Board of Directors
Officers
Dr. Lynn Beckwith, Jr., Chairman
Endowed Professor of Urban Education, University of Missouri – St. Louis
Valerie D. Bell, Vice Chairman
Attorney
Susan B. Philpott, Secretary
Community Volunteer
Jeffrey J. Kohler, Treasurer
Partner, Tax and Financial Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPBoard Members
Zundra L. Bryant
Technical Account Manager, MasterCard Worldwide
Buron F. “Buff” Buffkin, Jr.
Director, Human Resources and Facilities Services, Energizer
Daniel Cole
President and Chief Executive, Ameren Services
Steven N. Cousins
Partner, Armstrong Teasdale, LLP
Terris McMahan Grimes
Senior Director, Schools and Community Partnerships, St. Louis Science Center
Karen Levy
Consultant
Cynthia J. Martin
CEO, CJMartin Associates
Robert L. Newmark
Partner, Bryan Cave, LLP
Valerie E. Patton, MA, MSW
Director, St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative
Jessica Perkins
Principal, Vector Communications
Harry Kenneth Ratliff
Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch of Clayton
Evans Richardson
Director of Government and Public Affairs, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
Thomas Schlafly
President, The Saint Louis Brewery, Inc. & Partner, Thompson Coburn, LLP
Joseph F. Vonder Haar
CEO, JoeV Consulting, LLCEx-Officio
Linda Riekes, Liaison
Development Officer, St. Louis Public Schools