By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has appointed LeAndra Beauford of St. Joseph to the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council.
Beauford is a family navigation manager for Progressive Community Services and a certified family support provider. She has served as a substitute teacher in the St. Joseph School District. Beauford received a certificate in legal studies from Missouri Western State University.
Keho also appointed Frank Kruse of Smithville to the Conservation Commission.
Kruse is the president of Martin Hill Advisors and previously served as the vice-president of business development and marketing for Sekisui XenoTech LLC. Kruse is a member of several conservation organizations, including the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, and Johnny Morris Institute of Fisheries.
Kruse previously served as an international marketing representative for the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Kruse holds a master’s degree in economics from North Carolina State University.
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