Meet our Board

All Are Volunteer Positions

 

The 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. Jeff Morris

Mr. Jeff Morris

Executive Vice President

Vice President of Global Supply Chain & ESG Compliance, Bunzl North America, Corporate

 

Ms. Susan Lore

Ms. Susan Lore

Executive Vice President at Large

Director, IVLP Programs & Global Ties US Board Member

Ms. Madlena Demirchian

Ms. Madlena Demirchian

Executive Vice President at Large

International Manager, Commerce Bank

Mr. Lawrence Taylor

Mr. Lawrence Taylor

Executive Vice President at Large

President, Aziotics L.L.C.

Ms. Gena Perry

Ms. Gena Perry

Executive Vice President at Large/Program Chair

Executive Director, American Soybean Association/WISHH Program

Ms. Robyn Frankel

Board of Director

Principal, Frankel PR

Mr. Pierce W. Powers JR.

Mr. Pierce W. Powers JR.

Immediate Past President

Chair, POWERS Insurance and Risk Management

 

Ms. Elaine Williams

Ms. Elaine Williams

Secretary/Treasurer

Director of Finance, R. Lawrence Kirkegaard & Associates

Board of Directors

Dr. Hadi Alhor

Director of the Boeing Institute of Int’l Business
Saint Louis University

Mr. Stephen Bagwell 

Asst. Professor of Political Science
University of Missouri – St. Louis

Mr. Mohan Chellaswami

Former Executive Vice President
Wells Fargo

Mr. Paul Doelling, MHA, FACMPE

Realtor
United Platinum Realty 

Mr. Philip DeFord

Partner
DHR International

Mr. Burt Follman

Executive Vice President
Gershman Commercial Real Estate

Mr. Joel Glassman

Director Emeritus, International Studies
University of Missouri – St. Louis

Ms. Elisabeth Hare

Principal
Evergreen Strategies LLC.

Mr. Matt Harvey

Office Managing Partner, St. Louis
RSM International

Mr. Terry Hatfield

Retired

 

Ms. Fatima Khan

Partner
Thompson Coburn LLP

Dr. Seung H. Kim 

Director
Boeing Institute of Int’l Business, St. Louis University

Geoffrey King

Vice President of Strategy
Greater STL

Ms. Donna B. Kirtian

Vice President of Finance
Grimco

Mr. Steve Knight

Adjunct Associate Professor
Saint Louis University

Ms. Linda Kurz

Retired Department of Veteran Affairs and Fellow
American College of Healthcare Executives

Dr. John Lewington 

Retired Dean of the John E. Simon School of Business
Maryville University 

Mr. Ryan Shirley

Associate Vice President, Finance 
Novus International, Inc

Dr. Gregory Warner

Retired Executive
DuPont Nutrition and Heatlh