2021 Board of Directors


The volunteer board of directors of The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis sets organizational policy and priorities, secures adequate resources to support the Foundation’s programs, and provides fiduciary oversight for the nonprofit organization.

The Board includes people from education, finance, business, public service, communications, public health, law, medicine, and many other facets of community life.

Officers

Lauren Nash Ming, President
Karen O. Drake, Vice-President
Debra B. Kennard, Vice-President
Heidi Veron, Vice-President 

Jill Nowak, Treasurer
Robert Schmalz, Secretary
Clayton M. Evans, Member-At-Large 

Directors

Gerald Axelbaum
Azmy Azmy
Jacqueline Meaders Booth
James E. Crowe, III
Matt Dace
Bill Eastman
Joan Esserman
Jennifer A. Haynes
Janet Hendrickson
Muhammad Q. Islam

April Mickens Jolly
Laura Kipnis
Joan Magruder
David A. Meyer
Lainie Neiman
Susan Plassmeyer
Dana L. Romeis
Tom Ruwitch
Lauren J. Sagel
Beth-Anne Yakubu

Honorary Life Directors

Buron Buffkin
Betsy Douglass
Joyce Follman
Linda Goldstein
Joel Iskiwitch
Nancy Kalishman

Lynne Kipnis
Donna Moog
Julia Muller
Estie Pruett
Audrey Shanfeld
Barbara Touchette