Erica Lovercamp
Erica Lovercamp, Conference Coordinator, joined the MU Conference Office staff in 2003 and has previously held the positions of Office Support IV and Administrative Assistant within the office. A 2000 graduate of the University of Central Missouri (formerly Central Missouri State University), Erica handles Community Development Academy; Council to Campus; and GICL among others. In the past, she has worked in support positions on many of the office's different conferences some of which include the Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership (GICL) - both the CEO/Boardchair conference and the Summer Institute; Agriculture Lenders Institute; Pesticide Applicators Training; Extension Annual Conference; Write to Learn; and Veterinary Cancer Society among others.
Education:
Bachelor of Science, Tourism, University of Central Missouri
Christine Pickett
Christine Pickett joined the conference office in September of 2008. As coordinator, Christine works with a variety of groups including the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and Veterinary Medicine Extension. Prior to joining the MU Conference Office, Christine worked as the Newsroom Coordinator at The Columbia Missourian. Christine has lived all over the country and prior to moving to Missouri, Christine was the Facilities Manager for Holland & Knight LLP in Chicago, IL.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Communication, Wingate University, Wingate, N.C.
Sharon Rodes
Multimedia specialist, has worked for the MU Conference Office for more than nineteen years. She designs all the promotional materials such as postcards, registration brochures, fliers, and conference programs. She also created the office’s first official website and continues to maintain the MUCO site in its continual evolvement with the many conferences each year.
Previously, Rodes worked for the Columbia Missourian as an operations manager in their advertising department. In this capacity, she layed-out the newspaper advertising pages along with designing and laying-out special edition tabloids.
Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Graphic Design), Southwest Missouri State University
