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