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CharacterPlus Board
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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