Richard Ollis was appointed to City Council as General Council Seat D in May 2017 and elected
by our citizens in 2019. Ollis’ current committee assignments include serving on the
Community Involvement Committee, and he is the chairman of the Plans and Policies
Committee.
Councilman Ollis is a fourth-generation Springfield resident and currently serves as CEO and chairman of Ollis/Akers/Arney Insurance Agency, founded in 1885.
He received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Missouri State University and serves on MSU's College of Business advisory board. He regularly writes for the Springfield Business Journal
and has hosted the radio talk show “Insurance Talk.”
Ollis, a U.S. Navy veteran, is past chairman of the Springfield Area Chamber of
Commerce, and past president of the board of directors for the Springfield Little Theatr Ollis also served on boards for Commerce Bank, Springfield Convention and Visitors
Bureau, Springfield-Branson National Airport, Wellness Council of America and the Missouri
Association of Insurance Agents. Most recently, he helped establish Restore SGF, a community
effort to promote homeownership and rehabilitate housing in Springfield’s historic
neighborhoods.