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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
Barb Wilkinson
Development Chair
Community Volunteer
ATT/SBC VP (retired)
Tyler Dunaway
Engagement Chair
SVP Private Client Advisor
Bank of America
Mary Kullman, J.D.
Finance Chair
SVP, Chief Administrative Officer The Laclede Group (Spire) (retired)
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 (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
Fred Burdell
VP, CIO, Residential
Emerson Electric Corporation
Emily Frank, J.D.
Vice President
Business Development
ZeaVision
Chris Curtis
Owner, Midwest Graduation Products
Jostens
Andi Harping
Director of Engagement and Learning
Nine PBS
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
Rachael Wilcox
District Leader Counsel Chair
Director of Social Emotional Learning
Washington School District
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