Springfield HBA adds staff

Shane Schoeller stepped into the new role Dec. 1, to work as an advocate for HBA with the local municipalities and counties, work on issues with the state legislature and raise funds for the association’s political action committee, the Coalition for Building a Better Tomorrow.

He already has a plan of attack.

“One of the big issues will be the right to repair bill that Gov. Holden vetoed last year,” Schoeller said.

Schoeller grew up in Branson and graduated from Southwest Baptist University in 1994, with bachelor degrees in political science and psychology and a minor in communications.

Prior to joining HBA, Schoeller spent about a year with Students in Free Enterprise World Headquarters. He also has worked on the staff of U.S. Sens. Kit Bond and John Ashcroft, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt and Secretary of State Matt Blunt.

HBA Executive Officer Matt Morrow will continue to work in conjunction with the organization’s board of directors to establish policies and strategies. “It sure makes a big difference to have someone that can take on projects that need to be done and done immediately,” Morrow said. “One of the things about government affairs issues is they’re rarely, if ever, projects that can wait for a week or two when they come up. They have to be done immediately. In the past, that meant I had to drop whatever I was in the middle of to go do it. I can already tell after just a couple of weeks that that’s changing.”

Two more changes took place at the HBA office, also part of the strategic plan.

Addie Walters was promoted from executive assistant to the newly created director of member services position, and Kay Wylie joined HBA in September as a part-time administrative assistant.

Wylie is responsible for HBA publications and some membership management duties, which will allow Office Manager Charlyce Ruth to focus on special projects and events.

One event will be a second parade of homes. “It will be a single-site holiday homes tour in December,” Morrow said. “It will be one subdivision, anywhere from six to 12 homes, all brand new.”

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