Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Ashley Kemper (Chair)
Attorney 

Robert Koplar (Vice Chair)
President
Koplar Communications

Mark Krieger (Treasurer)
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
(Retired)

Pamela Morris-Thornton (Secretary)
Chief Human Resources Officer
Advantage Solutions

Cynthia Brinkley (Immediate Past Chair)
President and Chief Operating Officer
Centene Corporation
(Retired)

MEMBERS

Claudio Abreu
President
TriGlobal LLC
(Retired)

Nicole Adewale
Principal and Founder 
ABNA Engineering

Leonardo Bastos
Senior Vice President Global Commercial Ecosystems, Crop Science Division
Bayer

Fred Bendaña
Vice President and General Manager, Health Plan and Government Sales 
Evernorth

Lee Broughton
Founder
Broughton Brand Company

Jennifer Davis
Partner, Group Leader of Trusts and Estates
UB Greensfelder

Jeff Diesen
Chief Financial Officer
The Maschhoffs

Hillary Anger Elfenbein
John K. Wallace, Jr. and Ellen A. Wallace Distinguished Professor
Washington University in St. Louis

Jill Falk
Vice President, Communications
Schnuck Markets, Inc.

Tiffany Harrison
Former CFO and Vice President, Finance
Bombers and Fighters Programs
Boeing Defense, Space, and Security
The Boeing Company

Dennis Hummel
Vice Chairman
Maritz
(Retired) 

Todd Korte
Executive Chairman
The Korte Company 

Mark S. LaVigne
President and Chief Executive Officer
Energizer

Mark C. Lindgren 
Executive Vice President, Communications and Chief Human Resources Officer
Ameren

Thomas C. Melzer
Managing Director
Rivervest

Mary Nelson
General Counsel
St. Louis Community College
(Retired)

Maria O’Brien
Principal
Branch Team Market Optimization, Planning, and Consulting (Central)
Edward Jones

Margaret Onken
Chief Engagement Officer
Greater St. Louis, Inc.

Facundo Oyenard
Broker
Azteca Insurance LLC

Cynthia Peters
Community Volunteer

Nicole Schnuck
Chief Operating Officer
Aux Insights

James E. Williams, Jr.
President
Estel Foods, Inc., dba McDonald’s

EMERITUS

Dan Burkhardt
President
Magnificent Missouri

Maxine Clark 
Chief Executive Officer
The Clark-Fox Family Foundation

Pepe Finn 
Chairman
Stern Brothers & Co.

Harvey A. Harris
Attorney-at-Law 

Juanita Hinshaw 
President
H & H Advisors
(Retired)

Janet M. Holloway
Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff and Community Relations
Monsanto
(Retired)

Ken Kranzberg 
Chairman
TricorBraun

Kim Olson
Community Volunteer

Jack Schreiber
President
Commerce Bank
(Retired)

David Steward II
CEO
Polarity

Chad Stiening
Chief Executive Officer
Kypha, Inc.

Milton P. Wilkins, Jr. 
Investment Advisor
RBF Wealth Advisors