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Restore SGF, a city initiative designed to increase homeownership, has formed its board of directors.

Eleven community members from various industries make up the board, according to a news release.

In alphabetical order, they are:
• Joselyn Baldner, president and CEO of Central Bank of the Ozarks;
• Amy Blansit, CEO of the Drew Lewis Foundation;
• Andrea Brady, community outreach and development manager for Great Southern Bank;
• Adrianna Bruening, real estate agent with Southwest Missouri Realty;
• Andrew Doolittle, developer, broker and investor with Everett Homes;
• John Everett, CEO of Legacy Bank & Trust Co.;
• Brian Fogle, president of Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc.;
• Heather Hardinger, City Council member;
• Richard Ollis, City Council member;
• Becky Volz, the city's Neighborhood Advisory Council chair; and
• Rusty Worley, former Neighborhood Advisory Council chair and executive director of the Downtown Springfield Association.

Restore SGF is the city's main tool through the Forward SGF comprehensive plan in promoting ownership and stewardship in historic neighborhoods near the center of the city, according to past reporting. The chief goal of the Restore SGF program is to increase homeownership by offering low-interest financing and grants for rehabbing older homes in historic neighborhoods.

Council last year designated $1 million in American Rescue Plan funds to Restore SGF, and several banks also have offered pledges of support, according to past reporting.