Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Mid-Missouri is excited to announce the appointment of three distinguished individuals to its Board of Directors.

Christina Devine, compliance director at Boone County Family Resources; Desiree Reed-Francois, director of athletics at the University of Missouri; and Keri Simon, chief hospital operations officer at MU Health Care, bring a wealth of expertise and dedication to the organization’s mission of serving families with children undergoing medical care in Columbia.

The year the board plans to help celebrate the opening of both the new Ronald McDonald House at the SE corner of College Avenue and Stadium Boulevard and the Ronald McDonald Family Room in the new MU Health Care Children’s Hospital.

The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mid-Missouri is to provide a home away from home and family-centered services to families of children being treated at area hospitals and health-related facilities. For more information, visit rmhcmidmo.org.