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Bootheel Counseling Services
Board Members:
David Stroud, MD: David Stroud has been a  Board member
since 2004.  Dr. Stroud is a Board Certified OB/GYN,
receiving a BS in Microbiology in 1977, MS in Microbiology in
1980 and MD in 1984.  He is currently enrolled in the
Episcopal School for Ministry, DioMO.  Dr. Stroud is a member
of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
William "Bill" Pippins, Jr. - Vice Chairman:  Bill Pippins
has been a Board member since 2006.  Mr. Pippins has a BS
in Agri Business and Fire Instructor I & II from the University of
Missouri.  He is the owner of an Allstate Insurance Company,
has been a firefighter for 18 years and is a Hazmat Training
Officer.  He is a member of the Dexter Lions Club and a
Healthcare Foundation Board Executive.  
Suellen Fenton - Secretary:  Suellen Fenton has been a
Board member since 2006.  Ms. Fenton has a MA in
Guidance and Counseling.  She is the school psychological
examiner, achievement/ability assessments for special
services for the Charleston School District and is the district
assessment coordinator.  Ms. Fenton is an active member of
the United Methodist Church, where she is also the organist.
Jayne Dees: Jayne has been a Board member since 2007.  
Ms. Dees is currently enrolled in DHSS & St. Louis University
Public Health Leadership Institute.  She is the current Health
Department Administrator of New Madrid County.  She has
served for 28 years as the New Madrid County WIC
Coordinator.  Ms. Dees is on the Board of the Missouri Rural
Health.  She also serves on numerous county coalitions that
help the citizens of our area.
Lynn Feeler:  Lynn has been a Board member since 2006.  
Ms. Feeler received a BS in Education (Speech Pathology)
and MA in Education (Special Education / Learning
Disabilities).  Lynn is a former Director of the Sikeston
Regional Center for Developmental Disabilities (a
Department of Mental Health facility).  She retired after 32
years of DMH service.  Lynn is currently a small business
owner in Sikeston, Missouri.
Clyde Hawes:  Clyde has been a Board member since
2000.  Mr. Hawes is the Presiding Commissioner of New
Madrid County.  He was the Assessor of New Madrid County
from 1977 to 1997.  Clyde is also on the Board of SEMO
Electric Cooperative and is President of M & A Electric
Power Cooperative in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.  Clyde is a
former Director of First National Bank (Montgomery Bank,
presently).  He is an elder of the First Christian Church and
retired from the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Joe Lane: Joe has been a Board member since 2007.  Joe
received a BS in Business Administration.  He is currently
retired after serving twenty-eight years as a Community
Developer with Bootheel Regional Planning Commission (a
non-profit agency in Dexter, Missouri.)  Joe is a member of
the Lincoln University Alumni Chapter.
Marty McReynolds - Chairman:  Marty has been a Board
member since 2000.  He is currently the Chair of the Budget
and Finance Committee.  He received a Bachelor degree in
Business Administration from Belmont College in Nashville,
TN.  He is Executive Vice President of the Bank of New
Madrid as well as serving on their Board of Directors.
Kevin Miller:  Kevin has been a Board member since
2006.  He received both his Bachelor and Master degrees
from Southeast Missouri State University.  Kevin has been a
Band Director, Middle School Principal, Superintendent and
an a Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education Adjunct Professor for William Woods University.  
Mr. Miller is a member of the Lion's Club and a reservist for
the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department.
Harriette Myers:  Harriette has been a Board member
since 2008.  She received a BS in Sociology and is Vice
President and Trust Officer for the Bank of New Madrid.  
Ms. Myers is a member of the Board of Directors for Bank
of New Madrid and Missouri Delta Medical Center.  She is a
member of the Economical Development Committee for the
City of New Madrid and is a member of the Budget/Finance
Committee for the Immaculate Conception School of New
Madrid, Missouri.  Harriette is Vice President and Director of
Hunter Enterprises, Inc. and Dixie Bancshares, Corp.
Rebecca Steward:  Rebecca has been a Board member
since 2008.  She received a BS and JD from university of
Missouri in Columbia.  She is an Attorney at Law in solo
practice and is a member of the Missouri Bar Association.  
Ms. Steward is a Board member of the Sikeston Area
Chamber of Commerce and the Sikeston historical Midtown
Development Group.
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Michelle Aaron:  Michelle has been a Board member
since January 2009.  She has received a PHR
(Professional in Human Resources) and was employed at
Bootheel Counseling Services for 9 years where she
served as the agency's first HR Director.  Michelle is a
member of the SEMO Human Resources Association, the
Society for Human Resource Management and Cape Area
Personnel Association.
Milas R. Mainord, II:  Milas has been a Board member
since April 2009.  He is a 1972 graduate of East Prairie
High School.  Mr. Mainord is the President and co-owner of
MRM Farms and MRM Ag Services, Inc.  He is a former
member of the East Prairie R2 school board and is an
elder at the First Christian Church.
Debbie Pleimling:  Debbie has been a Board member
since February 2010.  She resides in Dexter and is the
Director the Stoddard County Public Health Center in
Bloomfield, Missouri where she has been employed for 21
years.  Debbie is an RN, MSN.  
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