Governor Mike Kehoe has announced appointments to the Missouri Sentencing Advisory Commission and filled two county vacancies. Jessica Cole of Noel has been appointed as the McDonald County Clerk. She is currently the human resources director for the McDonald County Clerk’s Office and is involved with several local organizations, including the McDonald County Republican Club, Pineville Schools Parent Teacher Organization, and Elk River Baptist Church. Cole holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Iowa.
David Martin of Vienna has been appointed as the Maries County Coroner. He owns KLM Funeral Homes in Vienna, Dixon, and Crocker, Missouri. Martin is licensed by both the Missouri Funeral Directors and Embalmers associations and earned an associate degree in mortuary science from the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science.
Katie Sinquefield of Columbia has been appointed to the Missouri Sentencing Advisory Commission. She is a community volunteer and advocate for criminal justice reform, serving on various boards such as The Weldon Project, Show-Me Defenders, and the Private Enterprise Advisory Council of the American Legislative Exchange Council. Sinquefield also serves on the Missouri State Public Defender Commission and holds a master’s degree in public administration along with a bachelor’s degree in art, sociology, and business from the University of Missouri–Columbia.
