On Friday, Gov. Jay Nixon announced the appointment of Mavis T. Thompson, of St. Louis, as the St. Louis City License Collector. Thompson will complete the unexpired term of Michael McMillan and will run for election in August 2014.
“Thompson’s depth of experience and dedication to public service will serve the people of St. Louis well in her new role,” Gov. Nixon said.
Thompson becomes the first African American female to serve the City of St. Louis in two different citywide elected offices. Previously, Thompson served as the Circuit Clerk for the 22nd Judicial Court.
Thompson was officially sworn in at City Hall, Monday, October 14th by Judge Anne Marie Clarke and Rev. Duane Burch, Interim Pastor at Mt. Herald Missionary Baptist Church, surrounded by her staff of the Office of the License Collector. She was signed into the City’s official registry by Parrie L. May, Register, City of St. Louis.
“I will work to serve the tax payers who have come first in any position I have held, “Thompson said. “The approximately 15,000 businesses we serve are the economic engine for our city. I look forward to serving them and the citizens of St. Louis once again who deserve the best in government service.”
Thompson obtained her undergraduate degree in nursing and law degree from the University of Missouri, and is a graduate of the John F. Kennedy School of Government program at Harvard University. She currently serves on the State of Missouri’s Division of Employment Security Appeals Tribunal and has served as President of the National Bar Association, the largest and oldest association of African American lawyers and judges worldwide.
