Mid-County Jaycees

I am excited to be the President of the Mid County Jaycees in 2011, and I am ready to accept the challenge of carrying on the momentum created in 2010 head-on. I joined the Jaycees in the spring of 2008, served as Vice-President of Individual Development in 2009 and as President in 2010. In 2011 as President, I hope to lead by example and continue the chapter tradition of meaningful projects, networking, fund raising, and individual development into 2011 and beyond.

Professionally, I work as an attorney with Mathis, Marifian & Richter, LTD. a law firm in Belleville, Illinois, where I specialize in litigation, real estate and finance. I currently live in South City and enjoy golfing, running, concerts and working with the Jaycees in my spare time.

I am excited to have been elected to the position of Management Vice President. As Mid County Jaycees in the community that we live and serve, we have the ability and duty to offer our services and support back to this great community. I am surrounded by like minded professionals that value and understand what it means to give unselfishly to others, and our efforts give directly to the charities and non-profit organizations of the St. Louis area.

If you share the same vision of giving and charity you would find no better organization to join than the Mid County Jaycees. In addition to our philanthropic agenda we enjoy relaxed social and networking atmosphere.

Mark Heyde joined the MidCounty Jaycees in 2010 and Block Hawley in 2009 after working eight years in the St. Louis real estate market as a developer, builder and broker. In addition to a wide range of industry experience, as a fourth generation St. Louisan, Mark is well-acquainted with the local marketplace. Mark earned his undergraduate degree at Miami University, served three years in the United States Army, earned an MBA in Finance at University of Missouri- Columbia, and worked as a business consultant servicing governmental agencies prior to making a full time career in real estate. Mark is a member of the St. Louis Association of Realtors, Missouri Association of Realtors and National Association of Realtors, and actively supports US service members and veterans through the United Service Organization and veteran charities.

I am looking forward to being the Individual Development Vice President for 2011 and bringing our chapter together for social shindigs that will benefit us as a group. This is my first term on the board of directors. I joined the Mid-County Jaycees back in Summer of 2010.

In addition to the Jaycees, I am a Freemason. I am a member of George Washington Lodge #9 and the Scottish Rite - Valley of Saint Louis, Orient of Missouri.

Professionally, I am a licensed funeral director and embalmer working downtown at St Louis Cremation. I currently live a smidgen outside our communities in Maplewood.

Born in Detroit and raised in St. Louis, John Preston has been a St. Louis native since he was a tot. A graduate of Parkway South High school and later Missouri State University, John discovered his entrepreneurial spirit at an early age when he founded John’s Lawn Care at age 15. After five years growing the Company, he was able to sell the business and began focusing on his studies at Missouri State, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business with an emphasis in Management and Entrepreneurship. In his final summer before graduation, John was awarded a scholarship with Triad Bank, a newly formed commercial banking institution back in his hometown of St. Louis. With no real banking experience, he learned the ropes quickly and was offered a full-time position with the Bank upon graduation. Now in his 4th year with the Bank, John has graduated from a lowly intern to commercial lender and now actively manages a commercial loan portfolio. When he’s not drumming up business or making deals, John enjoys hanging out with friends, playing sports, investing in real estate, and getting involved in the community.