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April 2019

Melissa Randol Executive Director, Missouri School Boards’ Association

PYSK, Working

Job description: CEO of a nonprofit organization designed to advocate for the 918,000 children attending Missouri’s public schools by supporting those elected in local communities to govern our schools. Years lived in Columbia: 27. Original hometown: Springfield, Missouri. Education: BS in economics and accounting from Missouri State University; JD from MU. Favorite volunteer/community activity: Of […]

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It’s Not Just Hair

Celebrations, Working

The Paul Mitchell School celebrates personalized learning, increased enrollment, and a bigger location. “I don’t want to be bald,” said a customer as she burst into tears during her hair appointment with Eddie Davis, co-owner and director of Columbia’s Paul Mitchell School. She explained to Davis that she had recently received a cancer diagnosis. Moved

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Jo Fey, Dean of Workforce Development and Technical Education, Moberly Area Community College

11 Questions, Columbia Business Times Archive, Community, People

What’s your background? I grew up in Manhattan, Kansas, graduated from Baker University, and taught secondary English before teaching for Barton County Community College at Fort Riley, in Kansas. Discovering a passion for community college, I completed my master’s degree at Fort Hays State University and then entered the doctoral program for community college leadership

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An Ode to the Fresh Cut

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Children’s Author Derrick Barnes to speak at Unbound Book Festival. By Ian Trantham Never get your hair cut at Sport Clips. Not if you want to feel a surge of confidence every time you pass a mirror or get a free coffee from that cute barista with the chestnut eyes. No, for that feeling you

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