Meet our Board
All Are Volunteer PositionsThe work of the World Affairs Council of St. Louis is not possible without the guidance and support of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Mr. Pierce W. Powers JR.
Immediate Past President
Chair, POWERS Insurance and Risk Management
Mr. Geoffrey King
Interim Leadership
Vice President of Strategy, Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Mr. Jeff Morris
Interim Leadership
Vice President, International Supply Chain, Bunzl Distribution NA
Ms. Elaine Williams
Treasurer
Director of Finance, R. Lawrence Kirkegaard & Associates
Ms. Madlena Demirchian
Vice President at Large
International Manager, Commerce Bank
Ms. Susan Lore
Vice President at Large
Senior Counsel, Nestlé Purina PetCare (ret.)
Director, IVLP Programs
Global Ties US Board Member
Ms. Gena Perry
Vice President at Large
Executive Director, American Soybean Association/WISHH Program
Mr. Julian Schuster
Vice President at Large
President, Webster University
Mr. Lawrence Taylor
Vice-President at Large
President, Aziotics L.L.C.
Board of Directors
Dr. Hadi Alhor
Director of the Boeing Institute of Int’l Business
Saint Louis University
Mr. Mohan Chellaswami
Former Executive Vicee President
Wells Fargo
Mr. Stephen Bagwell
UMSL Global
Mr. Philip DeFord
Partner
DHR International
Mr. Burt Follman
Executive Vice President
Gershman Commercial Real Estate
Ms. Eliszbeth Hare
Principal
Evergreen Strategies LLC.
Mr. Matt Harvey
Office Managing Partner, St. Louis
RSM International
Ms. Fatima Khan
Partner
Thompson Coburn LLP
Ms. Donna B. Kirtian
CFO
Grimco
Mr. Steve Knight
Adjunct Professor
Saint Louis University
Ms. Linda Kurz
Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ret.)
Department of Veteran Affairs
Dr. John Lewington
Dean of the John E. Simon School of Businees (ret.)
Maryville University
Ms. Adna Kahameric-Oates
Fontbonne University
Ms. Robyn Frankel
Frankel PR
Mr. Dennis Pruitt
Vice President of International Business Recruitment
Missouri Partnership
Mr. Henry Stephenson
Director, Technology Risk Management
Mastercard
Mr. Gregory Warner
Retired Executive
DuPont Nutrition and Heatlh