Branson Mayor Raeanne Presley was elected vice president of the Missouri Municipal League at MMLs annual conference, recently held in St. Charles.
Elected in April 2007, Raeanne Presley is serving her fourth term as Branson's mayor. She is co-owner of Presley's Country Jubilee Theater, which was the first music theater to open on the world famous Highway 76 "strip" and Branson Visitor TV.
Presley, a past chairman of the Missouri Tourism Commission, has more than 40 years of experience in the travel industry. She is active in the Branson community having served on the Branson Board of Aldermen, on the Skaggs Community Health Center Board of Directors, the Springfield / Branson Airport Board and numerous other civic boards. In 2012, she was appointed to the National League of Cities' Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Steering Committee.Elected to the MML Board of Directors in 2011, Presley has served on the resolutions committee. She also has earned the prestigious designation of Certified Municipal Official from the Missouri Municipal League's Municipal Governance Institute.
She and her husband Steve have three children who work and perform at the Presley Theater. For a previous article, "First woman elected mayor in Branson," go here.
The Missouri Municipal League provides a united voice for municipalities across Missouri. Founded in 1934, MML now serves more than 670 municipalities with training, resources and legislative advocacy for local government success. For more information about the MML go here.
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