2008 Board of Directors
*Denotes a member of the Executive Committee
Jeffrey S. Adams, The Boeing Company
*Douglas A. Albrecht, Bodley Group
Suzie K. Andrews, Stark and Associates
Jason Arnold, Vin de Set Rooftop Bar & Bistro and Moulin Events
Don Ascare, MasterCard Worldwide
James A. Auffenberg, Jr., Auffenberg Dealer Group of Illinois
Cy Austin, Painters Local 471
John W. Bachmann, Edward Jones
The Honorable Duane L. Bailey, Third Judicial Circuit of Madison County, Ill.
*Dr. Ann Beatty, Psychological Associates, Inc.
Lynn Beckwith, Jr., University of Missouri – St. Louis
*Katherine Button Bell, Emerson
Kenneth Bell, IBM Corporation
Peter F. Benoist, Enterprise Financial Services Corporation
Ray Bernick, United Parcel Service
Thomas E. Berry, Jr., Sandberg, Phoenix and von Gontard
*Thomas E. Berry, Sr., civic leader
Barbara Black, Service Employees International Local 2000
*Steven J. Brackney, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company
*Mrs. Stephen F. Brauer, civic leader
David Brown, Datotel
W. Lee Capps, Kellwood Company
*Robert Ciapciak, Edward Jones
Ralph W. Clermont, KPMG LLP
Elizabeth H. Cohen, Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Stephen M. Coleman, Daedalus Capital, LLC
Nancy Cross, SEIU Local 1, Missouri Division
Carol Daniel, KMOX – AM Radio
Mark C. Darrell, The Laclede Group, Inc.
Jack M. Delo, Data2 Corporation
Reginald D. Dickson, Buford, Dickson, Harper & Sparrow
Melanie DiLeo, Citi
The Honorable Charlie A. Dooley, St. Louis County, Missouri
James P. Dougherty, United Food and Commercial Workers Local #655
The Honorable Judy P. Draper, 21st Judicial Circuit of St. Louis County
Catherine S. Dunkin, Standing Partnership
*John Ebeling, St. Louis Typographical Union #8/CWA 14616
Kevin C. Eichner, Enterprise Financial Services Corporation
Ted Eilerman, civic leader
Melody Eskridge, St. Louis ConnectCare
Jennifer Estes, Veolia Environmental Services
*David N. Farr, Emerson
Kevin R. Farrell, FM Development
Tim Farrell, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Richard C.D. Fleming, St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association
*Queen D. Fowler, Ph.D., Fowler & Associates Service Systems
Jeffrey L. Fox, Harbour Group Ltd.
Mary E. Freeman, Microsoft Corporation
*Ronald Fromm, Brown Shoe Company
Johnny Furr, Jr., Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
John S. Gaal, Ed.D., Carpenter’s District Council
Walter J. Galvin, Emerson
Sherman George, civic leader
Thomas F. George, Ph.D., University of Missouri – St. Louis
Henry Givens, Harris Stowe State University
Mike Goebel, Teamsters Local 688
*Hugh Grant, Monsanto Company
Darlene Green, City of St. Louis
Christi Fingal Griffin, Christi Fingal Griffin, Attorney at Law
Diann D. Gross, Ernst and Young LLP
Kevin Hamilton, Carpenters District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity
Frank Hamsher, civic leader
Zelema Harris, Ed.D., St. Louis Community College
Alene Haskell, Husch & Eppenberger, LLC
Shaun R. Hayes, National City Bank
*Juanita Hinshaw, H&H Advisors
Michael R. Hogan, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
Bruce Holland, Holland Construction Services, Inc.
*Janet M. Holloway, Monsanto Company
Andrew C. Houdashelt, QuikTrip Corporation
*Joseph F. Imbs III, US Bank
Francella D. Jackson, East St. Louis Police Department
*David Janicke, AT&T Missouri
Thomas Johnson, civic leader
*Stephen C. Jones, Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Brian S. Kearns, Fireside Group LLC
*Brian Keck, Civic Leader
Mark A. Kern, St. Clair County, Illinois
Ward M. Klein, Energizer Holdings, Inc.
Paula D. Knight, St. Louis Public Schools
Philip J. Koen, SAVVIS, Inc.
Daniel G. Korte, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
R. Alton Lacey, Missouri Baptist University
Patrick J. Lamping, Jefferson County, Mo.
Patrick J. Larch, Jr., UniGroup, Inc.
Edward F. Lawlor, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Don G. Lents, Bryan Cave LLP
Carlos Leon, Special Care Hospital Management
Ronald J. Levy, civic leader
Steven H. Lipstein, BJC HealthCare
Juan E. Lopez, Diagraph – An ITW Company
Daniel J. Ludeman, Wachovia Securities LLC
*James D. Maher, Merrill Lynch - Swansea
*W. Stephen Maritz, Maritz Inc.
Donna K. Martin, Ameren
Linda K. Martinez, Bryan Cave LLP
Dennis A. Matheis, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri
Melinda McAliney, Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis
Gloria McCarter, Bank of America
Marguerite Ann McKee, McEagle Properties
Peter McLoughlin, St. Louis Blues Enterprises
*Dorothy L. McMurtry, U.S. Attorney's Office
*S. Whitaker Meyer, Lockton Companies Inc.
*Thomas J. Minogue, Thompson Coburn LLP
Carmelo J. Moceri, civic leader
Colonel Joseph Mokwa, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Merry L. Mosbacher, Edward Jones
Kevin D. Mowbray, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
*Charles W. Mueller, Ameren Corporation
James J. Murphy, Jr., Murphy Company
Rev. Earl E. Nance Jr., Greater Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church
David W. Nations, Sr., American Institute for Medical Professionals LLC
Richard A. Navarre, Peabody Energy
Michael F. Neidorff, Centene Corporation
*Brenda Newberry, The Newberry Group, Inc.
Joan Newman, Joan Newman & Associates
Marian M. Nunn, THF Realty, Inc.
Kathleen T. Osborn, The Regional Business Council
*Peter Ouchi, Commerce Bank
Lillian A. Parks, Ph.D., East St. Louis School District 189
*Deborah J. Patterson, Monsanto Company
Valerie E. Patton, St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative
Roy E. Pierce, civic leader
Gilberto Pinela, STLTV
*Ann Pipkin, Global Brass and Copper, Inc.
*Roger Poole, District No. 9, IAMAW
Charles Poplstein, Thompson Coburn LLP
Mark C. Pydynowski, Somark Innovations, Inc.
Gary Rainwater, Ameren Corporation
Glyn Ramage, Southwestern Illinois Laborers District Council
*Janet Ramey, CPA, Brown Smith Wallace, LLC
Kathy F. Reeves, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Robert Reynolds, Graybar Electric Company
Lucia Rodriguez, St. Louis Rams
Victor H. Ruiz, M.D., Gateway Regional Medical Center
Robert M. Sandfort, Ph.D., civic leader
Steven F. Schankman, Contemporary Productions, LLC
Kenneth L. Schmidt, Ameren UE
Craig D. Schnuck, Schnuck Markets
*Todd R. Schnuck, Schnuck Markets
Stephen P. Schoemehl, Local One IBEW
*Ellen Sherberg, St. Louis Business Journal
Timothy Slater, New Horizons Computer Learning Center
The Honorable Francis Slay, City of St. Louis
Christine E. Smith, Pfizer, Inc.
*Wayman F. Smith III, The Smith Partnership
*Robert A. Soutier, Greater St. Louis Labor Council, AFL-CIO
*David L. Steward, World Wide Technology, Inc.
*Charles A. Stewart Jr., City of St. Louis
John P. Stupp, Jr., Stupp Bros., Inc.
*Dr. Donald M. Suggs, The St. Louis American
*Andrew C. Taylor, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company
Kelvin Taylor, Taylored Analytics
Anthony R. Tersigni, Ed.D., FACHE, Ascension Health
*Lawrence E. Thomas, Edward Jones
Mary Sue Thompson, Missouri Baptist University
Yvonne Tisdel, SSM Health Care
Robert T. Topping, QinetiQ North America
Vaughn Vandegrift, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Susan Veidt, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
Cheryl D.S. Walker, Obasi Enterprises, LLC
Ambassador George Walker III, civic leader
Robert E. Wallace, Jr., St. Louis Rams
James B. Webb, St. Louis Minority Business Council
*James D. Weddle, Edward Jones
Patricia Whitaker, Arcturis
*Charles L. Whitehead, Southwestern Illinois College Sam Wolf Granite City Campus
Consuelo Wilkins, MD, Washington University School of Medicine
Donald W. Williams, civic leader
Roland Williams, Youth Lifeline Foundation
Warren J. Winer, Towers Perrin
Mark Wrighton, Washington University in St. Louis
Harry Wuertenbaecher, Jr., civic leader
*Douglas Yaeger, The Laclede Group, Inc.
*Michael Zychinski, Deloitte, LLP