BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — Dan Page has been named North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) President and Chief Executive Officer.

The NECAC Board of Directors made the decision July 26. Page had served as acting director since the April 1 retirement of agency President and CEO Don Patrick after more than 36 years.

“NECAC is a wonderful organization making a difference in our 12-county area,” Page said. “My predecessor left big shoes to fill, and I’m humbled to be given this opportunity. Working with a staff second to none, I’m eager to accept the challenges ahead.”

“The board unanimously approved Dan Page as NECAC’s new CEO,” said NECAC Board Chairman Mike Bridgins. “I look forward to working with Dan and continuing NECAC’s great legacy.”

Page joined NECAC as a Finance Specialist in 2011 and was promoted to Chief Deputy Director in 2012 following the retirement after 38 years of Ann Ellison.

Page is a former resident of Eolia and graduated from Clopton High School near Clarksville in 1977. Page is a retired Navy veteran with 21 years of honorable service from 1978 to 1999, all in the personnel and human resources field. He retired at the rank of Navy Chief E-7.

Page earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., in 2000 and a master’s of business administration with an emphasis in human resources from Keller Graduate School of Management in St. Louis in 2004. He has management and business experience at AT&T Broadband, Charter Communications and SSM Health Care.

Page and his wife, Kim, have two daughters and two grandchildren, and are members of Elm Grove Baptist Church near Curryville, where he also serves as a minister.

NECAC is a 12-county area social service, community health and public housing agency that serves low-to-middle income families and individuals.  The agency has an annual budget of almost $29 million, with 100 full-time and more than 85 part-time employees.