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Introducing “Ten Questions” a new feature to the Prudential Vision Properties Blog. Each week, we’ll ask the movers and shakers of Columbia just Ten Questions. It’s quick, it’s new and it’s only here on PrudentialVision.com!

This week:

Tia Felts, Community Coordinator – Circles

Tia Felts Community Coordinator - Circles

1. What does Columbia need and why?

Our community has been extremely fortunate with the quality of leadership in all of the local elected offices.  I am excited for the upcoming elections to continue the tradition of excellence in regards to leadership.  Our community has an amazing ability to choose diverse community minded leaders, and I look forward to the opportunity to add to that diversity in just a few short months. My hope for the incoming group is an increased emphasis on public service.  Our city is a great diverse community, but, like every community, there are those that need a louder voice.  Leaders who put an emphasis on the importance of community service will in turn, create an even stronger community.

2. What do you do for fun?

I absolutely LIVE to spend time with my family.  With two kiddos, my husband and I are constantly on the go. We love being outside, watching movies, and cheering on our MU Tigers!  My hubby and I love the arts and are always on the lookout for a date night which would include a great show at Jesse Hall followed by a dinner at one of our amazing local eateries!

3. What are 3 things people don’t know about you?

• I married my high school sweet heart.
• I am a very open individual.
• I participated in the local Soap Box Derby in 1993.  I ranked 1st in Columbia, and 7th in my division at the National competition in Akron Ohio.  An absolute MUST for all children in our area.  What a self-esteem booster and  a great opportunity for parents to spend quality time with their children!

4. What’s the best advise you’ve ever gotten and from whom?

I regularly look to both of my parents and my husband for advice.  My father has been known to give some pretty quote worthy advice.  The old trust worthy “Let Go, Let God” sure comes to mind here.

5.  What are 5 things you couldn’t live without?

HMMM,

1. Absolutely my family, each and every one of them
2. (as materialistic as this sounds) My Chi Flat Iron (women that have experienced a Missouri summer know what I’m talking about!)
3. The Four Seasons
4. Mugs Up, Murry’s  and Thin Mints
5. The occasional Pedicure is always a treat!

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Introducing “Ten Questions” a new feature to the Prudential Vision Properties Blog. Each week, we’ll ask the movers and shakers of Columbia just Ten Questions. It’s quick, it’s new and it’s only here on PrudentialVision.com!

This week:

District I Commissioner, Karen Miller

Karen Miller - District 1 Commissioner

1. What does Columbia need and why?

Many groups, agencies, organizations and the private sector have been putting their efforts into economic developments efforts but not in a coordinated effort. I believe the University’s new direction supporting entrepreneurial efforts working with the city and county will pay dividends in the long run.  Innovation excels when people face a crisis, the same goes for governmental policy.

2. What do you do for fun?

I love sharing my home by entertaining friends and colleagues.  I also really enjoy reading and surfing the web for tidbits of information to solve a genealogy puzzle.   

3. What are 3 things people don’t know about you?

1. I had a wild side, jumping out of airplanes and rode a motorcycle
2. I lived on a farm and raised hogs in my adult life.
3. I became a college graduate in 2006from Stephan’s College

4.  What are 5 things you couldn’t live without?

1. My partner, David
2. My family
3. My PDA
4. Living in the center of town
5. The changing of seasons

5.  What accomplishments are you most proud of?

On a professional level, I am proud of being elected by my peers across the country to be President of the National Association of Countries.  On a personal level, I’m proud of having been able to take care of my grandmother at home so she didn’t have to spend her final years in a nursing home.

6.  What is something on you bucket list?

Top of the list is to take a Caribbean Cruise

7.  What profession, other than your own, would you like to attempt?

Another career I have considered is Association Management.  I am a firm believer that businesses or groups of people with a common goal can achieve more working together than by themselves.

9. What natural gift would you like to possess?

I would love to have a little bit of artistic creativity.  I can’t even draw a good stick person!

10.  What is the next country you want to visit and why?

I would like to visit Poland.  My maternal great-grandfather came from there; I have his baptismal records, naturalization papers, etc. so I would like to visit those places. It may fill in some blanks in that branch of the family tree. 

 Bonus Questions:

11. What was the last book you read and did you enjoy it?

James Patterson’s “Cross Country”, I love a good mystery.

12. How would you like to be remembered?

I want to be remembered as someone my friends, family, and constituents could count on.

13.  Which Columbian should we interview next and what should we ask them?

I recommend you interview Tia Stamper-Felts and ask her about “Circles.” 

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Introducing “Ten Questions” a new feature to the Prudential Vision Properties Blog. Each week, we’ll ask the movers and shakers of Columbia just Ten Questions. It’s quick, it’s new and it’s only here on PrudentialVision.com!

This week:

Director of the MU School of Accountancy

Professor Vairam Arunachalam

1. What does Columbia need and why?

More indoor tennis courts (for practice during the winter months).  And perhaps more walking and bicycle paths—to promote fitness and also reduce the use of cars to get around even for small distances.

2. What do you do for fun?

You guessed it…tennis and (sometimes) walking! Also, chess is a favorite hobby of mine.

3. Where do you see Columbia’s grown over the next 5-10 years?

Housing growth.  As the economy picks up, there will continue to be values to be had in Columbia that people living in urban areas can only dream about.

4. What are 3 things people don’t know about you?

1. My knees lock up in January and February
2.  I need tea or coffee to smile
3.  I am having a hard time losing (quite consistently now) to my son in tennis and chess!

5. What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten and from whom?

People are basically the same.  You just need to figure out what makes each person tick and work with them accordingly.  Mom. She knows.

6. What are 5 things you couldn’t live without?

1. Hard Work
2. Initiative and Promptness
3. Chess
4. Tennis
5. iPhone

7. What is something on the horizon in your business?

International exposure and work or study opportunities for Missouri students

8. What is something on you bucket list?

A week in Hawaii

9. What profession, other than your own, would you like to attempt?

Farming

10. If we asked your friends to describe you, what would they say?

Workaholic, Promptness freak, Hard worker, Kind, Family Man

BONUS QUESTIONS:

11. What natural gift would you like to possess?

Patience

12. What is the next country you want to visit and why?

India, to visit my mom and dad

13. What music is in your car stereo right now?

Eagles: Hotel California

14. What was the last book you read and did you enjoy it?

I don’t read anymore…Just Kidding! “Can Humanity Change?” by J. Krishnamurti in dialog with Buddhists

14. What is your earliest memory?

Accidentally locking myself in a bathroom, when I was maybe 3 or 4, and not knowing how to unlock it.  My mom had to stand out side and tell me to wait until someone could climb in from the outside and let me out!

15. How would you like to be remembered?

Get-it-done guy, Reliable, Hard working, Trustworthy, Kind, Family Oriented, Sucked at tennis and chess

16. Are there any words of wisdom you’d like to pass along?

• Prioritize life’s activities
• Get away from the consumerism that pervades our daily lives
• Try to smell the roses

17. Is there anything else you’d like to add or plug?

All Columbians need to walk and play outside more!

18. Which Columbian should we interview next and what should we ask them?

Mayor Hindman to reflect on his time as Columbia’s mayor overseeing significant growth.   

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Introducing “Ten Questions” a new feature to the Prudential Vision Properties Blog. Each week, we’ll ask the movers and shakers of Columbia just Ten Questions. It’s quick, it’s new and it’s only here on PrudentialVision.com!

This week:

Ten Questions with American Watercolorist

Paul Jackson

American Watercolorist - Paul Jackson

1. What does Columbia need and why?

Gateways at either entrance to the city on I-70. The gateways would inspire a sense that one has arrived someplace special and will encourage more travelers to stop, shop & explore our incredible city.

2. What do you do for fun?

Paint, travel and spend time with interesting people.

3. Where do you see Columbia’s growth over the next 5-10 years?

Explosive. Columbia enjoys a very low cost of living and an intelligent population. There is great potential for growth, most likely faster than average economic recovery.

4. What are 3 things people don’t know about you?

• I never graduated high school.
• I love the color orange, but can’t stand the fruit.
• I love it when it rains!

5. What’s the best advise you’ve ever gotten and from whom?

Follow your heart. Mom

6. What are 5 things you couldn’t live without?

• Water
• Color
• Love
• Hope
• iPhone

7. What is something on the horizon in your business?

More public art projects

8. What is something on your bucket list?

Sunset in Bora Bora.

9. What accomplishment(s) are you most proud of?

Eagle Scout

10. What profession, other than your own, would you like to attempt?

Travel writer.

Bonus Questions:

11. If we asked your friends to describe you, what would they say?

• Generous
• Honorable
• Talented
• Ambitious
• Idiot

12. What natural gift would you like to possess?

Patience

13. What’s the next country you want to visit, and why?

Tahiti/Bora Bora. The photos I’ve seen lead me to believe it is a visual paradise.

14. What music is in/on your car or home stereo right now?

Jack Johnson

15. What was the last book you read? Did you enjoy it?

Shantaram. Awesome! Thank you judge Oxenhandler!

16.What is your earliest memory?

Getting a miniature coke machine/soda for my 6th birthday.

17. How would you like to be remembered?

Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, adventurous, cheerful, independent, generous and interesting.

18. Are there any words of wisdom you’d like to pass along?

Follow your heart. Mom says so. Follow your dreams. I say so.

19. Is there anything else you would like to add or plug?

Some of Columbia’s best assets are Lorah Steiner, Roger & Pat Wilson, Jose Lindner, Mark & Elaine Hassemer and Judge Gary Oxenhandler…Just to name a few!

20. Which Columbian should we interview next?

Josh Oxenhandler

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Introducing “Ten Questions” a new feature to the Prudential Vision Properties Blog. Each week, we’ll ask the movers and shakers of Columbia just Ten Questions. It’s quick, it’s new and it’s only here on PrudentialVision.com!

This week:

Ten Questions with Columbia Missouri Chamber of Commerce President -Don Laird

Don Laird - President

1. What does Columbia need and why?

Overall, Columbia is very successful but it needs a renewed emphasis on generating new employment opportunities. Involvement from the business community is needed in local issues that help business be successful. These include creative incentives for business, strengthening of the retail market of Columbia and Boone County, getting involved in local boards and commissions, continuing to emphasize “The District,” and helping those less fortunate in our community.

2. What do you do for fun?

Nothing pleases me more than seeing my sons and their families grow and change. Many people know I am a big ice hockey fan and love Tiger sports.

3. Where do you see Columbia’s growth over the next 5-10 years?

I see a continued positive growth for Columbia in the next five to ten years and beyond. I think it is a safe bet that Columbia will continue to grow at a 1 1/2 to 2 % rate per year.

4. What is something on the horizon in your business?

“Something on the horizon”…change, for sure. The Columbia Chamber has had great volunteer leadership and they make sure the Chamber adapts to what our community needs.

5. What is something on your bucket list?

My “bucket list” would include travel to interesting places in the US and throughout the world. There are many places I have not visited in the US and want to see, plus there are some unique places I would like to see again. I have visited forty-nine of the states and look for number fifty soon….Hawaii. I would like to go back to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone where I worked for three summers while in college.

6. What’s the next country you want to visit, and why?

I think it would be fascinating to see what has happened in eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, I have nothing to compare it to since I have never been there, but I can only imagine how the lives have changed after exposure to a market change and government turnovers.

7. What music is in/on your car or home stereo right now?

Music does not dominate my life like it does other people. I listen to “oldies” and have always been a Motown fan. Not much excitement here!

8. What is your earliest memory?

Earliest memory is of going to school over snow banks and making snow forts in the large snow drifts around our home.

9. Is there anything else you would like to add or plug?

I always “plug” Columbia as the best place to live and have a business. We are fortunate to have a great community and always lots of change going on to keep it interesting.   Now is the time for many of the younger professionals to get involved in civic activities.  It is great networking and they will learn how our community operates.  The EPIC (Emerging Professionals in Columbia) programs are a great way to start and meet new people.

10. Which Columbian should we interview next and what should we ask them?

Mayor Hindman to comment on changes he has seen in the fifteen years of service to Columbia. Lorah Steiner, Director of the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau, and ask her about some of the key events coming to Columbia in 2010. They have attracted some great events for Columbia next year.

Stay tuned for next week’s Ten Questions!

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