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2020-2021 Focus on Oak Grove City Guide Page 4 City Mayor & Board of Aldermen Brad Alexander, alderman ward two, was appointed in 1997 to fill a vacant seat, was elected in 1998, and reelected eleven times.  Alexander is a lifelong Oak Grove resident and graduated fromOak Grove High School in 1975. He holds a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from the University of Central Missouri. He was previously a sergeant with the Jack- son County Sheriff’s Department. His wife, Sue, is president of the Oak Grove R-6 School District Board of Ed- ucation.  Jeremy Taylor, alderman ward one, was elected to his fifth term in June and has been a resident of Oak Grove since 2003. He grew up in Blue Springs and is a 1996 graduate of Blue Springs South High School. Taylor attended Northwest Mis- souri State University and the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in management from Park University in 2009. Taylor is currently employed by Commerce Trust Company, a division of Commerce Bank. Taylor’s and his wife, Shari, have a daughter,Alex and a son, Jake. Taylor has served on the Board of ZoningAdjustment (BZA) and the Oak Grove Planning and Zoning Commission. Brandy Carroll, alderman ward one, was elected to her first term on the Board of Al- dermen this year. Carroll is a 2000 graduate of Oak Grove High School. She works as an emergency technicianatNorthKansasCityHospitaland has a paramedicine degree. She is studying to become an emergency registered nurse. Carroll’s husband,Matthew,is also apara- medic. They have four children, Kade, Kally, Gray and Hank. Carroll haspreviouslyservedontheaquat- ic center steering committee. Kelly Nadeau, alderwoman ward two, has served on the board since 2017.  Nadeau grew up in Blue Springs and attended Blue Springs High School, graduating in 1998. Na- deau graduated magna cum laude from Park University with a bachelor of science degree in December 2017. She moved to Oak Grove in 2002 with her husband, Jamie, a 1998 graduate of Oak Grove High School. They have a daughter, Jayden and a son, Gavin. Nadeau works as philanthropy manager for Make a Wish of Missouri and Kansas. Kelly Nadeau Ward 2 1805 SE High Dr. 816-699-7560 Brad Alexander Ward 2 1702 S. Oak Street 816-935-0740 Jeremy Taylor Ward 1 507 SW Locust Street 816-916-7158 Brandy Carroll Ward 1 410 SW Fifth Street 816-456-3180 Dana Webb Ward 3 405 SE 14th St. 816-985-3353 DanaWebb was elected as Mayor of Oak Grove in June.Webb previously served as an alderwoman for ward three from 2016 until her election. She is one of the few remaining members of the Webb family, founders of Oak Grove. Webb attended Grain Valley schools, graduating in 1983. She works for Ashlar Homes. Webb has two children, Britney Grittman Davis and Chad Grittman, both Oak Grove High School graduates.