About MO-AFCC
The Missouri Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (MO-AFCC)
The Missouri Chapter of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (MO-AFCC) was founded in 2003 by a committee of professionals who sought to bring the kind of cutting-edge educational programs for which AFCC is famous to our state.
MO-AFCC has always striven to make its events accessible to members at the grassroots level. The chapter's signature free brown-bag seminars, called "Lunch and Learns," take place in St. Louis and Kansas City on a quarterly basis and less frequently in Columbia and Springfield.
In addition, in 2004 MO-AFCC began offering a yearly spring conference featuring a nationally-known speaker in the field of high-conflict family court cases. Past conference presenters have included Christie Coates, Robin Deutsch, Joan Kelly, Marsha Kline Pruett, Leslie Drozd, Larry Fong, Arnie Shienvold and Mindy Mitnick.
Download a copy of the MO-AFCC Chapter bylaws.
MO-AFCC has always striven to make its events accessible to members at the grassroots level. The chapter's signature free brown-bag seminars, called "Lunch and Learns," take place in St. Louis and Kansas City on a quarterly basis and less frequently in Columbia and Springfield.
In addition, in 2004 MO-AFCC began offering a yearly spring conference featuring a nationally-known speaker in the field of high-conflict family court cases. Past conference presenters have included Christie Coates, Robin Deutsch, Joan Kelly, Marsha Kline Pruett, Leslie Drozd, Larry Fong, Arnie Shienvold and Mindy Mitnick.
Download a copy of the MO-AFCC Chapter bylaws.
Board of Directors
A committed group of professionals from across the state serve as board members for MO-AFCC.
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Paemon Armjoo, JD
Liberty, MO Attorney, Armanjoo Law Firm, LLC 816-479-5898, paramjoo@aramjoolawfirm.com |
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Ronnie Beach, MS, Ed.S
Liberty, MO Senior Mediator, Advanced Mediation Services 816-520-1600, ronniebeach2@gmail.com |
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Charlene Berquist, PhD, MO-AFCC Past President
Springfield, MO Director, Center for Dispute Resolution; Professor, Dept. of Communication, Missouri State University 417-836-8831, CharleneBerquist@MissouriState.edu |
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Kevin Chafin, MA, LPC, MO-AFCC Vice President
Counselor and Mediator, Kevin Chafin, LPC, Inc. Kansas City, MO 816-674-4782, kevin@kjclpc.com |
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Jayne Glaser, JD, MO-AFCC Treasurer
Clayton, MO Attorney, Keefe and Brodie, Attorneys at Law 314-726-6242, jglaser@keefebrodie.com |
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Lynne Harris, LPC, LCSW
Columbia, MO Counselor, Social Worker, Mediator 2573-424-8220, lynneharris284@gmail.com |
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Simone A. Habersock McCartney, JD, MO-AFCC President
St. Louis, MO Attorney, Law Offices of Simone Haberstock McCartney, LLC 314-431-0260, simone@haberstocklaw.com |
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Jennett "Jenny" McDonald Riggs, MS, GRCT, MO-AFCC Secretary
Liberty, MO Director, Office of Dispute Resolution and Family Court Programs, 7th Judicial Circuit 816-736-8403, Jenny.Riggs@courts.mo.gov |
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Anna Lingo, JD
Columbia, MO Partner, Markel & Lingo Law Offices 573-449-2740, lingo@markelandlingolaw.com |
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Nicole Pace, LCSW
St. Louis, MO Mediator, Divorce Coach, and Parenting Coordinator, Pace Mediation 314-300-9873, nicole@pacemediationstl.com |
Past Presidents
Past presidents of the MO-AFCC chapter have included the following:
- 2017-2018 - Charlene Berquist, PhD
- 2015-2017 - Richard Scott, PhD
- 2014-2015 - Art Nissenbaum
- 2012-2013 - Rachael Kennedy
- 2011-2012 - Michelle Henry
- 2010-2011 - Mercedes Fort
- 2008-2010 - Norman Steimel
- 2007-2008 - Jane Rippetto
- 2006-2007 - Larry Swall
- 2005-2006 - Andrea Clark
- 2004-2005 - Ellen Cowell
“Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.”
~Anthony Brandt