missouri Extension St. Louis area Site maintained by: Roxanne Miller, MillerRT@missouri.edu Last revised: 06/26/09