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Region Officers

Governor: Teresa Young
Governor-elect: Leigh Hedgpeth
Treasurer: Kathy Newsom
Secretary: Rikki Smith
District I Director: Kimberly Doty
District II Director: Jacque Sappington
District III Director: Shebra Hackett

Leigh Hedgpeth

SCR Governor

Leigh is a 25-year member of Soroptimist of Vandalia, Illinois. She has served as both the District I Secretary and the South Central Region Secretary. She is semi-retired but has worked as a data information processor, owned a dry cleaning business, and was an executive secretary for the Fayette County Farm Bureau in Vandalia.

 Leigh has two passions in life besides family — Soroptimist and horses. Get her talking about either and she can talk your ear off.  

Leigh can be reached at governor@scrsoroptimist.org

Teresa Young

SCR Governor Elect

Bio Coming Soon….

Teresa can be reached at govelect@scrsoroptimist.org

Kathy Newsom

SCR Treasurer

Bio coming soon…

Kathy can be reached at finance@scrsoroptimist.org

Rikki Smith

SCR Secretary

Bio Coming Soon…

Rikki can be reached at secretery@scrsoroptimist.org

Kimberly Doty

District I Director

A member since 2003, Kimberly has served as club president, president-elect, and secretary. She was on the board and was the treasurer of the SI Kansas City Foundation, and has only missed one District/Fall Meeting in 15 years!

Kimberly served as the South Central Region’s parlimentarian from 2006-2020. She is the co-owner of RCS Engraving & More and worked as a senior programming analyst for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City.

Professional Affiliations

  • National Association of Parliamentarians 2010 – 2017
  • Liberty Chamber of Commerce in Liberty, Missouri 2018 – 2020
  • Awards and Personalization Association 2018 – 2020
  • National Association of Professional Women 2015 – 2017
  • American Business Women’s Association 2019
  • Victorian Estates Homeowners Association Board Director and Secretary for over 10 years (and still going…)

Kimberly can be reached at d1director@scrsoroptimist.org

Jacque Sappington

District II Director

Bio Coming soon ….

Jacque can be reached at d2director@scrsoroptimist.org

Shebra Hackett

District III Director

Bio Coming soon…

Shebra can be reached at d3director@scrsoroptimist.org


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