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 men and women from education, finance, business, public service, communications, public health, law, medicine, and many other facets of community life.
The staff of the Foundation, led by the executive director, are professionals with a wealth of education, training, and experience in nonprofit management.
Staff
Leadership Team
Faith Sandler
Executive Director
Karin McElwain-West
External Relations Director
Thurman Young
Program Director
Teresa Steinkamp
Advising Director
Rob Foley
Director of Planning & Technology
Karissa Anderson
Advocacy Director
Staff
Beth Andrews
Office Administrator
Tyronica Dowdy
Community Relations Coordinator
Catherine Hill
Accountant
Laura Keeton
Data Support Specialist
Félipe Martínez
Immigrant Student Advisor
Dominesha Newton
Student Advisor
Robert Sagastume
Student Advisor
Amanda Samuels
Student Advisor
Jamie Wilger
Stewardship Coordinator
Board
Officers
Buron Buffkin, President
Robert Schmalz, Vice-President
Tom Ruwitch, Vice-President
April Mickens Jolly, Treasurer
Patty Malashock, Secretary
Lauren Nash Ming, Member-At-Large
Directors
Jacqueline Meaders Booth
James E. Crowe III
Matt Dace
Kathleen A. Day
Karen O. Drake
Joan Esserman
Clayton Evans
Sid Goldstein
Jennifer A. Haynes
Muhammad Islam
Ralonda Jasper
Mike Jay
Debra Kennard
Lainie Neiman
Susan Plassmeyer
Dana L. Romeis
Lauren Sagel
James L. Tatum
Lisa K. Thorp
Maria Vergara
Heidi Veron
Hardy Washington, Jr.
Honorary Life Directors
Betsy Douglass
Joyce Follman
Linda Goldstein
Joel Iskiwitch
Nancy Kalishman
Lynne Kipnis
Donna Moog
Julia Muller
Estie Pruett
Audrey Shanfeld
Barbara Touchette
Members of our board can access the Board Portal with a valid username and password at the following address: https://board.sfstl.org
