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About MO-AFCC

The Missouri Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (MO-AFCC)

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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.


Board of Directors

A committed group of professionals from across the state serve as board members for MO-AFCC. ​
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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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Kevin Chafin, MA, LPC, MO-AFCC President
Counselor and Mediator, Kevin Chafin, LPC, Inc.
Kansas City, MO

816-674-4782, kevin@kjclpc.com​
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M.J. Crawford, MAEd
Domestic Relations Services, Family Court of St. Louis County
St. Louis, MO
314-615-8045, ​m.j.crawford@courts.mo.gov
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Jayne Glaser, JD​, MO-AFCC President-Elect
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 Past-President
St. Louis, MO
Attorney, Law Offices of Simone A. Haberstock McCartney, LLC
314-431-0260, simone@haberstocklaw.com 
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Anna Lingo, JD, MO-AFCC Treasurer
Columbia, MO
Partner, Markel & Lingo Law Offices
573-449-2740, lingo@markelandlingolaw.com 
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Nicole Pace, LCSW, MO-AFCC Secretary
St. Louis, MO
Mediator, Divorce Coach, and Parenting Coordinator,  Pace Mediation
​314-300-9873, nicole@pacemediationstl.com
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Shannon Sorensen, JD
Kansas City, MO

Lawson Norris Sorensen LLC
​816-524-3838, shannon@lnslawkc.com​ 
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Larry Swall, JD
Liberty, MO

Gates Shields Ferguson Swall Hammond, P.A.
​816-792-8700, LSwall@kanmolegal.com

Past Presidents

Past presidents of the MO-AFCC chapter have included the following:
  • 2018-2019 - Simone A. Habersock McCartney, JD
  • 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.”
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~Anthony Brandt

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Email: MOAFCC@Moafcc.org


  • Home
  • About MO-AFCC
  • MO-AFCC Membership
    • Become an AFCC member
  • Events
    • MO-AFCC Fall Conference
    • MO-AFCC Spring Conference
    • Ellen Cowell Award
    • Past Events >
      • Past Spring Conferences
      • MO-AFCC Fall Conference
      • Young Professionals Networking Event April 2019
      • Lunch and Learn - June 21, 2019
      • Lunch and Learn - September 27, 2019
  • Resources and Links
  • Members' Center
    • MO-AFCC News
    • Member Directory
  • Contact MO-AFCC