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 over fifty 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 serve youth across the region at twelve locations, including (Adams Park Club, Boys & Girls Club of Bethalto, Boys & Girls Club of Lovejoy, Hazelwood Elementary School Club, Herbert Hoover Club, Mathew-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ Club, Normandy High School, O’Fallon Park Club, Riverview Gardens Club, Roosevelt High School, Hazelwood Southeast Middle School Club and the Teen Center of Excellence). We also operate the Mentor St. Louis and St. Louis Internship programs.
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
Mark J. Bulanda
Board Chair
Emerson
Senior Vice President, Planning & Development
Mark E. Stallion
Vice Chair
Greensfelder
Officer
Nancy Wolfe
Vice Chair
Bayer
SVP, HR – Crop Science Global Commercial Operations
Matt Redenius
Treasurer
EY (formerly Ernst & Young)
Partner
Michele Sowers
Secretary
Husch Blackwell
Attorney
Mike Andrew
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
David Aplington
BJC Healthcare
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Ben Beinfeld
World Wide Technology
SLED Business Development Manager
Gregg J. Berdy, M.D., F.A.C.S.
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Partner
Mary M. Bonacorsi
Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner
Jen Call
US Bancorp Community Development Corporation
Director of Asset Management – Vice President
Mark C. Darrell
Spire Energy
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
John Farmer
Charter Communications
Vice President of Litigation
Daniel S. Farrell
St. Louis Cardinals LLC
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Logan Finerty
Moneta Group
Partner
Evan Fowler
Friends Liaison
Ameren Services
DE&I Strategic Initiatives Manager
Laura Freeman, PhD
Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Chief People Officer
Crystal Gale, PhD
Saint Louis Public Schools
Network Superintendent
Clive Grannum
Materion
President, Performance Alloys & Composites
Keith Grosz
Expense Recovery Group
Founder & Principal
Leah Reynolds Harris
PNC Financial Services Group
Senior Vice President, Healthcare Treasury Management
Sean Joe, PhD
Brown School – Washington University in St. Louis
Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development
Taliya King
Accenture
Managing Director
Robert Kirkland
Stanley Black & Decker
Peter Lazaroff
Plancorp
Chief Investment Officer
Mark Levison
Lashly & Baer, P.C.
Attorney
Amy Liefer, CFRE, MSOL
Vitas Healthcare
General Manager
Deborah Massingill
UPS, Central Plains District
Operations Manager
John Meara
Argent Capital Management, LLC
President & Chief Investment Officer
Robert Minkler, Jr., CPA/CGMA
Anders CPA
Managing Partner
Jess Moore
Centene
Vice President
Richard Nix, Jr.
The Butler’s Pantry
President
Chonda Nwamu
Ameren
Sr. Vice President General Counsel and Secretary
Larry E. Parres
Immediate Past Chair
Lewis Rice
Partner/Member
Emily Pitts
Emily Pitts DEI Consulting
David Queller
Express Scripts
President
Nick Ragone
Ascension
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Adam W. Randle
Polsinelli
Shareholder/Practice Vice Chair
Matt Renner
National Real Estate Management Corp.
President
Megan Ridgeway
Arcturis
President
Suzie Spence
Community Volunteer
John Stupp III
Stupp Bros., Inc.
Director of the Office of Strategy Management
Nicole Tate
World Wide Technology
Area Vice President, Global Client Enablement
Dave Touchette
Community Volunteer
Lynn Ann Vogel
Vogel Law Office
Partner
Kelvin R. Westbrook
KRW Advisors, LLC
President & CEO
T. William White
Commerce Bank
Sr. Vice President-Manager Commercial Banking
Erika Williams
Advantage Capital
Vice President of Talent
Alan Winslow
Bethalto, IL
Mayor
Susan Yates
RCS Construction Inc.
Part Owner
Amadou Yattassaye
Anthem BCBS Missouri and HealthLink
President
Cabinet of Trustees
George E. Bailey
Retired
John B. Biggs, Jr.
Retired
Steve Bloom
Donald L. Bryant
Bryant Group, Inc.
Chairman Emeritus
Jim Butler
Retired
Robert W. Fulstone
Fulstone Consulting LLC
Jerry Garbutt
Global Surgical Corporation
President
Thomas J. Kavanaugh
The Kavanaugh Law Firm
Attorney
Ken E. Kotiza
Community Volunteer
Karen M. Luebbert, PhD
Vernon J. Remiger
Remiger Design
President
George Scherer
Retired
Joan Silber, PhD
Community Volunteer
Donald M. Suggs
St. Louis American
Publisher and Executive Editor
Barrett Upchurch
Barry Upchurch Realty, LLC
Broker/Owner