Our 2023 Annual Meeting is Scheduled for August 16

This meeting is the SOP’s annual planning session where we, as the four-county regional defense community support organization, will provide a report on our accomplishments, consider the organization’s performance over the past year, and set objectives for the coming year. We will also hear from several of our local, state and federal level elected leaders and our Army partners on the importance of our collective role in supporting our national defense from here in the heartland. We anticipate that 200 business, governmental, and civic leaders from the four-county region will participate.

2023 Annual Meeting Slides

2023 Annual Meeting Agenda

2023 Invited Annual Meeting Speakers

We are excited to invite these military and civilian leaders to speak at this year’s meeting.

Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe (Confirmed)

Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe is Missouri’s 48th Lieutenant Governor.

U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt

A 6th generation Missourian, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt, previously served as Missouri's State Treasurer.

Keith Pritchard, CASA, Missouri West (Confirmed)

Keith Pritchard serves as the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Missouri West.

BG Joe Ricciardi (Confirmed)

Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command

Mike DuBois (Confirmed)

Principal at KBS

Travis Lynch, USACE (Confirmed)

Missouri Area Engineer, Kansas City District, US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Leonard Wood hospital construction project.

Joe Driskill (Confirmed)

Major General Leonard Wood Foundation Chairman

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley

Raised in rural Missouri, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley previously served as Missouri’s Attorney General.

U.S. Representative Mark Alford (Confirmed)

First-term Congressman Mark Alford represents Missouri's 4th Congressional District.

BG Sarah Albrycht (Confirmed)

Commandant, U.S. Army Military Police School

LTC Crystal Jones (Confirmed)

Commander, US Army Kansas City Recruiting Battalion

 

Harry Roberts (Confirmed)

Missouri's Military Advocate leads the  Office of Military Advocate and the Missouri Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission.

Tommy Turner (Confirmed)

JE Dunn, Senior Project Manager, Fort Leonard Wood hospital construction project.