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Dora joined the Good Dads team in 2024 and has a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in creative writing at Missouri State University. She loves reading, writing and anything related to theater.

‍Lisa McIntire is passionate about helping families in our community and serves as the Executive Director of Springfield’s Pregnancy Care Center (PCC) and is a member of the New Pathways for Good Dads Council. The Pregnancy Care Center is a…

Stephanie Grandestaff is a wife and mother. She formerly worked for Good Dads in media and marketing.

Justin Moody is a case manager with Good Dads and a graduate student at Missouri State University. He works to maintain contact with fathers participating in the New Pathways for Good Dads program and provide them with the resources they…

Amber Alcorn is the Director of Strategic Communication at Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield. She knows first-hand how a connected community makes a positive impact on youth. This kind of connection gave her a sense of belonging growing up,…

Frank has been teaching and coaching for the last 20 years and loves the opportunity to invest in young people. He and his wife Natalie were married in 2008 and have two children, Hays and Taylor. They are regularly involved…

Jim Millsap is the Good Dads Strong Schools Coordinator. Jim joined the Good Dads team after retiring from public education after 39 years. During his career he served as a junior high/high school mathematics teacher and building principal. He earned…

Dana Anderson received her Master’s Degree at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology. She met her husband in the MFT office in 2006 and have three beautiful children together. She is a stay-at-home mom while continuing her licensure requirements. Dana recognizes…

D’Markus Thomas-Brown is the Good Dads Regional Director in Columbia, MO. D’Markus has a strong passion for community enrichment and reinvestment, especially for families. He is a Chaplain for the Columbia Police Department (CPD) and is credentialed by the International…

Tommy Boyce has been a Women, Infants and Children nutritionist across the state of Missouri and has been with the Springfield-Greene County WIC office for eight years. Tommy graduated from UCM with a degree in dietetics and Logan University with…