Melissa (Behrens) Percell promised experience, communication, and ideas if she is elected the next Worth County Clerk. She is running on the Republican ticket to replace Roberta Owens, who did not seek reelection. She is opposed by Brandon Allee. The winner will serve as the next County Clerk unless an Independent candidate gets enough petition signatures or a write-in files. The voter registration deadline is July 8th, and the primary election is August 4th.
Percell is currently serving as the Denver City Clerk and runs a business, Nature’s Cure, in Denver. They are seeking to put up a new sign and organize a Tulip Festival. She is the daughter of Robin and Robin Behrens; she was born in Maryville and graduated from Worth County in 1998. Her daughters, McKenzie Percell and Megan (Percell) Parman, also graduated from Worth County. Her favorite teacher was Carolyn Jones, who taught typing and computer classes.
In an interview with the Express Friday, she said that she considered the County Clerk’s position the backbone of the county. As such, she said that she would focus on compliance, meeting with the public and getting ideas for making the county a better place, working with the commissioners, attracting new businesses and supporting the ones currently operating, and keeping the door open for everyone.
She has been licensed to practice insurance since 2005 and is licensed in 30 states. She has worked for various companies since leaving high school, helping them stay compliant with state and federal regulations.
Her whole family has had a background in social work. Her parents did foster care, and her sister, Jennifer, is a social worker for Truman Medical Center. At 19, Melissa got a job with the Missouri State Fire Marshall’s office, where she was responsible for recordkeeping, compliance, and notifying people when their licenses were up for renewal. In Columbia, she was a manager for E&J Construction and Epple Construction, which did a lot of renovation work at Mizzou.
She worked for Ed Drummond in Kansas City for Drummond Financial Services, where she was responsible for payroll, securities reporting, and quarterly reporting for audits. She worked for Mass Mutual Financial, where she worked with brokers and gave quotes. She worked for Physicians Mutual of Kansas City where she was responsible for Medicare Supplemental Insurance. She was responsible for setting up the office, compliance, and training new agents. She has been a travel agent and a notary as well.
In 2016, Melissa moved back to Worth County, where she has lived ever since.
She said that the community needs more businesses in the county. “We used to have all kinds of things to do,” she said. “We need to do a better job of supporting the businesses we have and encouraging new ones to come in.” She pledged to continue the work that current Clerk Roberta Owens is doing to preserve the history of Worth County, including the new Historical Room in the Courthouse.
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