I have a pretty easy way to put the doubts away for you.
I am pretty much local to you. I will meet you anywhere you want between Columbia, MO and let's say Manhattan (KS, not NY) and verify your identity for the members of the board.
How about it? You want to be able to do business with this community but you are still an unknown entity, a face to face meeting would go a long way towards establishing your creds.
It will not satisfy everyone, there will always be doubters, but it would shut up a lot of them.
So, if you are who you say you are and if you are what you say you are then there should be no fear. Of course, if you are hiding something.....
just sayin...
edited in: No pictures or webcams involved.