Ashley Wilkerson

Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland announced that Ashley Wilkerson is the Gold Award Girl Scout from Columbia, Missouri for her extraordinary action addressing children’s literacy. Wilkerson said she was inspired to take on the project when COVID affected her community’s access to public libraries. 

Wilkerson decided to take matters into her own hands by building and installing free mini libraries across her community in neighborhoods with a higher family population to reach more kids.

Glenn Smith

Glenn Smith, PE, has joined the mechanical/electrical/plumbing department of Klingner & Associates, P.C. as an engineer. Previously, Smith spent nine years managing the design and construction of numerous facilities projects for the State of Missouri.

He holds professional licensure in Missouri and a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering with minors in aerospace engineering and mathematics from the University of Missouri. He is a member of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

Brooke Trammell

Knorr Marketing Communications Events announces the addition of a new team member. Brooke Trammell joined KMC Events as an events manager. She works on event design and concepts, manages logistics planning and coordinating, and leads onsite operations for events. She also serves as a liaison between clients, vendors, and the KMC team.

Trammell previously worked as an event accountant for Maritz Global Events, learning the back end of the event industry. She has a bachelor’s degree in public relations with a minor in agriculture from Missouri State University.

Tim Myers

Tim Myers has been selected as a Top Chief Information Security Officer by Cyber Defense magazine.

Myers joins a list of 150 security professionals nationwide selected for the honor among more than 2,700 applicants. He serves as the manager of information technology security and operations at Missouri Employers Mutual. 

At MEM, Myers is responsible for all areas connected with computer operations including data center and network and server engineering, security, asset management, service desk, telecommunications, and third-party vendor management. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in the information technology field. He joined MEM in 2017.

Jamie McDonald

The Board of Directors of Girls for the Run Heart of Missouri announced that Jamie McDonald has joined their council as executive director. She received her education at Mizzou. McDonald has worked in the non-profit arena for the last six years, with years of experience in volunteering, marketing, and grant writing. 

William Mahan

UScellular has named William Mahan store manager of the Columbia location at 2703 E. Broadway, Ste. 141. Mahan is responsible for leading his team to help customers select the devices, plans, and consumer electronics to best meet their needs.

He brings more than five and a half years of wireless industry experience with UScellular to this position, most recently serving as a sales manager in Moberly.