About the friends

SHARING THE MISSOURI LEGACY

PRESERVATION DRIVEN BY PASSION

Education Informed by Erudition

Left to right: George Bagby, Bill Miller, Cora Lee Miller, Jean Hamilton, Sallie Hailey, Louise Bagby, Lynn Burge, and Mr & Mrs. Blackmore, representatives of the IOOF who presented a $400 check for preservation of the Lodge Hall, 1965.

The Friends of Arrow Rock was founded in 1959 by men and women who cared deeply about our legacy here. They wanted to help preserve the treasures of Arrow Rock, and through them, share myriad perspectives of our history. More than six decades later, this organization is still committed to those ideals, and still supported by people who are passionate about Arrow Rock.

The Friends of Arrow Rock benefits from the leadership of a highly-qualified professional staff and expert consultants as well as the erudition and expertise of our volunteer board of trustees.

Trustees & staff

Our leadership

The Friends of Arrow Rock benefits from the leadership and expertise of our volunteer board of trustees along with a highly qualified professional staff. If you are interested in volunteer or professional opportunities with our organization, contact us at 660-837-3231.

TRUSTEES & STAFF

The Friends of Arrow Rock benefits from the leadership and expertise of our volunteer board of trustees along with a highly qualified professional staff. If you are interested in volunteer or professional opportunities with our organization, contact us at 660-837-3231.

TRUSTEES:


Michael Kateman, Ph.D.

Board President
Nelson, MO
Professor

Anthony Weatherford
First Vice President
Boonville, MO/Arrow Rock, MO
Corporate and Non-profit Senior Leadership

Leslie Huston
Second Vice President
Marshall, MO/Arrow Rock, MO

Former Educator, Flight Attendant, Tour GuideTeacher

Day Gibson Kerr
Secretary

Past President
Prairie Village, MO/Arrow Rock, MO
Community Leader, Historic Preservationist

Lindi Overton
Treasurer

Boonville, MO
CPA/Retired College Administrator

Shannon Gregory, M.S.
Executive Committee 
Member At-Large

Southlake, TX, Arrow Rock, MO
Healthcare Executive (Retired)

Ali Roth
Executive Committee 
Member At-Large

Blackwater, MO
Family Nurse Practitioner

Doug Anning, J.D.
Kansas City, MO/ Arrow Rock, MO
Attorney, Polsinelli Law Firm

Tanner Bechtel
Boonville, MO
Professional Musician, Technology Executive

Kathy Cary
Marshall, MO
Homemaker, Crafter & Farmer

Maggie “Kay” Doss
Lee’s Summit, MO

Mary Fangmann
Marshall, MO
Social Worker, Superintendent of Marshall Habilitation Center, Deputy Director for Missouri Department of Mental Health

 

 

 

 

Thomas B. Hall III, M.D.
Past President
Prairie Village, KS/Arrow Rock, MO
Retired Professor, University of Kansas Medical School

Jan Hinnah
Nelson, MO
Accountant, Family Farm, Organist/Pianist

Donna Huston
Past President
Marshall, MO
Retired TWA Flight Attendant & Instructor, Elementary School

Susan Link
Arrow Rock, MO
Flight Attendant American Airlines

V. Paul Ratcliffe
Past President
Columbia, MO/Arrow Rock, MO
Realtor, Reece & Nichols, Columbia MOCPA/Retired College Administrator

Kathryn Schuster
Nelson, MO
Sr. V.P. & GM Isle of Capri Casino Hotel

Judy Smith
Arrow Rock, MO
Retired Registered Nurse

Davoren Tempel
Leawood, KS
Preservationist & Fundraiser

Jon Trigg
Columbia, MO/Arrow Rock, MO
Owner and Lead Designer Studio Home

 

STAFF:

Jamie Fleming
Executive Director

Monte Holder
Lead Historical Interpreter

Sarah Broadbent
Historical Interpreter

TRUSTEES EMERITUS:

Elizabeth (Ibby) Barrett
Chesterfield, MO

Chet F. Breitwieser
Past President
Belleville, IL/Arrow Rock, MO
Art and Antiques Dealer, Historic Preservationist

Pat Cooper
Marshall, MO
Registered Nurse (Retired)
Community Health

Kathy Digges
Columbia, MO
The Insurance Group, Inc. (Retired)

Richard M. Hodge, D.D.S.
Kansas City, MO/Arrow Rock, MO
Dentist (Retired)

George S. Huff, J.D.
Marshall, MO
Attorney, Marshall, MO

Blaine Murrell McBurney, Ph.D.
New Orleans, LA/Marshall MO
Art and Antiques Dealer, Historic Preservationist

Carol Pemberton.
Marshall, MO
Educator (Retired), Family Farm

Kevin T. Riggs
Marshall, MO
Retired Controller, Coreslab Structures

Bill True
Arrow Rock, MO
Retired Businessman

 

EXPERT CONSULTANTS:

Auman Mack
Dan Auman, Principal
Arrow Rock, MO
Brand Management and Design

Well-Preserved LLC
Marty Selby, Principal
Columbia, MO
Historic Preservation