{"id":6757,"date":"2021-06-17T09:09:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movingmoforward.com\/?page_id=6757"},"modified":"2022-07-14T12:08:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T17:08:47","slug":"first-lady","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/movingmoforwardfdn.org\/first-lady\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heart of First Lady Teresa Parson"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section dahz_id=&#8221;1623938802327-0b4a58d9-8323&#8243;][vc_row row_column_gap=&#8221;uk-grid-medium&#8221; dahz_id=&#8221;1623938806565-29dee2a1-87cc&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1623940052385{padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; dahz_id=&#8221;1623938812633-918694ae-7c68&#8243;]<div class=\"uk-position-relative de-shortcode__wrapper de-shortcode__wrapper--dahz_single_image uk-margin\" data-uk-scrollspy=\"cls: uk-animation-fade;\" data-dahz-shortcode-key=\"1623938818214-efd6cb53-b896\" style=\"\">\r\n\t<a class=\"de-single-image__wrapper uk-flex uk-flex-center\">\r\n\t<div>\r\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"uk-border-circle uk-border-circle  \" src=\"https:\/\/movingmoforwardfdn.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/firstlady-scaled-400x450.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"450\" alt=\"firstlady\" title=\"firstlady\" \/>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; dahz_id=&#8221;1623938806568-5599ca32-833a&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;First Lady Teresa Parson&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; dahz_id=&#8221;1657634784981-e62972b7-1726&#8243;][vc_column_text]Teresa Parson brings to her role as First Lady the experience of being a mother, grandmother, businesswoman, volunteer, and advocate. After working 40 years in the banking industry, the First Lady retired to continue serving her community. During her career, she served on the boards of the 30th Circuit Juvenile Detention Center, A+ Program, Industrial Development Authority, Bolivar Educational Advancement Foundation, Bolivar Chamber of Commerce, and has volunteered for the American Cancer Society\u2019s Relay for Life. The First Lady is currently serving as a board member on the Missouri State Fair Foundation which is dedicated to cultivating the future of agriculture through preservation and education.<\/p>\n<p>Like her husband, First Lady Parson has a strong commitment to education. She and Governor Parson work with at-risk high schoolers as co-chairs of the Board of Directors for Jobs for America\u2019s Graduates-Missouri, Inc. (JAG-Missouri). Together they highlight the importance of education to the next generation of leaders, as well as financial literacy and money management. 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