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Recap: MASWM Spring Conference in Jefferson City
MASWM held its annual conference April 26-28, 2026, in Jefferson City, Missouri. This year’s meeting featured a leadership transition, the unveiling of a new logo, annual awards, and several sessions to keep directors of 86 Extended Employment Sheltered Workshop in...
Tom Miller Retires after nearly 50 years of service
Tom, with 47 years of Extended Employment Sheltered Workshop service, has pulled the retirement trigger… on “retirement.” Tom was a laid-off city worker who took a job as a truck and van driver at Opportunity (OWI) in Stanberry. He quickly advanced up the ranks and...
MASWM Announces Leadership Transition
New MASWM President Kimbal Mothershead (left) presents a plaque on behalf of the association to Immediate Past President Tim Poepsel for his leadership at the MASWM Conference in Jefferson City. The Missouri Association of Sheltered Workshop Managers (MASWM) Board of...
Big Success for Workshop Products and Services Day at the Capitol 2026
Workshops from across Missouri showed their successes during Workshop Products and Services Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Managers, staff and employees spoke with Missouri senators and representatives about the goods and services...
MASWM Past President Rob Libera to Retire; Stacey Elster Named New Lafayette Leader
After 22 years of dedicated leadership, Rob Libera will retire as Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of Lafayette Industries at the end of 2025. Rob will be succeed by Stacey Elster, current Chief Program Officer at Lafayette. Rob has played a...
Congresswoman Ann Wagner Visits Heartland Industries
U.S. Congresswoman Ann Wagner of Missouri’s 2nd District recently visited Heartland Industries in St. Louis for a tour and discussion regarding the critical role extended employment sheltered workshops have in providing employment choice for individuals with...
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The Missouri Association of Sheltered workshop Managers (MASWM) is an association made up of the Missouri Sheltered workshop Managers dedicated to enhancing Missouri's extended employment sheltered workshops, programs for the people we serve and the business services we provide.
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