Board of Directors

EMAA is governed by a 24-member Board of Directors, three from each county served. One-third of the Board members come from local government, one-third from private organizations, and the final third are elected by low-income citizens of the county served.

To view the board’s schedule, please visit the calendar page.

Board, Policy Council and Committee Member Expense Report

Board Members and their Committee Assignments

County

Private Sector Rep.

Low Income Rep.

Public Official

Bollinger County

 Jerry Marquis
Board Chairperson
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/14

Rhonda Thorne
EO/Personnel Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/13

 James Null
Program Committee
Term Expires:  As Replaced

Cape Girardeau
County

 Donald Hester
Finance Committee
Term Expires:  9/30/13		 Xavier Bland
Program Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/14    		 Diane Diebold
Executive Committee            EO/Personnel Committee
Term Expires:  As Replaced

Iron County

Dorothy Cox
Program Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/14

 Tammy Politte
Personnel/EO Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/13		 Mark Yates
Finance Committee
Term Expires:  As Replaced

Madison County

Denis Moore
Board Vice-Chairperson
Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/13		 Vicky Brewington
Program Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/14		 Jim Thompson, Associate Commissioner
Personnel/EO Committee
Term Expires:  As Replaced

Perry County

 Jason Tilley
Program Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/14		     Robert Ray          Executive Committee
Finance Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/13		 Carl Leuckel, Presiding Commissioner
Personnel/EO Committee
Term Expires: As Replaced

St. Francois
County

 Tammy Durbin
Board Secretary
Executive Committee
Personnel Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/13		 Kathy Norris
Finance Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/14		 Patrick Mullins, County Commissioner
Program Committee
Term Expires: As Replaced

Ste. Genevieve
County

       Barb Casper                    Personnel/EO Committee    Term Term Expires: 9/30/14

 Kathy Waltz
Finance Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/13		 Kay Basler, County Clerk
Program Committee
Term Expires:  As Replaced

Washington
County

 Stacey Boyer
Program Committee
Head Start Policy Council Liaison

Jamie Kanan
EO/Personnel Committee
Term Expires: 9/30/14

 Jeff Graves
Executive Committee                     Finance Committee                                                                           Term Expires:  As Replaced                   

Tammy Durbin — Board Representative to Head Start Policy Council

Stacey Boyer — Board Member, Program Committee, Head Start Policy Council Liaison