The Missouri State University Board of Governors elected new officers during its regular meeting Oct. 28.

Christopher Waters, Kansas City, was elected chair. Lynn Parman, Kansas City, was elected vice chair.

Waters is a financial advisor for the Hennings Waters Group Private Wealth Management at Baird & Co. in Kansas City. He has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry.

He has a bachelor’s degree in general business and marketing from Missouri State.

Parman is the chief operating officer of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Previously, she served as the vice president of business development for McCownGordon Construction and as president and CEO of the American Royal Association.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Missouri State.

The terms for the new officers will begin Jan. 1, 2023.