CharacterPlus Board
Our Executive Committee
Eric Fencl, J.D.
Board Chairman
Chief Administrative Officer &
General Counsel / Build-A-Bear Workshop
Stephen "Steve" Seele, J.D.
Board Vice 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
Linda Matkowski
Development Chair
Chief Financial Officer
Champaign IL Unit 4 Schools
Tyler Dunaway
Engagement Chair
SVP Private Client Advisor
Bank of America
Mary Kullman, J.D.
Finance Chair
SVP, Chief Administrative Officer (R) The Laclede Group (Spire)
Veronica F. McDonnell
Immediate Past Chair
Registered Dietitian, Private Practice
Founder, Friends of CharacterPlus
William "Chip" Schafer III
Marketing Chair
Former President
Lion Forge Labs (R)
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
Rachael Wilcox
Director of Social Emotional Learning
Washington School District
Lynn Lowrance, Ph.D.
School Counselor (R)
Community Volunteer
Jennifer McDonnell
Scripps College Board Director
Princeton University Alumni Council
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
Joanne Soudah
Elementary Teacher (R)
University City School Board
Andrea (Andi) Harpring
Director of Engagement and Learning
Nine Network of Public Media
Keith Marty, Ph.D.
Superintendent
Parkway School District
Barb Wilkinson
Community Volunteer
ATT/SBC VP (retired)
Jacqueline French, J.D.
Senior Director Insurance, Litigation & Claims
Ameren Services
Jeff Yorg, J.D.
Associate General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Fred Burdell
VP, CIO, Residential
Emerson Electric Corporation