January 5, 2011
Patty Gould
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The Board of Directors for North County Incorporated (NCI), a regional development association, has elected Patty Gould as Chairwoman for 2011. This is a one-year term, beginning January 1, 2011. Gould succeeds Kim Bakker, Network Director of Community Affairs for SSM Health Care - St. Louis, who served as North County Incorporated’s Chairwoman in 2010. “I have had the pleasure of serving with Patty Gould on the Executive Board of NCI for several years, as well as various other community and civic organization’s boards. I am confident that with her vast non-profit leadership experience and expertise in building community partnerships she will do a fantastic job of supporting NCI’s 2011 initiatives,” Bakker said.
Patty Gould has been with the Pattonville School District (PSD) as School/Business Partnership Director since 2001. In this role she is responsible for PSD’s Community Education programs, developing collaborations with area businesses, and career education opportunities for students. Before joining PSD Gould spend 23 years as a YMCA Director in Quincy, IL, Sacramento, CA and St. Louis, MO. She has been on the NCI Board of Directors since 2000, serving on the Executive Board since 2008. Gould serves on St. Louis County Workforce Development’s Youth Council Committee, is a past-chairwoman of the board (2008-2010) for the Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce. She is also the past-president and current treasurer for the North County School/Business Partnership, Inc. and has been responsible for chairing several of this organization’s special events, such as the Leadership Academy, Job Skills, and Career Fairs. She is also a member of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce and serves on their education committee.
The Board of Directors named several new board members for 2011. NCI’s in-coming board members for 2011 are Marsha Bonds, Coldwell Banker Gundaker; John C. Cary, Special School District; Kevin Hall, Bommarito of Hazelwood, Nissan, Honda & Volkswagen; Jim Hessel, Missouri Department of Natural Resources; Dr. Steve Price, Hazelwood School District; Dr. Stanton Lawrence, Normandy School District; Mayor Kyra Watson, City of Berkeley.
Marsha Bonds, is the former director of North County CARES, an award winning initiative at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley where she worked with community and faith-based organizations to train and build their capacity. Throughout her career Marsha has received more than 50 honors and awards including the prestigious “What’s Right with the Region Award” in 2000. After retiring from North County CARES, she now works in realestate for Coldwell Banker Gundaker in North County.
John C. Cary joined the Special School District in 2007 and currently serves as the District’s Superintendent. As Superintendent, he is responsible for approximately 30,000 students and 5,000 employees in 265 sites, with an operating budget of $326 million. Previous to his work at the District, he was Vice President of Banc of America Securities LLC, working with School Districts and their public finance needs in Missouri and Illinois.
Kevin Hall is the Director of Corporate Partnerships & Program Sales for Bommarito Nissan, Honda & Volkswagen of Hazelwood. His primary responsibilities are identifying, engaging and building key strategic corporate and community partnerships. He is the Chairman Elect of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce for 2011. Before joining Bommarito, he served at the Pentagon as Manager of Global Partnerships for the Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve.
Jim Hessel, one of NCI’s 2010 30 Leaders in their Thirties award recipients, is an extremely active community leader, serving on the Board of Directors for the Florissant Old Town Partners, chairman of the Florissant Board of Adjustments, a member of the Florissant Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and Recording Secretary for the Knights of Columbus Council No.2951. Previously, he had served on the Florissant TIF Commission and Florissant Ambassadors. Professionally, Hessel is an Environmental Specialists III with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Dr. Stanton E. Lawrence, Ed.D. serves as Normandy School District’s Superintendent. Since joining the district, his efforts have been focused on transforming a provisionally accredited school district to one with world class standards and world class performance. His zest for improving the lives of young people by providing the necessary means for them to attain academic success is what continuously drives him.
Dr. Steve Price, Ed.D. serves as Superintendent for the Hazelwood School District. He was chosen by the Hazelwood School District Board of Education in the beginning of 2010. Prior to his arrival at Hazelwood School District, Dr. Price served as the Superintendent for Middletown City Schools in Ohio. While in Middletown, Price improved achievement levels for all students, while reducing the achievement gap. He also decreased the dropout rate, created a unique mentoring program, upgraded facilities and created a consortium on race and equity in schools.
Mayor Kyra Watson was elected as Mayor of the City of Berkeley in 2004. Since being elected to public service, Mayor Watson has worked hard on behalf of the residents, increasing the quality of life through educational opportunities for her residents. She also participates in a number of boards to help improve Berkeley and is a member of the National League of Cities and the St. Louis Municipal League. Professionally, Watson works for a company that builds software programs and hardware systems to administer radiation therapy in cancer patients.
2011 North County Incorporated Officers
Chair – Patty Gould, Pattonville School District
Vice Chair – Sandy Weber, US Bank
Treasurer – Fletcher Wells II, St. John’s Bank & Trust Company
Secretary – Ron McMullen, Christian Hospital
Past Chair – Kim Bakker, SSM Health Center
Complete 2011 North County Incorporated Board of Directors
Mayor Jack Agnew, City of Dellwood
Kim Bakker, SSM Health Care – St. Louis
Everet Ballard, St. Louis County-Fire Standard Commission Fire Academy
Milton Bischof, Trinity Catholic High School
Brenda Bobo-Fisher, Individual/Resident
Marsha Bonds, Coldwell Banker Gundakker
Daniel Boyle,The Boyle Law Firm, LLC
Kim Braddy, Maryland Heights Chamber of Commerce
T.R. Carr, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
John Cary, Ed.D., Special School District
Cheryl Compton, Ed.D., Ritenour School District
Lillie Dumas, Commerce Bank
Craig Felzien, AT&T
Chief Michael Gantner, Black Jack Fire Protection District
Dora Gianoulakis, Spanish Lake Community Association
Patty Gould, Pattonville School District
Mayor Patrick Green, City of Normandy
Kevin Hall, Bommarito of Hazelwood, Nissan, Honda and Volkswagen
Jim Hessel, Individual/Resident
Andrea Jackson Jennings, St. Louis County
Pat Komoroski, Ph.D., SSM DePaul Health Center
Stanton Lawrence, Ed.D., Normandy School District
Chief Terry Loehrer, Pattonville Fire Protection District
Mayor Robert Lowery, City of Florissant
Anita Martinez, ManorCare Health Services
Mayor Norm McCourt, City of Black Jack
Karen McKay, Hair Benders
Ronald McMullen, Christian Hospital
Howard Nimmons, CPA/PPS, CFP, Nimmons Wealth Management
John O’Mara, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562
Shirley Paro, City of Bellefontaine Neighbors
Marcia Pfeiffer, Ph.D., St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
Karen Pierre, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Steve Price, Ed.D., Hazelwood School District
Terry Proffitt, Individual/Resident
Carolyn Pryor, M.D., Serenity Women’s Healthcare, Inc.
David Reed, St. Louis Mills
Mayor Matthew Robinson, City of Hazelwood
Thomas Schneider, City of Florissant
John Shaw, City of Ferguson
Jeffrey Spiegel, Ferguson-Florissant School District
Rance Thomas, Ph.D., John Knox Presbyterian Church
Mark Tranel, Ph.D., Public Policy Research Center
The Honorable Gina Walsh, Missouri State Representative
Mayor Kyra Watson, City of Berkeley
Sandra Weber, U.S. Bank
Diana Weidinger, Greater North County Chamber of Commerce
Fletcher E. Wells II, St. Johns Bank & Trust Co.
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.
