Shane Schoeller serves as Director of Government Affairs of the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield, Missouri. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Political Science and Psychology with a minor in Communications from Southwest Baptist University.
Shane’s professional background encompasses Missouri state and federal politics focusing on grassroots organization and fundraising. After graduation from college he has had the opportunity to engage his efforts in both political campaigns and officially elected offices. He has worked in the campaigns of Ashcroft for Senate in 1994 as a field representative, Bob Dole for President in 1996 as political director for Southwest Missouri and Blunt for Congress as the campaign coordinator. These opportunities allowed him to then go on to work in an official role as a field representative for Senator John Ashcroft and Senator Kit Bond, Legislative Assistant for Congressman Roy Blunt, Chief Administrative Aide to Secretary of State Matt Blunt and Chief of Staff to Speaker Pro Tem Rod Jetton in the Missouri House of Representatives who is now the Speaker of the House. In these various capacities Shane organized grassroots campaigns and political rallies, helped in the drafting of legislation and directed legislative services.
At the HBA Shane is responsible for being an advocate for the homebuilding industry at the state and local level of government as issues arise that affect the industry. As an advocate he is promoting pro-business pro-growth and builder friendly positions on the issues. He is also responsible to oversee the fundraising and management activities of the association’s political action committee, the Coalition for Building a Better Tomorrow. Prior to his employment with the HBA, Shane raised funds for Students in Free Enterprise a global, non-profit organization based on more than 1700 campuses across the world that teaches students the principles of free enterprise.
In August 2003, Shane and his wife Mendie returned home to the Ozarks upon her graduation from the University of Missouri, School of Law. Mendie is a practicing attorney in the area of estate planning and probate law and the State Contract Agent with the State of Missouri for the Nixa License Office in Nixa, Missouri. They are proud parents of their daughter Emma who is two years old. Shane and Mendie are active members of Second Baptist Church of Springfield where they serve as ministry team leaders for their Adult Bible Fellowship group.