MoSDA’s Board of Directors and Standing Committees are led by Missouri’s special district leaders dedicated to strengthening the voice of the state’s 1,800+ districts.
President
Region II (Northeast/Central)
St. Charles County Ambulance District
Vice President
Library, Culture, Museum, Zoo, and Recreation
Cape Girardeau Library
Secretary
Community Support
Developmental Disability Services of Jackson County (Eitas)
Treasurer
Public Safety
Hillsboro Fire Protection District
Region III (Southwest)
Nixa Fire Protection District
Region IV (Southeast)
Northern Reynolds County Fire Protection District

The Association is divided into four regions, each with approximately 460 special districts based on Missouri State Auditor and State Tax Commission records (2025).
Regular Members in each region elect a representative to the Board of Directors.
MoSDA plans one regional governance workshop in each region annually.

Chair: Chief William "Skip" Stephens, St. Charles County Ambulance District
Ambulance: Matt Bowen, Linn County Ambulance District
Fire: Chief Eric Smith, South Metro Fire District
Water: Brad Bryant, Jefferson County Public Water Supply District 12
Committee Staff: Cole Arreola-Karr, MoSDA Managing Director

Chair: Katie Earnhart, Cape Girardeau Library
Dev./Mental Health: Andrea Swope, CC Links
Fire: Monte Olsen, Tightwad Fire Protection District
Library: Rachael Grime, Little Dixie Regional Library District
Road: Jennifer Belin, Ozark Special Road District
Committee Staff: Alissa Crigger, Special District Strategies.
Contact: alissa@specialdistrictstrategies.com
Managing Director: Cole Arreola-Karr, Special District Strategies, L.L.C
cole@karradvocacy.com | (417) 861-7418
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Contact: cole@karradvocacy.com | (417) 861-7418

Registration is open!
Tuesday, May 19
Daniel Boone Regional Library District | Columbia.
Segments include:
Special Districts Governance Issues Forum (MoSDA Vice President Katie Earnhart, Cape Girardeau Library)
Trending Legal Issues for District Governance & Public Meetings (Scarborough Law Office)
Putting Municipal Money to Work (MOCAAT)
Diving into the Missouri Sunshine Law (Office of the Missouri Attorney General)
Municipal Bonds 101 (UMB Bank)
2026 Legislative Session Panel
Learn more and register below.