The Junior League of Springfield’s Community Advisory Council is a group of well-respected men and women who live, work and/or serve in the Springfield community. They are individuals who have corporate, non-profit and small business expertise in addressing community needs.

The Community Advisors are an essential ingredient to the continued success of the Junior League of Springfield. They have the expertise and skills to bring an outside voice to our League, providing another perspective to our concerns and expanding our point of view. They also act as League ambassadors, raising our visibility and credibility in the community and increasing public awareness of the Junior League of Springfield and our signature focus of child abuse and neglect.

2023-24 through 2025-26 Community Advisory Council

Logan Aguirre
Publisher/Owner. Whitaker Publishing

Greg Burris
President & CEO, United Way of the Ozarks

Don Chenevert, Esq.
Deputy General Counsel, SRC Holding Corporation

Janet Dankert
President/CEO, Community Partnership of the Ozarks

Bob Dixon
Presiding Commissioner, Greene County Commission

Clay Goddard
President, Burrell Behavioral Health, Southwest Region

Jonathan Groves
Professor of Communication, Department Chair of Communication, Drury University

Brandi Harris
Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield

Hal Higdon
Chancellor & President, OTC Springfield Campus

Winter Kinne
Incoming President & CEO, Community Foundation of the Ozarks

Grenita Lathan
Superintendent, Springfield Public Schools

Matt Morrow
President, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce

Jaimie Trussell
Chief Executive Officer, Council of Churches of the Ozarks

Kevin Waterland
Owner/General Manager, Pitt Technology Group

Paul Williams
Chief of Police, Springfield Police Department

2023-24 through 2025-26 Community Advisory Council

Updated 01/19/2024