Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Robert Koplar (Chair)
President
Koplar Communications

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

Jeff Diesen (Treasurer)
Chief Financial Officer
The Maschhoffs
(Retired)

Fred Bendaña (Secretary)
Chief Commercial Officer
Kooth Digital Health

Ashley Kemper (Immediate Past Chair)
Attorney

MEMBERS

Claudio Abreu
President
TriGlobal LLC
(Retired)

Nicole Adewale
Principal and Founder 
ABNA Engineering

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

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

Lee Broughton
Founder
Broughton Brand Company

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

Jill Falk
Former 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

Jacob Herschend
Senior Vice President
Marsh McLennan Agency

Mark Hirst 
Vice President, Technology
Graybar

Todd Korte
Executive Chairman
The Korte Company 

Mark S. LaVigne
President and Chief Executive Officer
Energizer

Brian Matlock
Senior Vice President – Group Manager
Corporate & Institutional Banking
PNC Bank

Margaret Onken
Founder
Onken Associates LLC

Facundo Oyenard
Broker
Azteca Insurance LLC

Cynthia Peters
Community Volunteer

Kelli Powers
Vice President, Communications
Ameren

Nicole Schnuck
Vice President of Corporate Strategy
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

Milton P. Wilkins
Partner
Dowd Bennett LLP

EMERITUS

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

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 

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

Dennis Hummel
Vice Chairman
Maritz
(Retired)

Ken Kranzberg 
Chairman
TricorBraun

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

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

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

Kim Olson
Community Volunteer

Jack Schreiber
President
Commerce Bank
(Retired)

Chad Stiening
Chief Executive Officer
Kypha, Inc.

David Steward II
CEO
Polarity

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