Meet the Staff

Lance Mallette was born in Olathe Kansas and has lived in various cities across the Mid-West, in 1986 Lance's family moved to Columbia Missouri and has remained there ever since. He graduated from Christian Fellowship High School in 1992 and promptly moved to Kirksville to attend what is now called Truman University. After two years Lance decided to take some time off, thirteen years later he went back to school and graduated with a bachelors in General Studies.

In his spare time he enjoys hiking trails around Columbia. On the weekends he can usually be found somewhere down by the Missouri River. He enjoys reading, The Devils Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce, being a current and all-time favorite. The Saga’s of the Icelanders is also another one of Lance's favorites.

Lance accepted the job offer by Missouri River Communities Network because he wanted to be employed by an organization that reflects his personal environmental ethics, not because of the fame. Lance has come to love Columbia and is glad to be employed by an organization that promotes community involvement in environmental issues.

Steve Johnson is the Executive Director of Missouri River Communities Network. Mr. Johnson is a 1969 graduate of Central Methodist College, (BA in Sociology) and a 1992 graduate of the University of Texas-Arlington, (MS in Urban Affairs). For the last thirty years he has worked in nonprofit housing and community development related positions including six years as the Administrator of Housing for the City of Fort Worth, Texas and five years as Executive Director of the Neighborhood Housing Services of Kansas City, Missouri. Steve has worked with MRCN since 1998 and has been the Executive Director since 2004. Steve and his wife Megan Hannan have two boys (Caelum, 20 years old and Dane, 18 years old) and live in Columbia, Missouri.

Margaret McGeehon is happy to serve as MRCN's administrative assistant. She is a native Missourian and has recently received her B.S. in Parks, Recreation and Tourism with an emphasis in Natural Resources Recreation Management. This is a dream job for her because she values practicing good stewardship and having fun while doing so. She enjoys the company of her two beautiful children and two fabulous doggies. Special interests include: music, landscape design, family and friends, and communing with NATURE.

Dan Fister is one of MRCN's three Missouri Clean Water AmeriCorps members. He grew up in the city of St. Louis and studied Human Ecology and Agriculture in Kirksville at Truman State University. Dan served with Americorps on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and is now excited to serve his home state. He likes playing the banjo, searching for artifacts, hiking, reading, gardening, brewing, and other homesteader activities that connect him to the Earth.