Maxey appointed to Community Foundation Board

A former Trenton resident has been appointed to the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri Board of Directors. Steve Maxey of Kansas City recently retired from the foundation as their director of marketing and fund development and upon his retirement, was appointed to the 21-member board of directors joining other leaders from across the 18-county region.
Maxey is no stranger to this type of work, having served as the director of the North Central Missouri College (NCMC) Foundation and also as the director of marketing at the college. Previous employment included being an assistant vice president of Mercantile Bank of Trenton where he also served as marketing director and director of senior accounts. Prior to that Maxey was the senior sales director for the Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark Missouri.
Steve has served locally as the president of the Rotary Club, the Jaycee’s, and the Chamber of Commerce Board. In addition, he has held positions on the Grundy County Nursing Home Board, the very first Grundy County Health Unit Board, the Grundy County Extension Council, Friends of the Arts, and the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation. He currently serves as secretary of the Trenton High School Alumni Association/Foundation Trust for THS Board of Directors.
Maxey was named Missouri’s Outstanding Civic Leader, selected a Paul Harris Fellow by the Trenton Rotary Club, and received the Above and Beyond Award from the Trenton Chamber of Commerce. He was named to Distinguished Class of Alumni at NCMC and recently inducted into the NCMC Athletic Hall of Fame.
The founder of the Miss Trenton Area Scholarship Pageant, Maxey served as its director or producer for over 30 years and was the director of field operations and business manager for the Miss Missouri Pageant. He has judged or hosted over 500 local and state pageants as well. He was instrumental in establishing High School Holiday Hoops and served as its director for 15 years and was an integral part of the Missouri Day Festival and the Marching Band Festival.
Steve was named to the Missouri Community Services Commission by Governor Mel Carnahan and recently received an Honorary State FFA Degree. He has been active in the Methodist Church on both the local and district level. He and his wife, Shirley have been married for 50 years and they have two sons and five grandchildren.