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ADVERTISING & COMMUNICATIONS
AREA'S LARGEST INDUSTRY NETWORKING GROUPS
Rank
Name
Address
Phone•Fax
Website
LocalMembers Annual
MembershipDues MeetingSchedule ApplicationProcess GroupFocus ContactPerson
CurrentPresident
Year
Founded
Affliation
1 (2)
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association
1615 S Ingram Mill Road, Bldg D, Springfield 65804
(417) 831-2783 • (417) 831-2842 1,000 $230 11:45 am
third Wednesdays Open application
Professional education & networking,
referrals, community projects & outreach,
publications for attorneys & law school
students
Crista Hogan
Robert Palmer
1903
Local
2 (3)
Masterminds of Biz
1233 E Republic Road, Springfield 65804
(417) 496-8442 850 $100 Varies
weekly Open application
Building business relationships, passing
referrals & keeping more money in the
local market
Curt & Elizabeth Gaddis
Curt & Elizabeth Gaddis
2009
Local
3 (4)
Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield
636 W Republic Road, Bldg D-108, Springfield 65807
(417) 881-3711 • (417) 881-7334 370 $470 Varies
third tuesdays Open application Residential construction Emily Fletcher
John Marion
1954
National
4 (5)
Greene County Medical Society
1911 S National Ave, Ste 401, Springfield 65804
(417) 887-1017 • (417) 719-9016 325 $100-$340 Varies
monthly
Membership open
to physicians
Physician & patient advocacy; physician
continuing education
Cathy Leiboult
Dr Alexander Hover
1874
Local
5 (7)
Greater Springfield Dental Society
1717 E Republic Road, Ste A, Springfield 65804
(417) 882-4117 • (417) 886-3685 270 $1,000 6 pm
third Thursdays Open application Dental education & advocacy Jean Harmison
Dr Lisa Castleman
1906
National
6 (8)
Association of IT Professionals Southwest Missouri Chapter
405 N Jefferson Ave, Springfield 65806
417-234-4270 258 $130-$275
11:30 am, varies
third Wednesdays, first
Fridays
Open application Professional development & IT
networking/education
Randy Baker
Jason Klein
1968
National
7 (9)
Missouri Society of Professional Engineers-Ozark Chapter
PO Box 1152, Springfield 65801
(573) 636-4861 183 $196-$350 Noon
first Thursdays Open application
Promote ethical, competent engineering
practices, public safety & welfare to
engineers & interns
Neil Brady
Kirk Juranas
1941
National
8 (11)
American Institute of Architects-Springfield
1717 E Republic Road, Ste A, Springfield 65804
(417) 886-8606 • (417) 886-3685 150 $50-$95 11:30 am
second Wednesdays Open application Continuing education & advocacy Linden Mueller
Russ Moffett
1964
National
As of Oct. 31, 2016. Ranked by number of local members. The previous year's rankings are in parentheses. Greater Springfield Board of Realtors, which ranked No. 1 on last year's list, did not respond to survey requests. Springfield Business Journal relies
on individual businesses to be truthful and accurate in their representation of information listed. WND = Would not disclose. To be considered for future list
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