Board of Directors
Board Position |
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Chair |
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Chair - Elect |
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Treasurer |
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Secretary |
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Past Chair |
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Director |
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Director * |
Louise Blood |
Director |
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Director |
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| Director | Mary Gentsch |
| Director | Kristen Gipson |
| Director | Ann M. Gunn-Cogshell |
Director |
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Director |
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Director |
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| Director | Linda Hayes Holliday |
Director |
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| Director | Ann J. Johanson, M.D. |
Director* |
Gloria Jones |
| Director | |
Director |
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Director |
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| Director | |
Director |
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| Director * | Yvette Richards |
| Director | James R. Ritts |
Director * |
Bishop Robert S. Schnase |
| Director | Rev. Carl Schenck |
| Director * | Rev. Kurt Schuermann |
Director |
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| Director | Rep. Eric "Rick" Stream |
| Director | Amb. George H. Walker III |
Director |
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Director |
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Director |
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Director |
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Director Emeritus |
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Director Emeritus |
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Director Emeritus |
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Director Emeritus |
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Director Emeritus |
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Director Emeritus |
*Ex-Officio
Chair
Rob Herhold 2005
Malcolm Bridge Quality Award Examiner, President of Institute for Strategic Management Practices
Education: Washington University
Missouri State Advisory Board, Missouri Small Business Development Centers
Steering Committee, St. Louis University John Cook School of Business, Consortium for Supply Chain Management Studies
Region 13 Director, American Society for Quality
Chair Elect
Amy Berg 2004
Vice President Business Development, S.M.Wilson & Co.
BS Business, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
AGC of St. Louis, CREW
Treasurer
Kathy Weyhrich 2007
Community Volunteer
BS University of Illinois
MBA Washington University
Webster Historical Society, Board Advisor
Webster Groves Historic Preservation Commission
Secretary
Sheila Bouie-Sledge 2006
Registered Representative National Planning Corp.
Financial Services Institute Member
BA Political Science, Southwest Missouri State
MA Personal Guidance, Counseling, St. Louis University
Former President of Human Resource Management Association
CARF Administrative Surveyor
Stephen Minister
Past Chair
Kenton Knickmeyer 2003
Partner - Thompson Coburn LLP
JD Syracuse University
BS Accounting SUNY
Susan Block 2010
Owner, The Designing Block
Washington University- St. Louis degree in fine arts & fashion design
Founding member of the Spirit of St. Louis Women's Fund, an organization of female philanthropists that provides grants to area nonprofit's.
Suzanne Engelhardt 2008
Community Volunteer
BSBA Finance – MBA, University of Missouri - Columbia
Children’s Cancer Society – Finance Chair
Opera Theater of St. Louis – Vice Chair
St. Louis Association for Retarded Citizens, Vice President of Special Events
H. Pat Esserman 2008
Retired Bank Vice President
BS Yale University
JD Washington University St. Louis
Former board president of TrailNet
Former board president of The Ethical Society
Volunteer liaison for Black Leadership Roundtable to Brentwood School District
Board president of Aim High St. Louis
Mary Gentsch
President of Friends of Epworth
Real Estate Agent for Coldwell Banker
Kristen Gipson 2009
Manager of McDonald’s restaurants in Des Peres and Maplewood through her father’s company, George Gipson Enterprises, LLC
Graduate of Stephen’s College International Business School
Board member of Charmain Chapman Society and Connections to Success
Ann M. Gunn-Cogshell 2009
Federal Reserve Bank Computer Technician
BA (MIS) Harris Stowe University
Kevin Hemenway 2008
Vice President Welsch Flatness & Lutz Ins.
BA, MBA Washington University
Member of the ALS Society
Castella Henderson 2008
Director of Institutional Development St. Louis Community College
BA, MA University of Illinois - Springfield
National Kellogg Fellow
Scholarship Foundation
Webster Community Foundation
AAW in Community Colleges Council
National Council of University Research Administrators
Board positions on the National Council for Resource Development (Past President), Project Literacy U.S. (PLUS) and YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis
James D. Hill 2007
Investment Broker with own company Concepts Marketing, Investment Co.
BS in Business Administration, St. Louis University
Missouri Development Finance Board
Pursuit of Excellence Sports Foundation
St. Louis University Black Alumni Association
St. Louis Charter Schools
Linda Hayes Holliday 2010
Access Management TransPar Group/Educational Consultant
Retired Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Webster Groves School District
B. A. and M. A. Western College for Women and the University of Michigan
Board member of Webster Community Arts Foundation and Missouri Baptist University
William "Bill" B. Jenkins 2007
Independent Investment Broker
BS in Business Administration/Economics University of Kansas
Director of Sales and Marketing, Vastrac LLC
Managing Partner, Fenton JSA LLC
Managing Partner, JSUC LLD
Partner, Big Bend LLC
Partner, Lee’s Summit LLC
Board Member, Log Cabin Republicans
Ann J. Johanson, M.D. 2009
Retired Pediatric Endocrinologist (research)
BA Washington University, MD University of Missouri
Other studies at Johns Hopkins
Former Vice President of Care and Counseling
Family Haven (Salvation Army)
Treasurer, Medical Foundation Board
Bryan D. LeMoine 2009
Shareholder Polsinelli Shughart PC
M. A., J. D. University of Missouri, B. A. Wheaton College
Practice areas are Employment Litigation, Labor and Employment.
Mr. LeMoine is active in the community through his local UMC church and through other organizations, including the United Way Young Leader’s Society Cabinet.
Jay Levitt 2006
President of Fashion Bug women’s wear
Attended Fashion Institute of Technology NYC
Diane E. McCuaig 2007
Community Volunteer
BS University of Wisconsin
Charles G. Misko 2009
Co-Managing Partner Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
A. B. St. Benedict’s College; J. D. St. Louis University
Board of Visitors SIU Carbondale School of Law
He is listed in Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law. He is also listed in Best Lawyers in Missouri and Best Lawyers in St. Louis.
Whitney C. Pennington 2007
Youth Member of Epworth Board of Directors
Emory University student
Yvette Richards 2010 (Ex-Officio)
Women’s Division Director
United Methodist Women Missouri Conference
James "Jim" R. Ritts 2009
Tax Partner Rubin Brown
BSBA University of Missouri - St. Louis
Active in Living Word UMC (Formerly the Ellisville UMC)
Board member of Les Amis (The Friends)
Rev. Carl Schenck 2010
Senior Pastor
Manchester United Methodist Church
Baker University, Boston University, St. Paul School of Theology
Scott Seiffert 2008
Wachovia Securities
Director of Accounting Policy and Financial Reporting
BSBA Accounting, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Rep. Eric "Rick" Stream 2009
Missouri State Representative - Republican
B. S. Business Administration, University of Missouri St. Louis
Budget/Project Manager, Department of Defense
Kirkwood School District Board of Education
Hope Unlimited Board - President
Ambassador George H. Walker III 2010
Former Ambassador to Hungary
Retired
Graduate of Yale University, JD degree from Harvard Law School
2009 Pillar of Strength Award Recipient
Tim Walsh
W/M Holdings LLC
Managing Partner
Valarie Williams 2007
Executive Assistant to Chief Financial Officer Commerce Bank
SIU - Carbondale AAS in Court Reporting
Community Services Committee, Commerce Bank
Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Vice President, SLPS Parent Assembly
John Wood 2006
Financial Planner Huntleigh Securities
BA SIU - Carbondale
Grad studies in Behavioral Science - SIUE
Jake Zimmerman 2009
Missouri State Representative - Democrat
BA Claremont McKenna College
JD Harvard Law School
William "Billy" K Busch (Emeritus)
Owner/Manager Blue Heron Farm, LLC
St. Louis University graduate
Katie Cloyd (Emeritus)
BA in Education, Harris Stowe Teacher’s College
Former Member State and National Teachers of Mathematics Associations
Served as Local, District and Conference President of United Methodist Women
Delegate to The General Conference of The United Methodist Church
Julia Grubb (Emeritus)
Community Volunteer
BA, Masters of Education Agnes Scott, University of North Carolina
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Friends Board Secretary
Meals-on-Wheels Corresponding Secretary
Jane K. Paine (Emeritus)
Community Volunteer
Retired consultant to the Danforth Foundation
BA Randolph - Macon Women’s College
Child Welfare League of America
Parents as Teachers National Center
Family Support Council
Advisory Board Provident Counseling
Globe Democrat Woman of the Year
C. E. Robertson (Emeritus)
Community Volunteer
President of Robertson Freight Co. (retired)
Former Chairman of the Board of Transport Clearings of St. Louis
Jerry Ruth Williams (Emeritus)
Community volunteer
BA University of Missouri-St. Louis
Director of United Methodist Publishing House
Member of Executive Committee, World Methodist Council
Former VP General Commission of Christian Unity and Inter religious Concerns