MACC Board of Trustees

Rodney M. Loesch, President

Rodney M. Loesch was first elected to the Board of Trustees in April 2000 and was re-elected in April 2006. He currently serves as president of the board. Mr. Loesch is a certified financial planner with Waddell & Reed Inc. of Columbia, Missouri. He is a 1966 MACC graduate, a graduate of Truman State University with a bachelor's degree in education, and former president of the MACC Alumni Association. He also has served on the Moberly Airport Board and Moberly Fire Protection District Review Board for more than 20 years. In 2008, he was named Chapter Member of the Year by the National Speakers Association. Mr. Loesch and his wife Shirley have one son, Scott.

Gregory K. Walker, Vice President

Gregory K. Walker has served on the MACC Board of Trustees since his election in 1984. He began his fifth consecutive term in April 2008. He is currently board vice president but has held various offices including board secretary from 1988-1992, vice president from 1992-2000, and board president from 2000-2006. At the state level, Mr. Walker serves on the Missouri Community College Association board as trustee representative. In 2006, he received the Glynn E. Clark Distinguished Service Award in large part for his efforts to lead the statewide MCCA membership campaign in 2005-2006. He is owner of Vantage Capital Resources, an equipment leasing company, located in Moberly, Missouri. His wife Sally is the director of maternal nursing care at Moberly Regional Medical Center, where she has been employed for more than 31 years. They have two daughters, Lori and Jenny Walker, who both live in Kansas City.

Joan E. Casleton, Secretary

In 1992 Joan Casleton was appointed to the board to serve an unexpired term of another member. She was elected for six-year terms in April 1994, April 2000, and April 2006. Ms. Casleton is a past president and the current secretary of the board. She has also served as a board member and past president of the Moberly-Randolph County League of Women Voters and is a graduate of the University Extension EXCEL program. She is employed as Risk Manager for Orscheln Industries in Moberly, Missouri. She and her husband Sam have one son, Ed.

John Cochran

John Cochran began serving on the MACC Board of Trustees in April 2010. As well as being an MACC alumnus, Mr. Cochran was an instructor and assistant coach of the Greyhounds. He completed a Master of Educational Administration at the University of Missouri. Mr. Cochran is the president of the Valentine Insurance Agency in Moberly. He currently serves on the board of the Randolph Area YMCA and is a former 9-year member of the Moberly Public School District Board. He lives in Moberly with his wife Della and their three children.

James M. Cooksey

James M. Cooksey joined the MACC Board of Trustees in April 2010. Mr. Cooksey is a local attorney and former judge for the 14th judicial circuit. He achieved a Juris Doctorate from University of Missouri School of Law. He was previously on the board of trustees for the Coates Street Presbyterian Church. Mr. Cooksey and his wife Sherry have two children and reside in Moberly.

Denise M. Caldarello

Denise M. Caldarello joined the MACC Board of Trustees in April 2008. Ms. Caldarello is a retired teacher and music educator. She has her Bachelor of Arts in music education and performing arts from Avila University, Kansas City. She has resided in Moberly most of her life. She and her husband, Cole Davis, have five children: Cory, Beau, Dani Joy, Jamie and Addie Rose. They are active in their church and the Moberly community.