Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Mark C. Lindgren (Chair)
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Chief Human Resources Officer
Ameren

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

Kathy Barney (Treasurer)
Chief Financial Officer
Wells Fargo Advisors

Ashley Kemper (Secretary)
Attorney

David Steward II (Immediate Past Chair)
CEO
Polarity

MEMBERS

Donald Aven
Principal, Branch and Region Development–Area 46
Edward Jones

Lee Broughton
Founder
Broughton Brand Company

David Conner
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Retired)
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

Christopher Gagliano
Vice President, Customer Experience
Spire, Inc.

Harvey A. Harris
Attorney-at-Law

Dennis Hummel
Vice Chairman
Maritz Holdings

Rob Kirkland
Chief Financial Officer, Retail Division
Stanley Black & Decker

Robert Koplar
President
Koplar Communications

Mark Krieger
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Brendan Lind
CEO and Founder
Human Agency Saint Louis, MO

Dennis Lower
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Retired)
Cortex

Thomas C. Melzer
Managing Director
Rivervest

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

Cynthia Peters
Community Volunteer

Hugh Scott, III
Chief Executive Officer
(Retired)
Western Diesel Services, Inc.

James Snowden
Executive Vice President
Huntleigh Securities Corporation

Chad Stiening
Chief Executive Officer
Kypha, Inc.

James E. Williams, Jr.
President
Estel Foods, Inc. d.b.a. McDonald’s

EMERITUS

Dan Burkhardt
President
Magnificent Missouri

Maxine Clark 
Chief Executive Officer
The Clark-Fox Family Foundation

Pepe Prince Finn 
Chairman
Stern Brothers & Co.

Juanita Hinshaw 
President
H & H Advisors

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

Ted Koplar*
President and Chief Executive Officer
Koplar Communications International

Ken Kranzberg 
Chairman
TricorBraun

Jeffrey McDonnell 
Vice President
J & J Management Services

Kim Olson

Jack Schreiber
President
(Retired)
Commerce Bank

Patrick Sly 
Executive Vice President
(Retired)
Emerson

Dr. Donald Suggs
Publisher
St. Louis American Newspaper

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

* Deceased