A Message from Our Leadership
In every community, boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know that someone cares about them. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis offers that and more. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of all youth by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.
Thanks to the support we receive from many donors and organizations, the Club continues to be The Positive Place for Kids! For nearly 50 years, BGCSTL has been providing after-school, teen, sports and summer programs to youth in the St. Louis area while also providing a safe place for them to learn and grow. The Clubs now serve St. Louis youth at ten locations (Adams Park Club, Ferguson Middle School Club, Grannemann Elementary School Club, Herbert Hoover Club, Lee Hamilton Elementary School Club, O’Fallon Park Club, Hazelwood Southeast Middle School Club and Twillman Elementary School Club) and within several other schools (including Normandy High School and Roosevelt High School) and through our Mentor St. Louis Program. We provide all Club Members with services that will benefit them and our region for generations to come. In addition, we partner with many local organizations and are a community asset in five locations across St. Louis. Our kids continue to receive premium programming that addresses the challenges they face on a regular basis. With 83% of our kids eligible for free or reduced lunch, 75% headed by a single parent, and 26% below the federal poverty level – providing a safe place to learn and grow is essential.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis sees a future in which success is within the reach of every child in our region. Our vision can only be attained by the sustained commitment, generosity, and enthusiasm of our many local, regional and national partners. Thank you for helping us continue to reach out to those most in need of our services.
With our combined efforts – Great Futures Start Here!
Sincerely,
Flint W. Fowler, PhD.
President
Board of Directors
Steve Bloom
Chair
Community Volunteer
Gregg J. Berdy, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Opthalmology Associates
Partner
Lorenzo M. Boyd
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.
Managing Director
Mark Bulanda
Emerson Industrial Automation
Executive Vice President
Jennifer Call
U.S. Bank
Assistant Director of Asset Management
Nicholas B. Clifford, Jr.
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Partner
Mary M. Bonacorsi
Vice Chair
Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner
Mark C. Darrell
Spire
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Chief Compliance Officer
Brian R. Dobbins
Aetna Better Health of Missouri
CEO
John Farmer
Thompson Coburn LLP
Attorney
Daniel S. Farrell
St. Louis Cardinals LLC
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
William K. Freeman
Gartner Executive Programs
Executive Partner
Peggy Guest, Ph.D.
The Cramer Institute
Senior Consultant
Mike Hawkins
Enterprise Holdings
Vice President of Home City Sales
Sean Joe, Ph.D.
Brown School – Washington University in St. Louis
Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development
Keith Lueking
Treasurer
Centene Corporation
Vice President, Operations, Specialty Division
Peter Lazaroff
Acropolis Investment Management, LLC
Portfolio Manager
John Maroney
W & M Restaurants
President
John Meara
Argent Capital Management, LLC
President & Chief Investment Officer
Richard H. Miles
Cerizon
Chairman
Paul I. Miller
UBS Financial Services
Senior VP of Investments
Emily Pitts
Edward Jones
General Partner, Inclusion & Diversity
David Queller
Express Scripts
Senior Vice President
Megan Ridgeway
Arcturis
Principal/Architect
Susan D. Schlichter
Community Volunteer
Larry E. Parres
Secretary
Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C.
Partner/Member
Joan E. Silber, Ph.D
Community Volunteer, Immediate Past Chair
Mark E. Stallion
Partner
Husch Blackwell
Drew Steinhoff, Friends Liaison
Express Scripts
Sr. Manager-Executive Compensation
Gene R. Todd
First Bank
Managing Director, Trust & Wealth Management Division
Michelle D. Tucker
Senior Vice President
Bank of America Enterprise Business & Community Engagement
Market Manager, St. Louis
A. Keith Turner
TurnGroup Technologies
President/Owner
T. William White
Commerce Bank
Sr. Vice President-Manager Commercial Banking
James E. Williams
Estel Food Inc.
Owner
Nancy Wolfe
Monsanto
Chief of Staff to the President
Cabinet of Trustees
George E. Bailey
Community Volunteer
Thomas J. Kavanaugh
The Kavanaugh Law Firm
Attorney
George Scherer
Community Volunteer
John B. Biggs, Jr.
Community Volunteer
Ken Kotiza
USI Insurance
Vice President
Donald M. Suggs
St. Louis American
Publisher and Executive Editor
Donald L. Bryant
Bryant Group, Inc
Chairman Emeritus
Karen M. Luebbert, Ph.D.
Community Volunteer
Ken E. Kotiza
Welsh, Flatness & Lutz. Inc.
Vice President/Producer
Frankie M. Freeman
Community Volunteer
Vernon J. Remiger
Remiger Design
President
Barrett Upchurch, LT
Barry Upchurch Realty, LLC
Broker/Owner