Matt Morrow, Executive Officer
Matt Morrow serves as Executive Officer of the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield, Missouri. Matt holds a Bachelors Degree in Communication and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
Matt’s professional background comes in the news media and in politics. Between 1991 and 1996, Matt worked at small market radio stations in Bolivar and Buffalo, Missouri, as Sports Director, News Director, and ultimately as Station Manager. In 1994, he received the Missouri Broadcasting Association’s top honor for small market sports reporting, before moving into news and station management duties. In 1996, Matt’s background in broadcasting led to a position with then-U.S. Senator John Ashcroft as a Communications Specialist in Washington, D.C. Matt spent nearly five years with Ashcroft, eventually serving in the capacities of Missouri Press Secretary and District Office Director for southwest Missouri. During the 2000 elections, Matt served as Communications Director for the Missouri Republican Party.
In November 2000, Matt was hired by the HBA of Greater Springfield to serve as its Executive Officer. Under Matt’s direction, the association has stepped up its efforts and its results in political action, charitable involvement, and marketing and public relations. In that time, the association established its own Political Action Committee (PAC), the Coalition for Building a Better Tomorrow (CBBT), as well as its own 501(c)3 charity, the Home Builders Association Charitable Foundation (HBACF).
In 2003, the National Association of Home Builders’ Executive Officers Council awarded Matt with the David Lloyd Memorial Award. The award is presented to one executive officer each year who has served no more than three years in an association management position and is judged to have made major contributions to the profession.
Matt’s wife Rachael is a Human Resources Specialist with ADSmith Communications in Springfield. They have one daughter, Anna Christine, who will celebrate her third birthday in April 2007. Matt and Rachael are active members of Second Baptist Church in Springfield, where they serve as ministry leaders in their Sunday School class. Office: 417-881-3711 • Cell: 417-838-7009
Charlyce Ruth, Operations Manager
Charlyce Ruth serves as Office Manager of the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield, Missouri. Charlyce holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and a minor in economics from Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington.
Charlyce’s professional background includes working in both residential and commercial construction. While living in Seattle, Washington, she worked for a commercial construction company. She then moved to Springfield and worked for a residential construction company. At both companies, she was responsible for job costing and working with scheduling.
Since coming to work for the HBA in the fall of 1999, Charlyce has been instrumental in the planning of all of the HBA annual events, including the Home Show, Home Remodeling EXPO, golf tournaments, fishing tournaments, Bowl*A*Rama, HBA Charitable Foundation Auction and the Parade of Homes, as well as the accounting.
Charlyce is the treasurer of the Friends of the Rogersville Library and is an active volunteer with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Missouri.
Charlyce’s husband Jeff is employed with Northwest Airlines at the Springfield-Branson Airport. Jeff collects and restores antique tractors and steam engines, and sits on the Early Days Gas Engine & Tractor Association board of directors, as well as The Steam Engine Association board. Office: 417-881-3711 • Cell: 417-818-4030
Jennifer McClure, Director of Public Affairs
Jennifer has 15 years of experience in communications, marketing, public/media relations and government including: Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Citizens Memorial Hospital; Communications Manager, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce; District Director, Senator Roseann Bentley; and Creative Director, ACR Nally Advertising Agency. At the HBA, Jennifer is responsible for developing and managing member services and affiliate programs that enhance the value of membership, including educational opportunities for members. She also coordinates and executes public relations and communications activities such as publishing the association’s monthly magazine and other collateral materials, in accordance with the HBA’s mission.Office: 417-881-3711 • Cell: 417-838-1947
Kay Wylie , Office Manager
Kay Wylie serves as Administrative Assistant for the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield, bringing her HBA knowledge back to the association after a brief hiatus. After escaping to sunny Tucson, Arizona and working as a Human Resource Assistant for a mining company, Kay realized that the fishing was better in the Ozarks. She has returned to assist the wonderful staff and members of the HBA of Greater Springfield, and promises to stay this time until retirement. Kay comes to the HBA with a strong background in organization and office skills. Her dream is to build her own log home someday, following in the footsteps of her grandmother. Office: 417-881-3711
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Jennifer serves as the Director of Member Services for the HBA of Greater Springfield, Missouri. Jennifer received her Bachelors Degree in Philosophy from Drury University and holds a Masters Degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. 