Dr. Jim Baker
Vice President for Research and Development
Missouri State University
901 South National Avenue
Springfield, MO  65897
T:  417.836.8501
Jimbaker@missouristate.edu

Dr. Robert J. Calcaterra
President and CEO
Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise
893 North Warson Road
St. Louis, MO 63141
T: 314.812.8001 or 314.812.8000
F: 314.812.8080
robert.j.calcaterra@niduscenter.com

Representative Robert Wayne Cooper
State Capitol Building, Room 234
Jefferson City, MO 65101
T:  573.751.1119
F: 473.526.9803
Wayne.cooper@house.mo.gov
rwaynecooper@yahoo.com

Mr. David S. Corwin                                          
Devereux Murphy, LLC
190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1100   
Clayton, MO  63105                          
T: 314.721.1516 ext. 1057
F: 314.721.4434
dcorwin@devereuxmurphy.com     

Mr. Randall C. Ferguson, Jr.
4708 NE Howser Lane
Lee’s Summit, MO  64064
T: 816.350.7035 (H)
T: 816.547.3745 (C)
F: 816.350.1349
rcfergujr@aol.com

Dr. F. Nicholas Franano
Chief Scientific Officer
Proteon Therapeutics, Inc.
4420 Madison Avenue, Suite 180
Kansas City, MO  64111
T: 816.531.0028
F: 816.531.3079
nfranano@proteontherapeutics.com

Senator John Griesheimer
State Capitol Building, Room 227
Jefferson City, MO  65101
T:  573.751.3678  
F:  573.526.2609
jgriesheimer@senate.mo.gov

Mr. Daniel P. Mehan
President and CEO
Missouri Chamber of Commerce & Industry
P.O. Box 149
Jefferson City, MO  65102-0149
T: 573.634.3511
F: 573.634.8855
dpmehan@mochamber.com

Delegate for President of University of Missouri
Dr. Michael F. Nichols
Vice President for Research and Economic Dev.
University of Missouri
321 University Hall
Columbia, MO  65211
T: (573) 882-2011
F: (573) 882-4204
nicholsmf@missouri.edu

Dr. John T. Park
650 Holmes Lane
Rolla, MO  65401
T: 573.364.6455
F: 573.341.5763
parkj@umr.edu

Mr. Donn Rubin
Coalition for Plant and Life Sciences
One Metropolitan Square
Suite 1300
St. Louis, MO  63102
T: (314) 206-3242
drubin@stl-lifesciences.org

Mr. Stanley J. Salva, Mayor
City of Sugar Creek
4026 North River Blvd
Sugar Creek, MO  64050
T: 816.252.4400 ext 132    
F:  816.252.7082
mayor@sugar-creek.mo.us

Delegate for Director Greg Steinhoff
Mr. Bill McCoy
Business Development Manager
Division of Business and Community Services
Missouri Department of Economic Development
P.O. Box 118
Jefferson City, MO  65102
T: 573.751.4892
F: 573.751.7384
Bill.mccoy@ded.mo.gov

Mr. Frank Stokes
CEO
Innovate St. Louis
One Metropolitan Square
Suite 1300
St. Louis, MO  63102
T: 314.444.1159
F: 314.206.3222
frankstokes@innovatestl.org

Staff:

Mr. Rob Monsees
Executive Director
Missouri Technology Corporation
P.O. Box 2137
Jefferson City, MO  65102
T: 573.526.0470
F: 573.526.8202
Rob.monsees@ded.mo.gov

Ms. Misty Snodgrass
Senior Project Manager
Missouri Technology Corporation
P.O. Box 2137
Jefferson City, MO  65102
T: 573.526.2423
F: 573.526.8202
Misty.snodgrass@ded.mo.gov

Ms. Stacey Hirst
MO Department of Economic Development
P.O. Box 118
Jefferson City, MO  65102
T: 573.526.1558
F: 573.526.8202
Stacey.hirst@ded.mo.gov

Ex-officio members:

*Garrison Commander
Fort Leonard Wood
320 MANSCEN Loop, Suite 120
Fort Leonard Wood, MO  65473
T: 573.563.4004
Delegate:  Mark Premont

Dr. Krishna Krishnamurthy
Vice Provost for Research
Office of Sponsored Programs
Missouri University of Science & Technology
202A University Center
1870 Miner Circle
Rolla, MO  65409
T:  (573) 341-4154
F:  (573) 341-4216
kkrishna@mst.edu
RAM member

Nasser Arshadi, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Research
University of Missouri-St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121-4499
T: (314) 516-5899
F: (314) 516-6759
Arshadi@umsl.edu
RAM member

*The Fort Leonard Wood Garrison Commander and two RAM members were elected by the members to serve in an ex-officio capacity.