Comerford Named to Missouri Veterans’ Commission

St. Louis residents appointed to Mo. state boards

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Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt appointed several St. Louis area residents to positions on state boards, commissions and councils, the governor’s office announced Monday.

L.B. Eckelkamp Jr., of Washington, Mo., was named to the Missouri Development Finance Board for a term ending Sept. 14, 2011. Eckelkamp is chairman and CEO of the Bank of Washington.

Adam Shariff, of Ballwin, Mo., was named to the Missouri Minority Business Advocacy Commission for a term ending Sept. 2, 2009. Shariff is currently an associate professor at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis.

Charles Misko, of St. Louis, was appointed to the Missouri Propane Gas Commission for a term ending June 30, 2011. Misko is a partner in the law firm of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP.

John Comerford, of St. Louis, was named to the Missouri Veterans’ Commission for a term ending Nov. 2, 2011. Comerford is an attorney at Dowd Bennett LLP and has served in the U.S. Navy.

Neal Boyd, of Ballwin, Mo., and Patrick Kellett, of St. Charles, Mo., were appointed to the Missouri Workforce Investment Board. Boyd, whose term ends March 3, 2011, is the district sales coordinator for the American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus. Kellett, whose term ends March 3, 2010, is the assistant business manager and a business representative for Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562.

Arthur Bond III, of St. Louis, was named to the Seismic Safety Commission for a term ending on July 1, 2010. He is an architect for Bond Wolfe Architects.

All appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.

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