MMACJA Committees

The chair of each committee appears at the beginning of the list and in bold font.

Annual Conference

This conference committee presents the annual conference and is responsible for arranging speakers, preparation of the announcement, etc. The Vice President of the Association chairs the committee.

• Charlie Billings
• Traci Fann
• Dennis Chassaniol
• Andrea Niehoff
  
• Kevin Kelly
• Felicia Ezell-Gillespie
• Cotton Walker
• Danelle Duffy

Budget & Finance

This committee prepares the budget and analyzes the Association’s income and expenses. The treasurer is the committee chair.

• James Witteman
• Tom Motley
• Forrest Wegge
• Colby Smith-Hynes

By-Laws

This committee reviews the current by-laws and makes recommendations for revisions.

• Kevin Kelly
• Chuck Billings
• Cotton Walker       
• Mark Rundel
• James Witteman

  

Facilities

This committee makes all meeting arrangements for meeting space and lodging at the hotel facility. It negotiates contracts for our meetings with the hotel management staff and makes the physical preparations for board meetings and the annual conference.

• Chuck Lonardo
• Traci Fann
  
• Karen Krauser
• Danelle Duffy
• Stacey Lett
• Steve Sanders
• Keith Cheung
• Charlie Billings

Historian

• Kevin Kelly
• Carl Scarborough
• Dennis Chassaniol
• Cotton Walker

  Judicial Independence & Integrity combined with MJEC
This committee is to monitor developments regarding encroachments on judicial independence.

• Karen Krauser        
• Tom Motley
• Andrew Briscot
• Keith Cheung
  
• Kevin Kelly
• Andrea Niehoff
• William Hudson
• Ed Grewach
  
• Matt Owen
• Kristie Swaim
• Wendy Garrison
• Newton McCoy
• Douglas Rudman
• Kevin Humiston

Long-Range Planning

This committee discusses, and prepares for Board discussion, long-range goals for the Association.

• Charlie Billings
• Traci Fann
• Keith Cheung
• Charles Lonardo
• Stacey Lett 
• Bob Aulgur
• Dennis Chassaniol    
• Karen Krauser 
• Tom Motley   
• James Witteman
• Cotton Walker  
• Felica Ezell-Gillespie
• Kevin Kelly
• Shannon Norman

  

  Membership
This committee is to analyze membership in each district and coordinate with district directors to contact non-member eligible judges.

• Felica Ezell-Gillespie
• Douglas Rudman
• Newton McCoy
• Greg Beydler
• William Hudson
• Andrew Briscoe
  
• Teresa Bright-Pearson
• Ross Nigro
  
• Kristie Swaim
• Forrest Wegge
  
• Matt Owen
• Ed Grewach
• Jeff Eastman
• Kevin Humiston
• Wendy Garrison
• Bill Buchholz
• Cavanaugh Noce
  

 

New Legislation

This committee recommends a legislative agenda for the Association, helps write legislation, contacts key representatives and senators, and testifies before subcommittees of the Missouri General Assembly.

• Cotton Walker
• Carol Scarborough    
• Bob Aulgur

Newsletter

This committee produces Benchmark, the newsletter of MMACJA. The editor is in charge of obtaining ideas, recommending articles, and editing articles that are submitted. Each board member is a reporter responsible for submitting articles and ideas. The newsletter is read not only by members, but also is sent to presiding judges, members of the legislature, and to the Missouri Supreme Court.

• Shannon Norman
• Ed Grewach
• Jeff Eastman
• Douglas Rudman
  

Nominating

• Charles Lonardo
• Keith Cheung      
• Cotton Walker
• Greg Beydler
  

OSCA Liaison

• Cotton Walker
• Dennis Chassaniol
• Colby Smith-Hynes
• Felica Ezell-Gillespie

Pittman Award

This committee receives recommendations and recommends persons for an association award for long-time meritorious service, with an accompanying annual scholarship to the conference. The committee operates under specific guidelines. 

• Chuck Billings
• Cavanaugh Noce
  
• Karen Krauser
• Steve Sanders

Fall Seminar

• Felicia Ezell-Gillespie
• Teresa Bright Pearson
• Danelle Duffy
• Tom Motley
  
• Andrea Niehoff

Ad Hoc Committee - Missouri Court Automation Liaison

Cavanaugh Noce
Cotton Walker
Tom Motley