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
Co-President
Bunzl North America, Corporate
Vice President of Global Supply Chain & ESG Compliance
Mr. James Hershey
Co-President
American Soybean Association
Chief of Party, CAST Cambodia
Ms. Elaine Williams
Secretary/Treasurer
Kirkegaard & Associates
Director of Finance, R. Lawrence
Mr. Pierce W. Powers JR.
Immediate Past President
POWERS Insurance and Risk Management
Chair
Ms. Madlena Demirchian
Executive Committee Member
Commerce Bank
International Manager
Ms. Robyn Frankel
Executive Committee Member
Frankel PR
Principal
Ms. Susan Lore
Executive Committee Member
Global Ties US
Board Member
Ms. Gena Perry
Executive Committee Member
American Soybean Association/WISHH Program
Executive Director
Mr. Lawrence Taylor
Executive Committee Member
Aziotics L.L.C.
President
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
Emeritus Director, International Studies
University of Missouri – St. Louis
Ms. Elisabeth Hare
Principal
Evergreen Strategies LLC.
Mr. Terry Hatfield
Emeritus Director
Ms. Fatima Khan
Partner
Thompson Coburn LLP
Dr. Seung H. Kim
Emeritus Director
Boeing Institute of Int’l Business, St. Louis University
Geoffrey King
Board of Director
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
