SHORT BIOS FOR ‘CERTIFIED’ JUDGES FOR MISS MISSOURI …

1 SHORT BIOS FOR certified JUDGES FOR miss MISSOURI LOCAL PAGEANTS (See Contact Information List for details and Certification dates) DWIGHT BROWNE (No resume on file) JOYCE BUXTON * Graduate of Iowa State with a degree in Interior Design & has worked in the industry for 30 years * Finalist for Springfield s Chamber of Commerce Small Business Owner of the Year * Named by Springfield s 417 Magazine, as one of 2007 s Most Influential Women * Married to Phil Buxton and mother to Audrey, a 21 year old college student CAROLYN DRAGOO (No resume on file) LAYLA EARL (No resume on file) ABBY EDEN (No resume on file) SUSAN FIELDLER * Has served for 16 years as an administrative assistant for the Springfield Public Schools * Is a Cheerleader and Pep Club sponsor * Co-Director for the Springfield Area pageant(s) for miss MISSOURI & MISSOURI s Outstanding Teen * Has judged many pageant programs in 5 states SHIRLEY GILBERT * Former Director for the miss Southwest MO Pageant for many years * Served on the local panel that selected Debbye Turner en route to her miss America victory * Currently employed in the home furnishings department of Sutherland Lumber & Home Furnshings * She is also the director of a national pageant program for Little miss contestants SARAH (Wiseman) GOODAPPLE * Competed twice at the miss MISSOURI Pageant.

2 Was a non-finalist Talent winner * Bachelor of Social Work from Western Illinois University * Currently works as a graphic designer with the Assemblies of God World Mission Headquarters * Has traveled to 22 countries on church mission trips TINA GOOLSBY (No resume on file) MARK HOLCOMB * Formerly on Board of miss Greater Kansas City Pageant * All-State and High School Show Choir judge; Has judged local miss America preliminary pageants * Curriculum Development Specialist: Concorde Career Colleges * Holds two undergraduate Degrees in Voice from the University of MISSOURI -Columbia; A Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction; and a Masters in Choral Conducting from the University of MISSOURI -Kansas City STEVE HUSTER * Graduated from Florissant Valley Comm.

3 College/American Institute of Banking with a degree in Banking & Finance * Employed by CitiMortgage as Assistant VP in the Investor Support Division * Part-time reporter for the website , covering MISSOURI sports * Chairman of the past four (5 year) class reunions of my High School DEANN JONES * Has worked in the education field for 28 years * Currently the Director of an Education Cooperative providing counseling to 15 southwest MO schools * Pageant Fan whose daughter competed in the miss MO Pageant * Serves as a volunteer for special events at her church RAYMOND JUMP * Graduated from Univ. of CO with a degree in History & from Ft. Hays State Univ. with a Master s degree in Music Educ. * Currently employed with Coca-Cola as a Fleet Clerk * Has judged numerous local pageants in AR, KS, IA, OK and MO.

4 Has judged one state level pageant * Married for 37 years and parent to two daughters and one son. Has 2 grandsons & 2 granddaughters . EMILY LANE * Competed at the miss MISSOURI pageant twice, received the MMO Character Award * Graduate of MSU with a degree in Communication Studies * Currently pursuing her Masters Degree & working as a speech therapist for special needs children * Runs marathons and serves on the miss Springfield-Branson Board STEPHANIE LIEBENGOOD * Small business owner from Overland Park, KS * Avid competitive runner, cheerleading coach, and community volunteer * Enjoys teaching modeling and etiquette, studying current fashion trends * Married for 18 years, and mother of 2 daughters ANITA LEWIS (Mrs.)

5 Wes Lewis) * Employed as an Early Childhood Educator with the Cox Health system in Springfield * Has a daughter who competes in the Outstanding Teen program * Pageant Fan who loves to volunteer and attend pageants * Married to Wes for 22 years and mother to a son and a daughter WES LEWIS * Works as a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist at Cox Medical Center * Has judged both miss and Outstanding Teen local pageants in southwest MISSOURI * Became involved in pageants through his daughter who began competing at age 12 * Married to Anita for 22 years and father to a son and a daughter CONNIE LIPSCOMB * Co-owner of Lipscomb Auto Group * Full-time substitute teacher for Middle School * Member of the miss Springfield-Branson

6 Board * Pageant Mom for many years (until daughter moved to Texas for college) KELLEY (Rohlfing) MARCHBANKS * Director of Development for Oregon State Univ-College of Veterinarian Medicine * Former miss MO finalist, former miss MO-USA semi-finalist, and MO State Fair Queen * Has judged in numerous pageant systems * Classically trained in vocal music; performed with numerous music groups & is active in theater SHARI McCALLISTER (No resume on file) TONI MESSINA * Graduated from the University of MISSOURI with degrees in Journalism and Public Administration * Currently employed with the City of Columbia, MISSOURI in the fields of intergovernmental relations, history and heritage * First year of judging pageants; also certified as a MISSOURI Quality Examiner and National History Day judge * Married for 38 years BEVERLY MEUSCHKE (No resume on file) GENE MEUSCHKE (No resume on file) LESLIE MEYER * Graduate of Univ.

7 Of Central MO, with a degree in Journalism and minor in Speech Communications * Currently employed as the sales manager for KWWR and KXEO radio station(s) * Have served on the miss Audrain Pageant Board for 3 years * Married for 11 years with 2 daughters and 1 son KENDELL MISEMER (No resume on file) JENNIFER NEWMAN * Graduate of Drury and the Univ. of MO College of Law * Attorney with the Newman Law Firm and practices in the area of personal injury and workers comp. * Member of the miss Springfield-Branson Board & has audited numerous local pageants * Regularly attends the miss MISSOURI Pageant, and has attended the miss America Pageant JOYCE REDMON * Loan Officer for 20 years. Currently employed by BancorpSouth in the Mortgage Department * Lifetime lover the the Arts * Has performed with the Mid-America Singers, Springfield Regional Opera, & numerous other groups * Member of her church choir and also performs in vocal ensembles and solo work KAREN RIEGLER * Director of Marketing Outreach-Education, Credo Dance Academy * Substitute Teacher with the Springfield Schools * Spent several summers in NY working with Summer Intensive Ballet programs * Mother of 3 daughters KATE RIEGLER * Director of the Credo Dance Academy in Springfield * Professional Dancer with the Texas Ballet Theatre & is an Assoc.

8 Of the Royal Academy of Dance in London * Currently volunteers & serves as a court appointed Advocate for abused and neglected children * Loves to cook, go to college football games and travel YVE ROJAS * Graduate of the Univ. of Wisconsin-LaCrosse with a degree in Political Science * Contestant on CBS series Survivor-Nicaragua (Season 21) * Actress / Motivational Speaker / Trained Auctioneer * Mother of 2 daughters; Resides in Kansas City, MO TERRI ROHLFING (No resume on file) JULIE SMITH (No resume on file) BROOKE STEPHENS (Mr.) * Musical Director with numerous shows in Springfield and Branson * Vocalist/pianist in many touring shows and cruise ships; Played saxophone with the Jimmy Dorsey Band * Has done numerous Voice-Overs and singing in commercials and regional spots * Licensed Make-Up artist and Hair stylist with over 20 years of experience with actors & performers LANE TETERS * MU Graduate and a former, 2-time Semi-Finalist in the miss MISSOURI Pageant * Trained in vocal music, dance and musical theatre * Studied with the Joffrey Ballet Company in NYC, & Member of the Springfield Ballet Company * Currently volunteering with the miss Springfield-Branson Pageants MELANIE UTTERBACK (No resume on file) BARBARA WEBSTER-DAY * miss MISSOURI 1983.

9 Preliminary Talent winner (fiddle) at miss America, and Top 10 finalist * Graduate of Central MISSOURI State University * Owner of Wine 101 in Warrensburg * Resides outside Warrensburg with her husband, Steve. KIRSTEN WEISS * Bachelors & Masters degrees in violin and viola performance * Has performed with the Symphony s in Omaha, Cedar Rapids, Peoria and Springfield * Has appeared with the Lawrence Welk Show in Branson & at Disney World in Orlando * Currently studying Nursing at Cox College of Nursing in Springfield BARB WILKEN (No resume on file) DAWN WILLIAMS (No resume on file)