At the recent Missouri Association of Public Administrators (MAPA) meeting held at the Isle of Capri Convention Center in Boonville during the week of April 23rd, Cathy D. Richards was overwhelmingly elected as Vice-President of the MAPA Board. She will serve a two-year term that began April 2012 (and ends in April 2014). This effectively [...]
Public administrator is Boone County’s caretaker of last resort
04 May 2012
By Ben Frederickson Note: This excerpt is from the unsung system which documents the network that cares for mid-Missouri’s mentally ill Read the entire article here… Cathy Richards coordinates care for more than 400 people who need a guardian or conservator. Ninety percent of her clients have mental illness. As resources disappear and client numbers rise, Richards’ office [...]
Richards’ Innovative Use of Tech to Serve Clients Featured in Tribune.
20 April 2012
Public administrator uses Skype to connect with clients! From the Columbia Daily Tribune, Friday, May 4th. Click Here for the Full Article. By JODIE JACKSON JR. Friday, May 4, 2012 Boone County Public Administrator Cathy Richards is using Skype to help manage her office’s 400-plus court-appointed clients. The Internet video chat application provides face-to-face contact between [...]
Speaking Up for the Mentally Ill
06 April 2012
The biggest problem facing the mentally ill is that no one really speaks up for them. There are a number of reasons for that. First, they are not a politically popular topic and represent essentially an unsolvable issue. Overall, they are not the kind of individuals you see on cute posters, or have stars do [...]
Campaign Events
Fish Nuggets & Hush Puppy-A-Rama Fundraiser
Posted on 05 May 2012
Please come and join Innovat’d LLC and Swift Companies, LLC as they host a Fish Nuggets Fish Nuggets & Hush Puppy-A-Rama To benefit Cathy Richards in her run for re-election as Boone County Public Administrator Monday, May 7th 5:30 PM Until 7:30 PM at 501 Fay Street, #120
Links
- Cathy Richards Elected Vice President of MAPA
- Fish Nuggets & Hush Puppy-A-Rama Fundraiser
- Public administrator is Boone County’s caretaker of last resort
- Richards’ Innovative Use of Tech to Serve Clients Featured in Tribune.
- Speaking Up for the Mentally Ill
- Richards' Innovative Use of Tech to Serve Clients Featured in Tribune.
- Fish Nuggets & Hush Puppy-A-Rama Fundraiser
- Speaking Up for the Mentally Ill
- Public administrator is Boone County’s caretaker of last resort
- Cathy Richards Elected Vice President of MAPA