ST. LOUIS-Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today announced Chris Goodson is his choice to serve on the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners.

Goodson, 38, replaces Col. Susan Rollins who served as board president. Goodson is a principal at Gilded Age, a real estate development company, and the president and owner of the Goodson Company, a provider of promotional products.

Goodson received a B.A. in Business Administration and a M.B.A. from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Goodson has been an active promoter of urban revitalization with service on boards such as the Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority and organizations like the Near Southside Improvement Corporation.

Goodson will join Col. Bart Saracino, Col. Michael Quinn, Col. Jo Ann Freeman, and Mayor Francis Slay to make up the five-member board. Statute calls for a civilian body made up of the mayor and four appointees of the governor to govern the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. With the expiration of Rollins' term, the board will vote on a new president and vice president. Members of the board receive the honorary designation of colonel, even though they are not commissioned police officers.

"Chris Goodson has a strong passion for the City of St. Louis and its future," Blunt said. "He has given generously of both his personal and professional time to improve the quality of life in the city and I know he will make an excellent addition to the St. Louis Police Board."

The appointment of Goodson to the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners is subject to Senate confirmation.