Annual Meeting Agenda

8:30 Registration and Networking

9:00 Welcome & Pledge of Allegiance
State Representative Bill Hardwick, Sustainable Ozarks Partnership (SOP) Chairman

9:05 Invocation
Pastor Howard Malone, The River

9:10 Recognition of SOP Sustaining Members
Mr. Mike Dunbar & Mr. Steve Ehrhardt, Leonard Wood Institute/SOP Board of Directors

9:25 Sustainable Ozarks Partnership Update: Our Army, Our Installation, Our Community
Mr. Dorsey Newcomb, SOP Executive Director

9:45 Missouri’s Support for Fort Leonard Wood, Service Members, Military Families, & Veterans
Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe, State of Missouri

10:00 Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army Update
Mr. Keith Pritchard, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, Missouri-West

10:15 Community Partnerships in Sustaining Our Army & Our Installations: The FLW Perspective
Brigadier General Sarah Albrycht, Commandant, U.S. Army Military Police School, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence & Fort Leonard Wood

10:30 FLW’s Role in Support of our National Defense Now & in the Future: A View from the SASC
Honorable Eric Schmitt, United States Senate

10:35 Future of Defense; Opportunities & Challenges: The HASC Perspective
Honorable Mark Alford, United States House of Representatives, Missouri’s 4th Congressional District

10:55 Keynote Address: Community Support for Army Installations
Brigadier General Joe Ricciardi, Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Installation Management Command

11:15 Lunch Break (Boxed Lunches Provided)

11:25 Recruiting the Army of Tomorrow, Today
Lieutenant Colonel Crystal Jones, Commander, U.S. Army Kansas City Recruiting Battalion

11:50 Missouri Military Advocate/Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission Update
Mr. Harry Roberts, Missouri Military Advocate

12:05 The Washington Perspective
Mr. Mike DuBois, Director, Defense & International, Kit Bond Strategies, State Consultant

12:25 General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital Replacement Project Overview
Mr. Tommy Turner, J.E. Dunn Construction & Mr. Travis Lynch, Army Corps of Engineers

12:45 Major General Leonard Wood Foundation Establishment
Mr. Joe Driskill, Major General Leonard Wood Foundation Chairman

1:00 SOP Business Meeting: Election of New SOP Officers

1:05 SOP and Our Regional Strategy Going Forward
Mr. Dorsey Newcomb

1:20 Wrap Up/Questions and Answers

1:30 Meeting Concludes