Mike Park 
CharacterPlus® Chief Executive Officer, Center for Character & Citizenship Affiliate Scholar, The U.S. Army Intelligence Center & School, Wharton School Executive Program, University of Alabama, LACE Academy, Dean's Cabinet UMSL College of Education, and previous multi-brand company Principal, mike@characterplus.org

 

Kristen Pelster, Ed.D.
CharacterPlus® Chief Programming Officer and Board Ex-Officio, Retired District Administrator, NSOC recipient, African Vision of Hope Board of Directors, kpelster@characterplus.org

 

Nicole Diehl 
Character.org Executive Director of Schools of Character, LACE Academy, Leading the nation in schools coached that have become State & National Schools of Character, Instructor, ndiehl@characterplus.org 

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Julie Sperry, Ed.D. 
CharacterPlus® Director of Program Expansion & Innovation, Retired School Administrator, NSOC recipient, MA in Administration & Secondary Counseling, jsperry@characterplus.org

 

Roxanna Mechem, Ed.S.
CharacterPlus® Director of District and Community Partnerships, Retired District Administrator at Maplewood Richmond Heights, and Rockwood School Districts, rmechem@characterplus.org

 

Emilie Johnson, Ph.D. 
CharacterPlus® Senior Facilitator, Instructor, Senior Professor of Education, College of Education and Human Services at Lindenwood University, with an emphasis on Advanced Education Psychology, ejohnson@characterplus.org

 

Grace Lee, Ed.D. 
CharacterPlus EJACE Director, Webster Groves School District School Board Member, Dean of Faculty, Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School, Inclusion Expert, Retired Principal at Hixson Middle and Brittany Woods Middle Schools, Social Worker, English-Language Arts, glee@characterplus.org

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Debbie Brandt, Ed.S. 
Missouri School of Character Coordinator and Director of CharacterPlus Way, Retired Principal at LaSalle Springs Middle School, NSOC recipient, Missouri Baptist University Instructor, dbrandt@characterplus.org 

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Michael Barolak, MSW 
CharacterPlus® Director of Programming, Retired Director of Social Emotional Support Services at Parkway Schools, School Social Worker, mbarolak@characterplus.org 

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Todd Moeller, M.Ed., CMAA 
CharacterPlus® Director of HS AACE, Educational Leadership, Retired Athletic Director, O'Fallon Township High School, tmoeller@characterplus.org 

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Lynn Clapp, M.S. 
CharacterPlus® Director of Culture Carriers, Retired School Psychologist and District Administrator at Belleville District 118, Vertical Performance Coach, lclapp@characterplus.org

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​Debbie Rusert

Director of CharacterPlus® Kansas City, Retired Teacher, drusert@characterplus.org

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Priscilla Frost, Ed.S.
CharacterPlus® TACE Director, Retired District Administrator, LACE Academy, pfrost@characterplus.org

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Cyndi Hebenstreit, Ph.D.
CharacterPlus Facilitator, Retired Principal, chebenstreit@characterplus.org

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Susan Maynor, MA, EdSp
CharacterPlus Facilitator, EPiC Elementary Learning, Experience Designer, smaynor@characterplus.org

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Carol Burcke 
CharacterPlus® Director of Development, Previous Chief Development responsibilities at Rx Outreach and Make-A-Wish Foundation, cburcke@characterplus.org

 

Missy Wilhoit
CharacterPlus® Finance Manager, mwilhoit@characterplus.org

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Heather Nadenbush 
CharacterPlus® Office Manager & Community Volunteer, hnadenbush@characterplus.org 

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Marvin Berkowitz, Ph.D. 
Lead Scholar Advisor, Sanford N. McDonnell Professor of Character Education, UM Thomas Jefferson Fellow, Professor UMSL, Co-Founder, the Center for Character & Citizenship 

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Melinda Bier, Ph.D. 
Scholar Advisor, Co-Director of the Center for Character & Citizenship, Senior Research Fellow Division of Educational Psychology, Evaluation & Research, College of Education UMSL

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