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CharacterPlus Board
Our Executive Committee
Eric Fencl, J.D.
Finance Chairman
Chief Administrative Officer &
General Counsel / Build-A-Bear Workshop
Stephen "Steve" Seele, J.D.
Chairman
Chief Counsel (retired)
Boeing Military Aircraft
Marvin Anderson
Board Secretary
Senior Vice President
Bank of America US Trust
Linda McKay
Programming Chair
Founding Executive Director
CharacterPlus
Barb Wilkinson
Development Chair
Community Volunteer
ATT/SBC VP (retired)
William "Chip" Schafer III
Marketing Chair & Vice Chair
Former President
Lion Forge Labs (retired)
Our Board of Directors
David Alexander
Co-Founder & Marketing Director
Social Origin, llc
Melinda Bier, Ph.D.
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Co-Director Center for Character & Citizenship
CharacterPlus Scholar Advisor
Jennifer McDonnell
Scripps College Board Director
Princeton University Alumni Council
Joanne Soudah
Elementary Teacher (retired)
University City School Board
Lynn Lowrance, Ph.D.
School Counselor (retired)
Community Volunteer
Peggy Barnhart
Commissioner St. Louis County Board of Elections
Robert Fasoldt
Director of Ticket Sales and Services
St. Louis Cardinals
Tim Fagan
Partner
Ernst & Young LLP
Beth Kinzel
SVP, Private Client Wealth Advisor
Commerce Trust Company
Andi Harpring
Partnership Coordinator
Special School District
Joan Ball
Assistant Manager
Sign of the Arrow
Keith Marty, Ph.D.
Superintendent
Parkway School District
Edie Dorris
Executive Assistant
Guggenheim Partners
Jeff Yorg, J.D.
Associate General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Karen Hall, Ed.D.
CEO, RISE Coaching & Consulting
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Saint Louis University
Veronica F. McDonnell
Director, Grants, CHADS
Founder, Friends of CharacterPlus
Barb Donnelly
Community Volunteer
Emily Frank, J.D.
Vice President
Business Development
ZeaVision
Chris Curtis
Owner, Midwest Graduation Products
Jostens
Rachael Wilcox
District Leader Counsel Chair Director of Social Emotional Learning
Washington School District
Veronica F. McDonell
Director of Grant Writing
CHADS Coalition for
Mental Health
Roger Scherck, M.S.
Guidance Counselor
Mason Elementary
St. Louis Public Schools
Marvin Berkowitz, Ph.D.
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Co-Director, The Center for Character & Citizenship
Inaugural Sanford N. McDonnell Professor of Character Education
University of Missouri Thomas Jefferson Scholar
Founder, Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research
CharacterPlus Scholar Advisor
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