Our Staff

The Missouri Bar serves the public and Missouri's more than 30,000 licensed lawyers with a full-time staff of nearly 50 people. Various departments within the organization are responsible for such activities as administration, communications, legislation, continuing legal education, minimum continuing legal education compliance and lawyers' assistance services.

The directors and assistant directors are listed below:

Member
Mischa Buford Epps Executive Director (573) 635-4128 mepps@mobar.org
Kent Randall Hopper Associate Executive Director (573) 638-2239 khopper@mobar.org
Lori Bonnot Assistant Director of CLE Programs (573) 635-4128 lbonnot@mobar.org
Shannon Lynn Briesacher MCLE Director (573) 638-2231 sbriesacher@mobar.org
Jason Cecil Chief Technology Officer (573) 635-4128 jcecil@mobar.org
Anne Chambers Lawyers' Assistance Program Director (573) 638-2262 achambers@mobar.org
Farrah Fite Communications Director (573) 638-2251 ffite@mobar.org
Deirdre Kay Hirner Government Relations Counsel (217) 414-8138 dhirner@mobar.org
Eric Dean Jennings General Counsel (573) 659-2280 ejennings@mobar.org
Hannah Kiddoo Frevert Assistant Director of Communications \| Editor (573) 659-2294 hkiddoo@mobar.org
Andrea D. Koelling Assistant Director of Dispute Resolution Programs (573) 638-2260 akoelling@mobar.org
Jeff Markway IT Director (573) 638-2271 jmarkway@mobar.org
Elizabeth Reed Diversity & Inclusion Director (573) 638-2266 ereed@mobar.org
Maria Ann Sanders Director of CLE and Member Services (573) 638-2238 msanders@mobar.org
Andrew Joseph Sartorius CLE Attorney (573) 638-2243 asartorius@mobar.org
Anthony Simones, JD, PhD Citizenship Education Director (573) 638-2250 tsimones@mobar.org
Robert Stoeckl Director of Projects (573) 638-2225 rstoeckl@mobar.org