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Session II AgendaJune 8-10, 20229:20 am10:00 am – 10:45 am11:00 am – 11:20 am11:30 am1:30 pm – 1:40 pmGlobetrotters and more. The Silver Dollar City Park hosts 2 million guests annually(biggest amusement park in the State of Missouri), offers 10 world-class festivals &events, 40 rides & attractions, unique homestyle foods, a crafts colony 100-strong andlive entertainment throughout the stages of The City. Silver Dollar City is designated asone of the top 3 amusement parks in America and as the #1 Holiday Theme Park Event inAmerica 5 years running, both by the readers & editors of by USA Today/10Best. It is alsodesignated as “The Home of American Craftmanship” by the US Congress.Brief outing into “The City” to enjoy candy and crafts, and a possible roller coasterride for the willingMary Kellogg-Joslyn, President of Cedar Bay Entertainment, Founder and ChiefExecutive of The Titanic Museum Attraction will share her personal story includingher journey to Branson, the philosophy of the company and her views on Womenin LeadershipBoard Bus for Tour and Commentary of Branson’s Entertainment District from TheShepherd of the Hills to The Branson Landing conducted by GMLC Class of 2019,Ann McDowell, Founder and CEO of McDowell Consulting, LLC with assistance from LisaRau. Mary Kellogg-Joslyn may join us if her schedule will allow her to.Lunch and program hosted at the Keeter Center and generously sponsored by the Collegeof the Ozarks in the Harold R. Harry RoomWelcome by Lisa RauIntroduction of Keeter Center students by Kathyrn Williams, KC Director of Operations, & Prayerby Keeter Center StudentWelcome from College of the Ozarks RepresentativeIntroduction of Erin Hayes-Dennis by Dr. Natalie Rasnick, Dean of DevelopmentPresentation by Erin Hayes-DennisFinal Announcements MadeLoad onto bus for student-led campus tourTour concludes at Patriots ParkCollege of the Ozarks- a fully accredited, Christian, liberal arts college located justoutside Branson, Missouri. Founded in 1906 by Presbyterian minister Reverend JamesForsythe as a high school called The School of the Ozarks , the institution became ajunior college in 1956 before becoming a four-year bachelor’s program in 1965. It hasbeen called College of the Ozarks since 1990. Erin Hayes-Dennis will join us for a furtherintroduction to the campus and a current student will guide us on a ation/erinhayesdennisThe institution provides the opportunity for full-time students to work at one of more than100 campus jobs or industries to help pay for part of their tuition. The remaining portion ofthe students’ expenses is covered through scholarships provided by gifts andcontributions from donors who believe in and support the programs and policies of theCollege. These student work programs and donor contributions allow C of O students tograduate debt-free.In 2012, College of the Ozarks reopened School of the Ozarks, a classical laboratory highschool. The addition of School of the Ozarks was followed soon after with the fullimplementation of a lower school in the fall of 2015, completing the K-college format.Load Bus and Enjoy the Nature Drive to America’s Premier Wilderness Resort aswe discover the majesty of Big Cedar Lodge, 190 Top of the Rock Road, Ridgedale,MO 65739. Turn right at the roundabout on Highway 86, go through the Grand Entranceand follow the scenic winding road through the natural beauty of the Ozarks.PAGE 5

Session II AgendaJune 8-10, 20221:40 pm 2:00 pm2:30 pm - 4:00 pm4:00 pm5:15 pm7:15 pmSunset/8:30 pm9:00 pmA remote haven of natural beauty spread out over 4,600 acres where rustic luxury istucked into the rugged landscape of the Missouri Ozark Mountains, overlooking sparklingTable Rock Lake. Inspired by a commitment to conservation, Johnny Morris, founder ofBass Pro Shops, created Big Cedar Lodge as a destination for families and friends toconnect in the great outdoors. The cohort will tour many of their inviting accommodations,spectacular restaurants, two full-service marinas, five golf courses, a 50,000-square-footactivity center, breathtaking spa, unparalleled fishing and countless outdoor adventure.Big Cedar Lodge is a world-class resort where our cohort will make memories and havediscussions to last a lifetime.Park bus at Top of the Rock Welcome Center. Exit bus and separate into 2 shuttle buses.Will not be returning to bus until 5. Jeff Wilhoit and Courtney Munday will be hosts onshuttle busesGreeted by Jeff Wilhoit, Creative Services & Digital Content Manager of Big CedarLodge at the Historic Worman House, an original country retreat for Frisco Railroadexecutive Harry Worman; 190 Top of the Rock Road, Ridgedale, MO 65739Panel Discussion on living and working in a town dependent on tourism featuringRaeanne Presley, former Mayor of Branson and Co-Owner of Presleys’ Jubilee; BryanStallings, Founder, Elevate Branson; and Lynne Yaggy MSN, RN, VP Chief NursingOfficer, Nursing Administration, Cox Medical Center BransonProperty Tour walk/ride to include Spa, Grandview Conference Center, and FunMountainTop of the Rock Lost Canyon Cave and Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum.The cohort will be divided into groups of 4 with one person designated to be the driver (awaiver signature is needed) to drive the 4-person electric carts as all explore theunforgettable two-and-a-half-mile journey of the Top of the Rock Lost Canyon and NatureTrail. This dramatic trail was created to highlight the stunning rock formations, waterfallsand views of Table Rock Lake. Each guest will be treated to a special delight served atthe Bat Bar.The Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum will take you back to a time when massiveanimals roamed the area. The Museum houses one of the most significant collections ofNative American artifacts in the world and showcases the geological history of the Ozarksas well as rare Civil War and American West relics.Enjoy upscale regional cuisine at our private dinner with a sweeping view of theOzark Mountains at Osage Restaurant. Featuring unique artwork and Native AmericanArtifacts, you’ll experience much more than just a meal here as we network with eachother and area alumnae. Dinner generously sponsored by Big Cedar Lodge and ArvestBank.Sunset Ceremony experienceReturn to Host Hotel for RONFriday, June 10, 20226:00 amBreakfast Service Begins – on own at hotel breakfast service areaCohort checks out of hotel and drives private vehicles to Boys and Girls Club;ample service parking in the lot at 1410 N. Fremont, Springfield MO 658028:30 am - 9:45 amTour of Boys and Girls Club Stalnaker Unit; 1410 N. Fremont, Springfield MO talnaker-unit;PAGE 6

Session II AgendaJune 8-10, 2022Tours will begin in the gym and will be conducted by Sunni Nutt, Director of Operationsand Courtney Simpkins, Stalnaker Unit Director.9:45 am – 10:10 amTravel in Private Vehicles to Ozarks Technical Community College, 1001 E.Chestnut Expressway, Springfield, MO 65802- Lincoln 211 Site – see map belowand follow instructions on where to park and where tour beginsMissouri’s third-largest community college offering more than 40 different degreeprograms. https://about.otc.edu/;A. Lincoln Hall: where the meeting room is located.B. Suggested parking for easy access to the meeting room.C. Where we will be walking to for the tour. Closed toed shoes are required for thistour. Safety glasses and hard hats will also be required and will be provided for all.The yellow highlight shows the walking path to the PMC. Everyone must be parked and ready to roll at 10:10AM infront of Lincoln Hall.10:15 am - 11:00 amTour of Plaster Center of Advanced Manufacturing Center (PMC) Tours conducted byRobert Randolph, Executive Director for the PMC; Sherry Coker, Executive Director of theCenter for Workforce Development at OTC (GMLC Class of 2020); and Dr. RobynGordon, Dean of Technical Education at Ozarks Technical Community College.With a scheduled opening in August, the center features educational and trainingopportunities in robotics, fabrication, mechatronics, automation, and drafting and design,and is home to a business incubation center and OTC technical programs, includingmanufacturing technology, precision machining, computer networking and cybersecurity.As well as hosting classes for traditional students, the center will offer continuingworkforce education through a Center of Workforce Development.11:15 amDeepening a sense of community with examples of seeing beyond our front doors.Giving back to the community is inscribed in the DNA of many organizations, but somehave taken the further step of establishing charitable foundations to formalize theirPAGE 7

Session II AgendaJune 8-10, 2022philanthropic activities. Learn more about the U.S. Bank Foundation and how they aresupporting Greater Missouri while also establishing pathways in networking andmentorship for their women employees including 2022 Class Member Nikki Williams;Lelia Voss, U.S. Bank Corporate Commercial Banking, Market President RelationshipManager (GMLC Class of 2020); Amy Robb, Financial Stability Coordinator, CommunityPartnership of the Ozarks; Jackie Ruiz-Esparza, Branch Manager U.S. Bank, and HellyTial, Client Relationship Consultant, U.S. Bank will discuss the “Making Sense of MoneyFinancial Literacy Program”.Panel of Leaders from the Not-for-Profit Community including Brandy Harris, CEO ofBoys and Girls Clubs; Laura Farmer, ED of CASA of Southwest Missouri (CourtAppointed Special Advocates for Children); Brandi Bartel, ED of Victims Center; and JohnFeick, Scouting Executive, Boy Scouts of America Ozark Trails CouncilLunch will be catered featuring Springfield’s infamous cashew chicken provided byLeong’s and generously sponsored by the Ozarks Technical Community CollegeBy 2 pmDismiss and travel day homeThank you to the Session II Planning Team for making this agenda happen!Kristy Chastain, Senior VP, Commercial Banking Officer, Guaranty BankDarline Mabins Executive Director of Multicultural Business AssociationAmanda Kastler, Partner, Elliott, Robinson & Company LLPStephanie Johnson, Senior HR Business Partner, Paddio/Veteran’s United Home LoansElizabeth Hurst, Business Development Manager, HR AdvantageAndrea Brady, Community Outreach & Development Manager, Great Southern BankLelia Voss, U.S. Bank Corporate Commercial Banking, Market President Relationship ManagerSherry Coker, Executive Director, Center for Workforce Development, OTCSherry Lynch, Market Manager, Bolivar Banking Center, Commerce BankCandy Letterman, Co-Owner, Letterman RentalsLacy Martin, VP Treasury Management Team Leader, Commerce PaymentsAnn McDowell, Founder & CEO of McDowell Consulting, LLCLisa Rau, Director PR/Publicity; Silver Dollar City Attractions/Herschend Family EntertainmentPAGE 8

Session II AgendaJune 8-10, 2022Speaker Biographies (in order of agenda)Wednesday, June 8, 2022Rachel Anderson, Director eFactoryRachel Anderson has over fifteen years of leadership and management experience gained from working inmultiple sectors. She joined Missouri State University in 2015 and currently serves as the Director of theeFactory; an innovation, entrepreneurship, and business resource center. She is also the manager for ShaunMunday, a soul musician.Rachel is the cofounder of Rosie, an organization that supports, assists, and serves as an advocate network forcurrent and prospective female founders, business owners and leaders in the Greater Springfield area.Previously, Rachel was the head of marketing and business development for a global consulting firm based in Los Angeles.She used extensive Lean and Six Sigma principles and results-driven processes to produce value impact for clients. Servicesincluded: executive search, human capital consulting, board placement, market intelligence and talent mapping. Clientsspanned a broad range of sectors, industries, and fields from private equity to automotive.She cofounded Alumni Spaces, an EdTech startup company and has also held roles in research, fundraising, governmentalrelations, alumni relations and recruiting.She is an Advisory Board Member for the Entrepreneurship Strand of the Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced ProfessionalStudies (GO CAPS); Advisory Board Member for the Hillcrest Business Management, Education, and CybersecurityAcademy and part of the founding core group of NEXT Missouri, a statewide entrepreneurship and innovation advocacycoalition.She has been recognized by Biz 417 as “10 for the next 10” and the Springfield Business Journal’s “12 People You ShouldKnow.” Rachel is a graduate of the University of Missouri, where she served as student body president. She received a BGSin Business, Communication and Political Science and a minor in Public Service andLeadership.Morey Mechlin, retired from nonprofit executive positions (ExecutiveDirector for Care to Learn and Executive Director of the Foundation forSpringfield Public Schools) Chair of Community Focus Report, ActiveCommunitarianDr. Jonathan Groves, Professor and Department Chair ofCommunications at Drury UniversityPrior to coming to Drury, Jonathan Groves worked for 14 years as aprofessional journalist at various newspapers as a reporter, online producer and editor. He spent two years atthe University of Missouri-Columbia as the first Reynolds Journalism Institute doctoral fellow studying howonline was changing the face of journalism. His research includes publications on online communities andorganizational change, and he is co-author of Transforming Newsrooms: Connecting Organizational Culture,Strategy, and Innovation (Routledge/Focal Press: 2020), written with Dr. Carrie Brown. Their paper exploringchange at the Christian Science Monitor won the Top Research Paper at the 2013 International Symposium on OnlineJournalism in Austin, Texas.Groves has also received acknowledgements for his work with students, including Drury’s 2017 Faculty Award for Advising.In 2018, he became a Scripps Howard Entrepreneurship Institute fellow at Arizona State University to incorporate elementsof entrepreneurship into Drury’s curriculum, and was a Disruptive Educator Fellow in 2017 and 2018 at the City University ofNew York to explore the development and growth of podcasting. Since 2016, he has served as facilitator for the CommunityFocus Report for Springfield and Greene County and presents regularly to community groups about the report’s Red Flagsand Blue Ribbons. His community work also includes public presentations about social media and misinformation.He also led the effort to obtain a low power FM license from the FCC for KDRU, Drury’s community radio station that nowoperates at 98.1 FM in Springfield. Groves also served as co-investigator for a 15,000 community grant from thePAGE 9

Session II AgendaJune 8-10, 2022Community Foundation of the Ozarks in 2019 to team Drury students and faculty with Grupo Latinoamericano to expandoutreach to the Hispanic community in the Ozarks.Darline Mabins, Executive Director, Multicultural Business AssociationDarline Mabins worked in the financial sector for 20 years and in management for 17 years fromArvest Bank, Ms. Mabins has worked as the Branch Sales Manager and Regional Branch Managerduring her employment with Arvest.Ms. Mabins has called this city and community home for she and her family for 21 years. She wasborn in Port au Prince Haiti and raised in Kansas City MO. She has been an active member of thiscommunity through networking, board involvement and volunteerism. She believes in valuing theinclusion of diversity and promoting equity for our minority, women, and disadvantaged businessesas well as our small, local, and emerging businesses.Ms. Mabins’ current civic involvement includes the Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation where she serves on the Boardof Directors as the 2nd Vice President (GMLC Class of 2016) and the Springfield Public Library Foundation. She and herhusband, Sean, are also small business owners and currently lead the team at Drain Pro Plumbing. In her free time, she isalso an active mother of four young Springfieldians and loves to read.Greg Burris, Executive Director of United Way of the OzarksGreg Burris served as the City Manager for Springfield for ten years, from September 15, 2008– the day the Great Recession started – through June 30, 2018. In that capacity, he had theprivilege to lead the most functionally diverse organization in southwest Missouri, with directresponsibility for 2,300 employees, a 366-million annual budget, and over 1.3 billion inassets.After an eight-day retirement, Greg joined United Way of the Ozarks and serves as theorganization’s President & CEO. Greg also serves as Executive Director of the Give 5Program, a first-of-its-kind program that matches retired and retiring Baby Boomers with keyvolunteer opportunities in their community.Greg married up, was born on Halloween, is a recovering computer programmer, formerly worked as a custodian and alumber stacker, was a professional musician with limited talent for 12 years, worked for 25 years at Missouri State University,may be the only computer programmer put in charge of the design and construction of an 11,000-seat basketball arena, hasa passion for great customer service, once made a half-court shot 24 seconds before halftime in the State high schoolbasketball championship game, pole vaulted for a school that had neither a pole nor a pit, and enjoys French Silk ChocolatePie (typically, alone in a dark corner).Rachael Walsh, Vice President of Resource Development, United Way of theOzarksRachael Walsh joined United Way of the Ozarks where she currently serves as Vice President ofResource Development in June 2018. She takes pride in working for an organization that isaddressing the root causes of social issues in the community and enjoys working withorganizations in her community to build community ownership. In her spare time, you can find her innature with her husband and two dogs.PAGE 10

Session II AgendaJune 8-10, 2022Barbara Picarelli (Barb), Chief Financial Officer, Brewer ScienceBarb came to Brewer Science in 2002 with experience in the finance, manufacturing, and insuranceindustries. She is a Certified Public Accountant from the Missouri State Board of Accountancy andholds a BA in Accounting from Maryville University, as well as a Chancellors Certificate of InternationalTrade from the University of Missouri St. Louis and The World Trade Center. Barb started at BrewerScience as our Global Controller of the Finance Division and, in 2009, accepted the position of ourChief Financial Officer. She says that the people and culture at Brewer Science make it “exceptionaland unique to any business environment I have experienced in the past.”Kim Arnold, Chief Development Officer, Brewer ScienceAfter earning her BS in Economics from the University of Missouri-Rolla, Kim worked forsoftware development companies before joining Brewer Science in 1999. Her experienceincluded roles ranging from business analyst to customer relations director. Kim hasworked in several positions over the years and was most recently named our ChiefDevelopment Officer. Kim believes the Brewer Science company culture is trulyexceptional, pointing out that our employees “believe and live our company mission: to bea company of the people, by the technology, for the customer, to achieve fulfillment.”Rama Puligadda, Chief Technology Officer, Brewer ScienceRama Puligadda earned a Master of Science in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),Delhi, India (1990), a Master of Technology in Polymer Science and Technology from IIT Delhi, India(1992), and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati (1995).Rama began her career at Brewer Science in 1995 as a Research Chemist. She has led and managedseveral programs at Brewer Science including product development projects and collaborative workwith partnering companies, universities, and research institutions. She now serves as the ChiefTechnical Officer, providing leadership for the design, development and engineering of innovative soluti

College. These student work programs and donor contributions allow C of O students to graduate debt-free. In 2012, College of the Ozarks reopened School of the Ozarks, a classical laboratory high school. The addition of School of the Ozarks was followed soon after with the full