Missouri Community Service Commission
770 Truman State Office Bldg.
PO Box 118
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone:
(573)-751-7488
Fax:
(573)-526-0463
Email:
mcsc@ded.mo.gov
Website:
http://showmeservice.org
Director: Brittany Stiffler Crabtree
Details on Board or Commission
Authority:
RSMo 620.586
Department:
Economic Development
Mission:
The Missouri Community Service Commission (MCSC) strengthens Missouri communities through volunteerism and service. Specifically, MCSC oversees the AmeriCorps*State program which invests over $38 million in funds and service to local communities. MCSC also helps local organizations recruit, retain, and recognize volunteers. Each year, Missourians volunteer $3.2 billion worth of service, and it is MCSC’s goal to help all Missourians know that they can volunteer.
Function:
The Missouri Community Service Commission effects and administers the National and Community Service Act of 1993, and strives to make service and volunteerism a common expectation of all Missourians, with a special concentration on youth.
SubCommittees:
Executive Committee, AmeriCorps Committee, Volunteerism Committee, Legislative Education, Resource Development
Details on Meetings
Number of meetings:
at least 4 meetings
Location of meetings:
varying locations
Duration of meetings:
3-4 hours
Preparation time for meetings:
Total time commitment:
16-24 hours annually (this may increase depending on option events the Commissioner may wish to attend)
Details on Members
Total members:
16
Appointed members:
13
Term length:
3 years
Compensation:
The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services on the commission, but shall be reimbursed for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Member Requirements:
Member slots include a representative of local government; the Commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; an individual with experience in promoting the involvement of older adults in service and volunteerism; a representative of a national service program; an individual with expertise in the educational, training, and development needs of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth; or an individual between the ages of 16 and 25 years who is a participant in or supervisor of a service program for school age youth, or a campus-based or national service program.
Political Requirements:
Yes, not more than fifty percent plus one of the voting members of the commission are members of the same political party
Geographic Requirements:
No. Appointments to the commission shall reflect the race, ethnicity, age, gender, and disability characteristics of the population of the state as a whole.
Senate Consent Required:
Yes
Members
Chief William L. (Skip) Stephens(I)
representative of local government
Dardenne Prairie
Term begins: Apr 1, 2021
Term expires: Dec 15, 2022
Dr. Margie M. Vandeven
commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education or the designee of such person
Foristell
Vacant Slot
experience in promoting the involvement of older adults in service and volunteerism
Ms. Samantha Ferguson Knight(D)
representative of a national service program
Saint Louis
Term begins: Mar 29, 2022
Term expires: Dec 15, 2024
Dr. Robin L. Smith(R)
expertise in educational, training, & development needs of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth
Jackson
Term begins: Mar 10, 2022
Term expires: Dec 15, 2025
Ms. Abigail Bidwell(D)
service program for school-age youth, or a campus-based or national service program
Kirksville
Term begins: Mar 29, 2022
Term expires: Dec 15, 2023
Vacant Slot
representative of community-based agencies or organizations in the state
Mr. Russell Unger(D)
representative of labor organizations
Columbia
Term begins: Feb 9, 2012
Term expires: Dec 15, 2014
Mr. Giridhar Sriperumbudoor(I)
representing the business community
Chesterfield
Term begins: Mar 25, 2021
Term expires: Dec 15, 2022
Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe
Lieutenant Governor or his designee
Mr. Gilbert (Gib) G. Adkins(I)
representative of the volunteer sector
Lebanon
Term begins: Apr 6, 2023
Term expires: Dec 15, 2025
Mr. Randall McArthur(R)
Member 1
Maryland Heights
Term begins: Apr 6, 2009
Term expires: Apr 5, 2012
Mr. John Richard Albright(R)
Chair
Member 2
Clayton
Term begins: Jun 2, 2014
Term expires: Dec 15, 2016
Vacant Slot
Member 3
Ms. Jennifer Ingraham(I)
Member 4
Kansas City
Term begins: Mar 25, 2021
Term expires: Dec 15, 2022
Ms. Yekaterina Tovmenko
(nonvoting, ex officio member) representative from the corporation for national & community service
Acting Director Michelle H. Hataway
(nonvoting, ex officio member) representative from the department of economic development