Voluntary Boards

Board of Directors

Ruth Ehresman, Board Chair/President, Nonprofit Consultant - Vision for Children at Risk

Debbie Robertson, Board Vice President, Pediatrician - St. Francis Health Care

Elizabeth Blaich, Board Treasurer, Attorney, Summers and Blaich, P.C.

Anna Goldkamp, Board Recording Secretary, Teacher, St. Louis Special School District

Katherine Walsh, Attorney, Assistant District Attorney

Stephanie Starkloff, Massage Therapist, Sentara Brock Cancer Center

Donna Schmitt, Attorney, Armstrong Teasdale, LLP

Christy Roberts, Office Manager, Robert’s Pallet Co.

Emily Summers, Accountant, Southern Ozark Accounting, LLC

Catherine Klein, Immigration Attorney

Christopher Francioni, Construction Project Manager, Luhr Crosby, LLC

Advisory Board

Courtney Atkinson, Orthodontist, Poplar Bluff Orthodontics

Kathie Askren, Principal, Edward Jones, retired

Brian Askren, Legislative Assistant, Congressman Greg Pence

Janet Crane, Chaplain, Mercy Healthcare, St. L

Lyndsay Hampton, Athletic Trainer, Select Physical Therapy

Lynette Ballard, Mission and Formation Specialist, Mercy Hospital St. Louis

Lauren Blaich, General Dentistry, Dental Arts Group

Travis Blaich, General Dentistry, Dental Arts Group

Greg Smith, Owner, Byrne Enterprise

Nancy Haile, Patient Safety Coordinator, SSM Health DePaul Hospital, Retired

Steve Haile, IVR Tech, SSM Health DePaul Hospital, Retired

Tricia George, Administrative Assistant, McCormack Telephone

Fathom Riffle, Inventory Manager, Hefner Furniture and Appliances

Michael Montgomery, Civil Engineer, Horner & Shifrin

Claudia Preuschoff, MD, Pediatrician, St. Francis Healthcare

Amy Francioni, Speech Language Pathologist

Jeff Shawan, Chief of Government Affairs, St. Francis Healthcare

Nathalie Williams, Professor - Retired, Past WKO Program Director