Missouri Mappers Association has 8 committees that work throughout the year to achieve various goals of the organization, promote membership, design and distribute a quarterly newsletter, plan for the MMA Annual Conference and so much more. You are welcome to join one of these committees at any time throughout the year. Please contact the Committee Chair(s) for more information. 

2024-2025 Committee Member Chairs

Education – Arron Kettle

Annual Meeting – Lisa Mendpara

Awards – Alice Lee

Certification – Marti Suiter

Membership – Lisa Perry

Historical/Media – Sue Ann Stokes (We have merged the Historical & Media Committee’s)

Legislative – No Chair

MMA Committees – Roles/Responsibilities

All Committee Chairs are responsible for attending quarterly business meetings (in person or via conference call) and giving an Annual Report at the Annual Business Meeting during the conference. Chairpersons also submit a written quarterly report for the MMA newsletters.

Annual Meeting Committee

The Annual Meeting Committee oversees all of the responsibilities associated with planning the Annual Conference and Business Meeting. The committee provides the general membership with an educational, rewarding, and entertaining gathering. Some of the roles this committee serves include:

  • Assigning committees within the Annual Meeting Committee (i.e. decorations, entertainment, exhibitors, etc.)
  • Host monthly meetings for planning
  • Manage all conference and exhibitor registrations
  • Contact all speakers and presenters – establish the conference agenda
  • Compile, print and mail all registration materials
  • Report monthly to Executive Board

Awards Committee

The Awards Committee recognizes those individuals for their continuous effort and dedication to the field of mapping and their efforts in accomplishing goals of the Missouri Mappers Association.

Specific roles include:

  • Providing the membership with the information they need to nominate from the general membership (in newsletters, emails, etc.)
  • Compiling the list of award winners prior to the Annual Meeting
  • Ordering awards
  • Presenting awards at the Annual Business Meeting

Certification Committee

The Certification Committee is responsible for managing the PMM designation program. To acquire designation, candidates must have a certain amount of experience and education, and complete a comprehensive mapping examination. Committee roles include:

  • Reviewing applications for a member taking the Professional Missouri Mapper (PMM) exam
  • Administering and grading the test
  • Awarding the Certificate of Designation at the Annual Meeting to applicants that pass the test
  • The 2017-2018 Committee has finalized revising the PMM exam to include GIS/CAD users. The revised exam allows for the applicant to complete the exam in one of two ways: Pen & Ink or GIS/CAD
  • Seeking innovative ways to evolve and expand the PMM program and designation

Education Committee

The Education Committee works to furnish educational opportunities by providing and/or
sponsoring regional workshops and other education opportunities throughout the state.

Specific roles will include:

  • Contacting general membership (through email, questionnaires, personal contact, etc.) to determine their education needs and requests so that MMA can establish workshops, seminars, etc. to benefit the membership.
  • Coordinate with other Mapping/GIS organizations in the state to provide MMA members with educational information and opportunities

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee is constantly working to bring new members into the organization and actively maintains the membership list for MMA. Roles include:

  • Maintaining a digital list of membership records (including email addresses) that must be actively updated and provided to the Executive Board and Committee Chairs on a quarterly basis.
  • Provide an annual membership directory annually, via email to all members and to include in the Annual Conference Booklet
  • Send out mailers throughout the year to non-members throughout the state to generate interest and to boost membership
  • Maintaining post membership records in digital and hard copy format

Legislation Committee

The Legislation Committee keeps apprised of any current legislation involving mapping and informs the membership of such. Members are on occasion asked to notify their legislators in support of or opposition to proposed legislation. Additional roles include:

  • Reviewing pending legislation to determine how it could affect MMA and how it’s members perform their mapping duties
  • Work with sister organizations on mutually agreed on legislation
  • Send monthly reports to Committee Chairpersons and the Executive Board on any legislation that could influence mapping in the state, while the General Assembly is in session and also sends a full report to be published in quarterly news letter

Historical-Media Committee

The Historical-Media Committee is responsible for compiling, publishing, distributing, and preserving the biannual newsletter (and other information) for MMA. This committee is also responsible for managing the organization’s website and social media site to disseminate organizational information to members and promote the organization to non-members.  Specific roles include:

  • Compiling meeting minutes, articles, advertisements and tidbits into the MMA News. All Committee Reports should be included in the Board Meeting Minutes.
  • Managing the advertising database.
  • Distribute biannual newsletters to the general membership via email and have webmaster upload to the MMA website for preservation.
  • Taking and collecting pictures throughout the year of Mappers participating in mapping events and at the Annual Meeting.
  • Maintain a collection of MMA memorabilia (conference programs, pictures, etc.) by adding them to the MMA website for preservation.
  • Maintaining the information on the MMA website (www.missourimappers.org) to ensure it is timely and accurate. Common updates include, but are not limited to:  Annual Meeting registration info, calendar of events, board and committee members, etc. Currently this is accomplished via email through our contracted webmaster, Ryon Gross.
  • Update MMA social media site. (Facebook)
  • All Committee Chairs are responsible for attending quarterly business meetings (in person or via conference call) and giving an Annual Report at the Annual Business Meeting during the conference. The President should ensure all reports are submitted before each meeting.