Board of Directors
Chairman
Terry Briggs, Bridgeton
Vice-Chair
Randy Boehm, Columbia
Secretary
Ray Lauer, Hillsboro
Treasurer
Randy Reddick, Kirkwood
Members
Jerald Andrews, Springfield
Charles Bernskoetter, Jefferson City
Jeanie Byland, Columbia
Phillip Cook, Joplin
Robb Eichelberger, Boonville
Larry Elrod, Neosho
Robyn Kaufman, Columbia
Colleen Lamond, Columbia
Lori McCutchen, Kansas City
David Pudlowski, Eureka
Krystal Russell, Springfield
Lawrence J. Wadsack, St. Louis
Bea Webb, Kansas City
Gary Wilbers, Jefferson City
Greg Wolf, Kansas City
Board Member Biographies
Terry Briggs
For Terry Briggs, the motivation to join the SOMO Board of Directors started with his own family. Haley is a SOMO athlete. She is 25 years old and has competed in many different events.
Terry Briggs joined the SOMO Board of Directors in November, 2004. He comes to Special Olympics Missouri with a desire to pursue the ideals of SOMO. He is continuously impressed by the interaction between athletes at events, their competitive spirit, and the obvious joy expressed when an athlete receives a well earned medal
Terry is a native St. Louisan. He grew up in North St. Louis County where he continues to reside. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism.
In addition to the SOMO Board of Directors, Terry was a member of the Board of Directors for the Special School District in St. Louis County, the 3rd largest school district in Missouri. He served for 10 years on the Productive Living Board of St. Louis County, which distributes grants for the developmentally disabled, and is past Chairman of the Board of JESS (Jobs and Employment Support Services) in St. Louis City and County. He also served as past the chairman of the Personnel Selection Committee for the City of Bridgeton.
Terry is the Director of Governmental Relations with the SITE Improvement Association, a trade association of contractors in the metro area of Eastern Missouri. He is also the Director of Communications for the Laborer's Union Group, LECET.
Terry and his wife Lorie have 3 children, Haley, Josh and Jeremy.
Randall Boehm
Randall G. Boehm has been involved with Special Olympics Missouri's Law Enforcement Torch Run for the past 22 years. Currently, he serves as director of the LETR Committee and coordinator of LETR's Region 6 for the International Executive Council. He is also a past president of the Missouri Police Chiefs Association.
“Presenting medals to the athletes at the summer games is an experience I look forward to every year," Boehm says. "I always leave inspired to do more."
Boehm received a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Central Missouri State University. He has also completed Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command and the FBI National Academy. Bohem has been a police officer for 33 years, 32 of which have been with the Columbia Police Department. For eight years, he served as Chief of Police, retiring in July 2008. He is now the Manager of Security for the University of Missouri Health Care Systems.
Boehm also serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Town of Missouri - Columbia. He is also a member and past president of the Kids First Optimist Club.
In his spare time, Boehm and his wife, Vee, enjoy watching the Mizzou Tigers and the Kansas City Chiefs. They attend most home games.
Ray Lauer
Ray Lauer may be new to the Special Olympics Missouri Board of Directors, but he is certainly no stranger to the organization. In fact, it was during his tenure as chair of the Torch Run Council of Missouri that fundraising efforts topped more than $1 million.
"Having experienced Special Olympics through the Torch Run, serving on the board was an opportunity to give more time to this great organization," Lauer says.
Lauer worked as a City of St. Louis police officer for more than 43 years, retiring in October 2003 as a Lt. Col. and Deputy Chief. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Columbia College and an MBA from Lindenwood University, both while working full-time on the police force.
Lauer and Bev, his wife of 43 years, are the parents of four children, Paul, Mike, Matt, Cathy. Their sons have added to the family's law enforcement employment legacy. Mike recently retired as a lieutenant with the St. Louis Police Department after a 20-year career, and now is the Director of Public Safety at St. Louis University. Paul is a sergeant in the police department and a member of the Traffic Safety Unit. Cathy, an elementary school teacher, is married to Greg Newhouse, a sergeant in charge of the department's Bomb and Arson unit. Matt, who worked in the Planning Section of the police department, recently resigned and was named the area director of the St. Louis Metro office for SOMO.
Now retired, Ray and Bev enjoy traveling, boating and entertaining their eight grandchildren, one of whom is Andy, son of Matt and his wife Tracy. Andy was born in November 2008 and has down syndrome.
Randy Reddick
Randy Reddick has always helped his community whenever he could. He has coached his children’s baseball and soccer teams, worked in their church, volunteered with the Boys and Girls Club, helped to build a house with Habitat for Humanity and rang a Salvation Army bell at Christmas. When his employer, Shop 'n Save, teamed up with Special Olympics Missouri, Reddick saw this opportunity as another way to give back to his community. Little did he know how much it would touch him.
At first, Reddick started fundraising for SOMO and gradually became more and more involved. He served three years on the East Area Resource Development Team and continues to work on fundraisers and the East Area Spring Games. His first year working at the Spring Games, he was assigned to work at the medal stand.
“I never experienced the level of enthusiasm, courage, drive and competitive spirit the athletes exhibited," Reddick says. "As impressed as I was by the athletes’ performances that day, the most special part of my first games was as I was helping one of our athletes onto the medal stand. She began to cry as she shared with me how this was her first gold medal she had ever won. It was then that I understood how important Special Olympics is in the lives of our athletes. This was without a doubt the day that I became hooked.”
Reddick has been married to Kristine for 30 years. They have two children together: Jared and Jessica. As a family, they love the outdoors. They like to spend weekends trout fishing on Lake Taneycomo or hunting on the family farm.
Reddick currently works for Shop ‘n Save, where he has been employed since 1979 and is Senior Vice President of Operations.
Jerald Andrews
Building a relationship with Special Olympics Missouri has all come with the job in the case of Jerald L. Andrews. As President and Executive Director of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, Andrews was instrumental in starting the SOMO Hall of Fame, which is housed in the same building. Andrews also manages the PGA Price Cutter Charity Championship, which benefits SOMO.
“I have gained so much more than I will ever be able to repay," Andrews says. "I love the spirit of competition that the athletes portray.”
Andrews is also involved with his church where he serves as treasurer and teaches Sunday school. He is also active in the Springfield Chamber of Commerce and has served on school boards and Rotary Clubs. In addition, he serves as Chairman of Oakstar Bancshares in Springfield. In his free time, he enjoys working out, playing golf, working on his farms and traveling. Andrews has been married for 32 years to Gania who works as a State Farm Insurance Agent. Together they have four girls who range in age from 25 to 30 and he has a granddaughter.
Andrews, a Missouri native, received a bachelor’s degree from Southwest Baptist University in 1975. From there he went on to the University of Central Missouri to earn a master's degree and attended the University of Arkansas to earn a doctorate in education.
“It is my honor to serve in a way that I might be able to assist in enhancing the lives of the Special Olympic athletes,” Andrews says.
Charles Bernskoetter
Charles B. Bernskoetter has had a long history of helping out his community. As an active member of the Missouri Knights of Columbus on the local and state level, he has a lot of experience in raising funds for people with developmental disabilities. Bernskoetter is responsible for designating the funds raised from "Contest of Concern," a springtime fundraising drive, to Special Olympics Missouri. Now, funds raised each year from this event are donated directly to SOMO. He also participates in the annual Tootsie Roll Drive for people with mental retardation that raises funds for K of C Developmental Center at Cardinal Glennon Hospital and for local MR charities.
"The Knights' relationship with Special Olympics has grown over the years," he says. "I have attended and participated in the various sporting events around the state and I am proud of our support of this fine organization."
After graduating high school, Bernskoetter served in Korea with the 75th Field Artillery Battalion Fire Direction Center. He then went on to get a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Lincoln University and a master's in Public Administration from the University of Missouri. He earned both degrees while working full time. Bernskoetter worked for the Missouri Highway Patrol for 34 years. There, he began as an accountant, served as first Informations System Director and eventually retired as Chief of Fiscal and Budgetary Services.
His volunteering does not stop with Knights of Columbus and SOMO; he also volunteers with Meals on Wheels, the Samaritan Center, the Vitae Caring Foundation, his church, and serves on the Cardinal Glennon Hospital Advisory board.
In his spare time Bernskoetter and his wife, Millie, enjoy their large garden, traveling, watching their grandchildren, and operating their beef cattle farm.
Jeanie Byland
Jeanie Byland first became involved with Special Olympics when her daughter, Sarah began participating as a Special Olympics athlete in 1986. Since that time, “SOMO has become a vital and important part of both Sarah’s and my life.” This past fall, Jeanie participated as a Unified Partner in volleyball and received a medal of her own to put next to her daughter’s impressive 20-year collection.
Jeanie, who currently resides in Columbia, graduated from the University of Missouri with a BS in Education. By chance, her first teaching position was teaching Special Education in Texas. When it became evident that Sarah would need all of her patience Jeanie decided it was time to give up teaching full time. In 1981, Jeanie moved to Columbia and began a career in real estate lending. Currently she is the Executive Vice President of Mid America Mortgage, where she “helps people realize their dream of owning a home.”
Jeanie spends her free time volunteering with SOMO and Sarah’s activities with SOMO, playing in an English Hand Bell choir and enjoys traveling. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Missouri Sheltered Enterprises.
Jeanie recalls one of her most exciting experiences with Special Olympics was attending the first-ever National Special Olympics in Ames, Iowa last July. “Seeing all of the athletes march in at Opening Ceremonies and realizing all their accomplishments and knowing how hard they had worked to get there was amazing beyond words. I still get chills when I think about every moment I experienced in Iowa.”
Phillip Cook
In his first experience with Special Olympics as a volunteer 11 years ago, Phillip Cook says he got his first opportunity to witness the enthusiasm and excitement of the athletes participating.
Years later, Cook is no stranger to volunteer organizations. In addition to Special Olympics, he is a pillar member and on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Southwest Missouri, on the Board of Directors of the Missouri Unified School Insurance Council, he is President on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Educators Benefits Association and is also actively involved with the Webb City/Carl Junction Rotary Club, Pittsburg State University Alumni Association and his local Shop with a Cop program.
Cook is currently in his fifth year as superintendent of Carl Junction R-1 Schools. Coming from a family of educators, including his mother, father and brother, he started his teaching career in 1992 as a teacher in Fairland, Okla. He was assistant superintendent for his current school district from 2002-2005 and principal at Carl Junction High School from 2000-2002.
One of his best memories of his years with Special Olympics was during a State Championship basketball game he was officiating in Joplin, Mo. One team was much older and bigger than the other and was in turn winning the game. That didn’t change the attitudes of the athletes; he says they were all still having fun. “At on point, one of the bigger athletes picked up the smallest opponent and held him up so he could dunk the basketball,” he said.
Cook is married to his wife, Stacy. He also has three children- Cooper, who is eight, Kenley, who is six, and Kylee, who is five.
Robb Eichelberger
Robb Eichelberger has been a board member since November 2007, but has been involved in Special Olympics Missouri for much longer. He has a long history SOMO, competing in sports such as 3-on-3 basketball, slow pitch softball, bowling, track and floor hockey for the last 11 years.
As a board member, Eichelberger hopes to have more opportunities to represent Special Olympics athletes and develop new relationships within the organization. “I’m excited to make more friends, get to know them and have a good time,” said Eichelberger.
A highlight for Eichelberger during his participation with Special Olympics was competing at the 2006 National Games in Ames, Iowa. He won two gold medals for playing tennis, one in singles and one in doubles, at the event.
Eichelberger hopes to witness and be a part of inspiring moments, like the one he experienced, in other athletes. “I enjoy seeing SOMO athletes happy and winning. If they’re happy then I’m happy too,” said Eichelberger. It is observing stories of accomplishment and sportsmanship that make working with Special Olympics especially worthwhile.
Eichelberger resides in Boonville, graduated from Boonville R-1 School and works at C&R Supermarkets.
Some of his other interests include watching all sports, particularly ice hockey, playing cards, weather watching and shopping.
Larry Elrod
Larry Elrod has been the owner and Director of New Visions Group Homes, Inc. since 1982. They provide residential, healthcare, education and training to individuals with intellectual and development disabilities in Newton and McDonald counties. Many of his clients are Special Olympics athletes.
Larry's 27 plus years of involvement in Special Olympics have given him many different opportunities to help the organization. His resume goes from day-of volunteer to coach to Board Chairman and most recently includes an appointment to the Special Olympics National Advisory Council for US Programs. Larry is no stranger to the program and the athletes it serves.
Along with his Special Olympics involvement and professional responsibilities, he spends time volunteering at the YMCA. Larry also enjoys a good game of racquetball, a little bit of skiing, beating SOMO President, Mark Musso, at an occasional round of golf and riding his motorcycle.
When asked what inspires him most about Special Olympics Larry replies, "Coaching has been the most inspiring. To see an athlete progress from standing and thinking about playing the game, to understanding the game and realizing they have abilities is priceless. The rewards of overcoming physical and cognitive delays through sports show on their faces and affect the rest of their lives."
Larry Elrod has been married to his wife Soni since 1974. They have two sons.
Robyn Kaufman
Robyn Kaufman’s involvement with Special Olympics Missouri started many years ago when she volunteered as a coach in Columbia. She has continued her involvement by volunteering to help recruit athletes, promoting local events and fundraisers and increasing awareness of Special Olympics.
Today Kaufman lives in Rocheport with her husband, Kory, with whom she has two daughters. One is majoring in Occupational Therapy at the University of Missouri and the other is majoring in Culinary Arts and is on the women's soccer team at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI. The Kaufmans now share their home with their chocolate lab named Bailey.
Kaufman is the Associate Director at Boone County Family Resources. The agency serves more than 1,200 children and adults in Boone County with developmental disabilities living in their own home, or with their families. Kaufman has worked with persons with developmental disabilities since 1982.
"Through these experiences, I have observed the joy and pride of Special Olympics athletes, the enduring friendships formed as a result of their participation in sports events, and leadership skills developed by participation as a Global Messenger," Kaufman says. "These are some of the many reasons I am honored to serve on the Board and promote the mission of Special Olympics Missouri."
Kaufman has been honored with numerous awards, including “The Marie Kovar Award," The Rotary Club’s “Outstanding Public Sector Employee” and the Missouri Association on County Developmental Disability Services (AAACDDS) 2009 Distinguished Service Award. Robyn is also a member of many organizations, which range from the Missouri American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Board of Directors to Pilot International Service Club to the Mid-Missouri Alpha Chi Omega Sorority Alumnae Chapter and numerous other charitable activities.
Kaufman likes to spend her spare time camping, gardening, cooking, traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Colleen Lamond
Colleen Lamond grew up in a small town where volunteerism was an integral part of the community. With heavy volunteer experience in high school and college, she began to focus her degree on an area that was truly rewarding for her- Therapeutic Recreation.
While working for the Department of Athletics as the Director of Game Operations at the University of Missouri, Colleen had many opportunities to be in attendance of the many events that are put on for Special Olympics in Central Missouri. “Witnessing the athlete’s enthusiasm and happy spirit as they participate in a clinic parade or the 50yd. dash truly brings joy to my heart and tears to my eyes as it’s a mental picture that will last for years with me,” Colleen explains.
Other than working for the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri, Colleen is also the President of the Social Concerns Committee at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She is a member of the National Association of Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA).
Colleen has been married to her husband John since June 21, 2008. She enjoys gardening, reading by the pool in the summer, running and spending time in the outdoors with her dog, Thelma.
Lori McCutchen
For Lori McCutchen, following in her father's footsteps led her straight to volunteering with Special Olympics Missouri.
"My father, Ernest McCutchen, served on SOMO's board and always spoke highly of the board members, staff, volunteers and athletes," Lori said. "I wanted to serve my community and continue in my father's footsteps. SOMO seemed to be a good fit."
Lori is a commercial transactional attorney in Kansas City and has two sons, Michael and Adam.
A SOMO board member since 2002, Lori continues to be inspired by the spirit of the organization. "The friendliness, enthusiasm and pure enjoyment that our athletes and their families display at SOMO events never cease to inspire me," Lori said. "They are, quite simply, awesome. I'm honored to have the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing organization."
Dave Pudlowski
As a lieutenant with the St. Louis Police Department, Dave Pudlowski listened attentively when his Chief called him to action in 1991. New to his assignment, he received a note from his Chief saying; “don’t screw it up like last year,” Pudlowski sprang into action. The result of that note: several years of successful Law Enforcement Torch Runs and a dedicated SOMO board member.
Dave retired from the St. Louis County Police Department after serving 30 years with the department. He is now the Director of Client Services at the Regional Justice Information Services (REJIS) which serves law enforcement and government entities in the St. Louis area. He graduated from the University of Missouri - St. Louis and from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va., where he ran his first Torch Run.
After that first run, Dave went on to coordinate the statewide event for four years and generated support from nearly every law enforcement area in the state, raising revenue from $46,000 to more than $400,000.
In 1997, Dave represented Missouri in the final leg of the Torch Run in Canada. That same year, he was named SOMO Volunteer of the Year and was appointed to the Board of Directors. In 2000, Dave was inducted into the International Torch Run Hall of Fame.
Dave is serving his second term as a member of the Board of Directors. He served on the Board from 1998-2006 and Chairman of the Board from 2005-2006. He also serves as a board member on the SOMO Endowment Fund.
While Dave’s dedication to SOMO is well documented, he is quick to recognize what the organization has given to him; hope in the face of adversity. In fact, it is a story of this hope that he carries with him in his wallet. The story is from a 1996 article in the Columbia Daily Tribune, but Dave recalls it like this:
At a Special Olympics track meet a young girl had just won the 50-yard dash and was jumping up and down all excited. She yelled out to her parents, "Look, Mom and Dad, I won." Her parents instantly burst into tears. At the awards ceremony, the young girl proudly stood there as the medal was placed around her neck. Then she went over to her parents, who were crying now even more than before. The three of them hugged, and the parents kept crying. A Special Olympics official who had watched this whole scene became concerned and said to the parents, "Excuse me, is anything wrong?" Through her tears the mother said, "No, nothing's wrong. Everything's right. We just heard our daughter speak for the first time."
Krystal Russell
For several years, Krystal Russell enjoyed watching her sister and other athletes participate in Special Olympics. She got to relive that feeling as a volunteer working with athletes at the Summer Games in 2007.
“I get the most enjoyment from watching the athletes have a moment or a day when they are looked at for what they can do instead of what they can’t do,” Russell said. “It is so great to see the joy in the eyes of the participants when they get to eliminate the focus on their challenges.”
Russell graduated from Missouri Southern University with a Bachelor of Science with an emphasis in Accounting and a Juris Doctor from Creighton University. She is also a board member of Junior Achievement-Ozarks and volunteers for charities including Junior League of Springfield, The Plaid Door, Isabel’s House, The Scleroderma Foundation and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Russell and her husband, Matthew, have been married since 1998. Matthew works as a senior assistant prosecuting attorney for Greene County. Krystal and Matthew have a chocolate lab, Lilly.
Lawrence J. Wadsack
Like many St. Louisians, Larry was born and raised in St. Louis. He has been married to his wife, Sharon for over 30 years. Sharon is retired from teaching with the Parkway School District. They have two children, Robert, a St. Louis County Police Officer who lives in Ballwin, Missouri and Kristen Keune, a science teacher at Lafayette High School who lives in Ellisville with her husband, David. Kristen and David have two daughters, Cora Leone and Avery Julia Kuene.
In the late 1970’s, Sharon began her teaching career in the field of special education. As part of this role, she assisted at the State Special Olympics competition. During this time, Larry had the opportunity to accompany her to the event and also volunteer.
"Prior to volunteering, I had minimal exposure to Special Olympics so I had very little knowledge or understanding of what to expect," Larry says. "However, after participating as a volunteer, I can honestly say how inspired I was just watching the athletes compete. I was amazed at the desire, the talent and the effort put forth by the competitors. I actually remember feeling somewhat guilty because I felt as though I was gaining much more from my experience as a volunteer than I was giving."
Shortly thereafter, Larry and Sharon began raising a family and their personal time available to volunteer began to dwindle. However, now that his children are grown, he did not hesitate when the opportunity to serve on the Board was presented.
His formal education has been undertaken and completed in three distinct periods of his life. He originally earned an Associate in Applied Science degree in criminal justice from the Junior College District of St. Louis before joining the St. Louis County Police Department in 1970. As a member of the police department, Larry served in several different assignments and capacities; including patrol officer, undercover narcotics detective and crimes against persons investigator. He was fortunate to have been promoted several times ultimately achieving the rank of Major before leaving the department in 1996. During his years with the police department, he attended college part-time in the evening and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice (with honors) from Truman State University. Also during this time, he had the opportunity to renew his experience with SOMO by becoming involved in the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
During his police career, Larry was fortunate to have been chosen to attend the United States Secret Service Dignitary Protection School in Washington, D.C. and the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He remains active today in the local chapter of FBI National Academy Associates, which includes graduates from law enforcement agencies in the Eastern District of Missouri and served as the chapter president in 1994.
While still a member of the police department, Larry decided to attend law school and enrolled in the Saint Louis University Law School evening program in the fall of 1992. During law school, he was a William Healy Scholar, (1993-1996); a member of the Order of the Woolsack, (1996); an Editor of the Saint Louis University Law Journal (1995) and the Recipient of several American Jurisprudence Awards, (1993-1995). In 1996, he graduated law school magna cum laude.
Immediately upon completion of law school, Larry accepted a position as an Associate with the Lashly & Baer law firm in St. Louis and in 2005 became a member with the firm. His primary practice areas include governmental and public institutions law. He has been admitted to the bars of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, (1997); the Supreme Court of Missouri, (1996); and the Supreme Court of Illinois, (1997). Larry is a presently a member of the American Bar Association; the Missouri Bar, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the Illinois Bar, the National Council of School Attorneys, the Missouri Council of School Attorneys, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the St. Louis County Bar Association.
Larry serves as a volunteer to support the Backstoppers of St. Louis and is proud to be a member of the Backstoppers’ Family Friend Committee. The Backstoppers is an organization that provides support and financial assistance to the spouses and children of local police officers, firefighters, publicly-funded paramedics and EMTs and volunteer fire protection units, who have lost their lives while performing their duty.
Bea Webb
When Bea Webb combines her passion with her energy and enthusiasm, great things are accomplished.
Bea began working with the Special Olympics in 1977, while living in Kansas. She began coaching Special Olympics in Missouri in 1980 and has been going strong every since. She served as an assistant coach at the World Games in 1987, a bowling coach at the 1999 World Games, and most recently accompanied Team Missouri to Shanghai China for the 2006 World Summer Games. Bea joined the SOMO Board of Directors in 2000.
Bea is one of four Recreation Therapists for the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Special Population Services. Serving the Developmental Disabled working in the community and sports. Bea works also with the JCP&R SPS Day program for adults. She helps coordinates leisure and integrational activities for the participants.
In her leisure time, Bea enjoys camping, fishing and sewing. She’s is an avid follower of Chief’s football and is a member of a model train club that allows her to help build and run trains to scale. She is also a member of the Kansas City Sheltie Rescue.
Gary Wilbers
Gary Wilbers is Owner/President of Mid-America Wireless, a communications retail company since 1990 with 14 locations throughout Central Missouri. Headquartered in Jefferson City, MO, Mid-America Wireless is an authorized retailer of AT&T, Dish Network, DirecTV, WildBlue, HughesNet and other high-speed internet services.
Mr. Wilbers received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from Lincoln University. He was President of the Students in Free Enterprise in 1989 and 1990 and also served for many years on the Lincoln University Foundation Board. In addition to owning his own business, Mr. Wilbers is also very involved in his community, giving his time and resources to organizations such as the United Way of Central Missouri, Easter Seals, Special Olympics of Missouri and his local church. Gary and his wife, Dana, have three children; Chris, Adam, and Elle.
Mid-America Wireless has retail stories in Jefferson City, Columbia, Hannibal, Kirksville, Cameron, Marshall, Mexico, Rolla, St. Robert, Sedalia, Trenton, Union and Warrensburg.
Greg Wolf
Greg Wolf has always recognized the importance of community and has frequently worked to make his a better place. For many years Wolf has been involved with coaching a variety of youth sports, supported many YMCA programs and cheering and working in many Special Olympic activities with his sister who participated as an Olympian for many years. It became obvious to him how all these programs assisted many people throughout their lives for the betterment and the improvement of the community where they lived. When his employer, Hay Group Inc., teamed up with Special Olympics Missouri, the decision to be involved was a very easy one.
Being a board member for Special Olympics Missouri has been a blessing for Greg and his family. A chance to work with SOMO to make the lives of family, friends and all athletes involved a better one is a true privilege to Greg. “When working my first Special Olympic games many years ago I was touched by how spirited and enthusiastic the athletes were,” Greg says. “All the athletes were so excited and happy to be competing. The enthusiasm that was shown that day for the games was incredible. The chance to help enhance the lives of the Special Olympic athletes and their families is an honor and a privilege.”