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

Ms. Susan Lore
Executive Vice President at Large
Director, IVLP Programs & Global Ties US Board Member

Ms. Madlena Demirchian
Executive Vice President at Large
International Manager, Commerce Bank

Mr. Lawrence Taylor
Executive Vice President at Large
President, Aziotics L.L.C.

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.
Immediate Past President
Chair, POWERS Insurance and Risk Management

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