Executive Director

Col. (Ret.) Paul Kirchhoff
Executive Director, Missouri Veterans Commission

Executive Director Col (Ret.) Paul Kirchhoff is a highly-experienced leader with an extensive background in resource management with an emphasis in public service. He formerly served as the Director of Missouri Emergency Response Commission. He also formerly served as the Director of the Missouri National Guard’s Warrior Support Program as well as Director of the Guard’s Missouri Military Funeral Honors Program.

He served 33 years of combined enlisted and commissioned military service, serving both on active duty with the U.S. Army and with the Missouri Army National Guard. Kirchhoff served on combat tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. Duty assignments included: Brigade Administrative Officer, Battalion Operations Officer, Battalion Commander and Regimental Commander. Kirchhoff earned M.S. degrees in Management from Webster University and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.

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