BOARD OF DIRECTORS
With a strong representation of St. Louis corporate, civic and faith-based organizations, as well as entrepreneurs, Concordance Academy’s Board of Directors comprises key community leaders committed to serving the justice-involved population. The board serves as a governing body for the organization, providing policy administration, financial oversight, and strategic planning and evaluation.
Dr. Kelvin Adams
Superintendent, St. Louis Public School District
Angela Adler
President & CEO, Adler Associates, LLC
Lynn Britton
President & CEO, Mercy
Jim Bullard
President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Scott Carter
President, Spire
Ken Cella
Principal, Branch Development, Edward Jones
Tad Edwards
Chairman, President & CEO, Benjamin F. Edwards & Co.
Dave Eichhorn
President and Head of Investment Strategies, NISA Investment Advisors, LLC
Sal Hernandez
Former Vice President of Compliance & Ethics, Enterprise Holdings
Rick Holton, Jr.
Manager, Holton Capital
Susan Huber
Senior Vice President, Ascension
Tom Irwin
Former Executive Director, Civic Progress
Dan Isom
Former Chief of Police, City of St. Louis
Laurent Javois
Regional Executive Officer, Missouri Department of Mental Health – Division of Behavioral Health
Diane Katzman
President, Diane Katzman Fine Arts
Rusty Keeley
CEO, Keeley Companies
Robert Kirkland
President, Sysco St. Louis
David Kowach
Head of Community Banking, Wells Fargo
Ken Kranzberg
Chairman Emeritus, TricorBraun
Greg Kraus
Senior Vice President, Merrill Lynch
Ron Kruszewski
President & CEO, Stifel Nicholaus & Company
Marc Lazar
Founder, Domaine Wine Storage
Joe Leahy
Chief Creative Officer, HLK
Danny Ludeman
President & CEO, Concordance Academy
Steve Maritz
CEO, Maritz
Rich McClure
Former Co-Chairman, Ferguson Commission
Ken McDonald
Senior Director of Business Development, Covenant Theological Seminary
Dick Miles
Former Chairman & CEO, Valitas Health Services, Inc.
Michael Moehn
Chairman & President, Ameren Missouri
Michael Neidorff
Chairman, President & CEO, Centene Corporation
Carrie Nelson
President & CEO, Atlas Point LLC
Bob Newmark
Managing Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Steve Nystrom
Senior Vice President (Ret.), U.S. Bank
Kathy Osborn
Executive Director, Regional Business Council
Larry Otto
President, U.S. Bank
Steven Ponciroli
Associate VP – Partnership Strategy and Growth, North Highland
Eriko Pope
CEO/Founder, Katalyst STL
Nick Ragone
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Ascension
Benjamin Rassieur III
Vice President, Paulo Products Company
Kitty Ratcliffe
President, Explore St. Louis
Joe Reagan
Former President & CEO, St. Louis Regional Chamber
B.T. Rice
Pastor, New Horizon 7th Day Christian Church
Julie Russell
Executive Director, Leap Ambassadors Support Team, Morino Ventures
Michael Scully
Missouri Regional President, PNC Bank
Susan Sherman
Board Chair, St. Louis Fashion Fund
Craig Silliman
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative, Legal, and Public Policy Officer, Verizon
Joe Sivewright
Chief Executive Officer, Nestle Purina PetCare
David Steward
Chairman, World Wide Technology
Donald Suggs
Publisher & Executive Editor, St. Louis American
Susan Talve
Founding Rabbi, Central Reform Congregation
Mark Thom
Chairman & CEO, MiTek
Greg Trapp
Former Division President & General Manager, Progressive Corporation
Mary Unnerstall
Executive Manager, Office of the Chairman, World Wide Technology
Rob Vitale
President & CEO, Post Holdings
Sara Wade
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Express Scripts
Caprina Wakefield
Sr. Human Resources Leader, SSM Health – Health Business
Chip Walker
Market Director, St. Louis, Private Wealth Management, Baird
Tim Wentworth
CEO, Evernorth
Jimmy Williams, Jr.
President & CEO, Estel Foods, Inc.
Craig Workman
President, Workman Communications Group
Mark Wrighton
Professor & Chancellor Emeritus , Washington University
Jackie Yoon
President, YFB Consulting