Two Candidates Seek Seat on Board of Trustees
January 14, 2025
Posted by Board of Trustees in News Resources
The winner of the Subdistrict 3 seat will serve a six-year term.
The Subdistrict 3 seat is currently held by Anne Marshall, who was elected to the seat in 2019. David Addison and Holly Talir have filed paperwork to be placed on the ballot.
Subdistrict 3 includes southern and southwest portions of St. Louis City and the school districts of Maplewood, Mehlville, Richmond Heights, Kirkwood, Hancock Place, Affton, Bayless, Brentwood and Webster Groves.
St. Louis Community College is governed by seven board members representing the four subdistricts of the College service area and one state-appointed board member.
David Addison is managing director, head of Life and Annuities, Americas with the Global Risk Solutions team at Guy Carpenter and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. He has lived in the St. Louis area with his wife and three children for more than 25 years. Originally from the United Kingdom, David is a graduate of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and he holds an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. David has a long record of service, with a focus on education. Having served on the parent-teacher organizations of all of his children's schools, he was elected and re-elected four times to the Webster Groves School District Board of Education. David served at various times as a director, board secretary, board vice president and board president over his 12 years of elected public service.
Holly Talir is a parent educator with the Kirkwood School District. She also serves as a substitute teacher for the district. Previously, Holly worked as a financial director, an accounting manager and a contract/grant coordinator at Washington University in St. Louis. She also volunteers for several organizations, including Boy Scouts of America, Kirkwood public schools, God’s Green Acre Association, Warriors Against Melanoma, and the Missouri Botanical Garden. Holly has a bachelor’s degree in Art History from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She also earned a graduate-level advanced certificate in non-profit management from Washington University in St. Louis. Holly lives in Kirkwood with her husband, Douglas, and four children, one of whom is a student at STLCC. She is a first-generation college graduate.
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