APRIL 8-14, 2024 8 · SBJ.NET NEWS Springfield voters pick 3 for school board Tech investments, challenges garner focus at STC Squared by SBJ staff · sbj@sbj.net One new member and two incumbents won their bids for the Springfield Public Schools Board of Education at the polls on April 2. Danielle Kincaid and Dr. Maryam Mohammadkhani got the nod to retain their seats on the SPS board, and Susan Provance was chosen as a newcomer, according to unofficial election results posted by the Greene County clerk’s office. Voters were asked to select three board members out of seven candidates. Provance, a retired teacher and coach, received the highest vote tally, with 13,082 votes, or 18.03% of the total. Kincaid, partner at The Elder Law Group LLC and SPS board president, came in at 16.9% with 12,255 votes and Mohammadkhani, a retired pathologist, received 15.5% with 11,306 votes. The list of SPS board candidates, by votes, is below: • Provance, 18.03%, 13,082 votes. • Kincaid, 16.9%, 12,255 votes. • Mohammadkhani, 15.5%, 11,306 votes. • Landon McCarter, entrepreneur, 15.1%, 10,986 votes. • Chad Rollins, chief pharmacist for HealthDirect Pharmacy Services, 14.8%, 10,730 votes. • Scott Crise, incumbent board vice president and manager of gas plant operations for Associated Electric Cooperative Inc., 9.9%, 7,181 votes. • Kyler Sherman-Wilkins, associate professor of sociology at Missouri State University, 9.5%, 6,923 votes. The SPS Board of Education has seven members, including Judy Brunner, Kelly Byrne, Steve Makoski and Shurita Thomas-Tate, who were not up for reelection on April 2. City of Springfield ballot measures Two city of Springfield proposals on the ballot were approved by voters. Voters were asked to weigh in on whether to double the length of the mayor’s term by Mike Cullinan · mcullinan@sbj.net The third year for an all-day technology conference and expo in Springfield drew a record turnout that featured a keynote panel discussion about challenges and opportunities in the tech industry. Doug Pitt, co-owner of Pitt Technology Group LLC, served as the keynote panel moderator at STC Squared, held March 27 and hosted by the Springfield Tech Council, and was joined on stage by Ryan Stack, chief operating officer at SRC Holdings Corp.; Cheryl Hertel, vice president and chief information officer for CoxHealth; and Hal Higdon, chancellor of Ozarks Technical Community College. When it comes to cybersecurity, Hertel said every organization struggles. For CoxHealth, one of its biggest challenges See SQUARED on page 34 See ELECTION on page 36 Give yourself a time raise Stress-free payroll solutions with the fastest support in the world. apluspayroll.com Both city of Springfield ballot measures are approved at the polls TECH TALK Pitt Technology Group co-owner Doug Pitt, left, leads a tech-focused panel discussion at STC Squared. Panelists are, from left, Ryan Stack with SRC Holdings, CoxHealth’s Cheryl Hertel and Hal Higdon with OTC. provided by SPRINGFIELD TECH COUNCIL Industry leaders share cybersecurity concerns
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