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CharacterPlus Board

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Our Executive Committee

William "Chip" Schafer III
Chairman
Former President
Lion Forge Labs (retired)

Linda McKay
Programming Chair
Founding Executive Director 
CharacterPlus

Eric Fencl, J.D.
Finance and Vice Chair
Chief Administrative Officer &
General Counsel / 
Build-A-Bear Workshop

Marvin Anderson
Board Secretary
Senior Vice President
Bank of America US Trust

Rob Fasoldt
Marketing Chair
Sr. Director, Ticket Sales and Retention
St. Louis Cardinals

Beth Kinzel
Board Engagement
 Chair
SVP, Private Client Wealth Advisor
Commerce Trust Company

Our Board of Directors

Stephen "Steve" Seele, J.D.
Immediate Past Chairman
Chief Counsel (retired)
Boeing Military Aircraft

Dr. Monica Stewart

School District Of University City

Board President

Eric Mumm
Partner
Ernst & Young LLP

Melinda Bier, Ph.D.
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Co-Director Center for Character & Citizenship
CharacterPlus Scholar Advisor

Lynn Lowrance, Ph.D.
School Counselor (retired)
Truman State University

Joanne Soudah

Elementary Teacher (retired)

Special School District Board

Jennifer McDonnell
Scripps College Board Director
Princeton University Alumni Council

Peggy Barnhart 
Commissioner St. Louis County

Board of Elections

Amy Ruzika, Ph.D.
Superintendent 
Parkway School District

Barb Donnelly

Community Volunteer​

Karen Hall, Ed.D.
CEO,
 RISE Coaching & Consulting
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Saint Louis University

Andi Harpring
Partnership Coordinator
Special School District

Casetta Brown, Ed.D.
St. Louis Public School District
Culture & Climate Coordinator
CharacterPlus District Leader Council Chair 

Roger Scherck, M.S.
Guidance Counselor
Mason Elementary
St. Louis Public Schools 

Rory P. O'Sullivan, Esq.
Acting County Counselor
St. Charles County Goverment

CharacterPlus Emeritus Directors

Veronica F. McDonnell
Director, Grants, CHADS
Founder, Friends of CharacterPlus
CharacterPlus Director Emeritus

Marvin Berkowitz, Ph.D.
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Co-Director, The Center for Character & Citizenship

Retired Inaugural Sanford N. McDonnell Professor of Character Education & University of Missouri Thomas Jefferson Scholar
Founder, Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research
CharacterPlus Scholar Emeritus

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All aspects of our not-for-profit’s existence reflect our unique backgrounds and perspectives to meet the needs of our staff, schools, educators, and communities.

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CharacterPlus®

a 501c(3) organization

2025 Craigshire Road Ste 150

St. Louis, Missouri 63146

info@characterplus.org

phone 314.665.1292

EIN 20-5696782

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