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
Executive Director - Faith Sandler
Advancement
Jenny Weber
Director of Advancement
Jess Dewes
Communications Specialist
Jamie Wilger
Development Coordinator
Advocacy
Karina Arango
Director of Advocacy
Finance and Human Resources
Catherine Hill
Director of Finance & Controller
Kimberly Howse
Accountant
Information Technology
Rob Foley
Director of Information Technology
Laura Keeton
Data Support Specialist
Program
Tameka Herrion
Senior Director of Program
Terri Brown
Repayment Manager
Grace Carlson
Student Advisor
Liliana De La Garza
Bilingual Student Advisor
Ricky Hughes
Student Advisor
DeVonte' Jackson
Student Advisor
Tori Bezzole-Hershey
Office Administrator
Dominesha Newton
Senior Student Advisor
Teresa Stock Steinkamp
Director of Advising
Thurman Young
Awards Manager
Board
Officers
Tom Ruwitch, President
Muhammad Islam, Vice-President
Debra Kennard, Vice-President
John Milonas, Vice-President
Jan Hendrickson, Treasurer
Beth-Anne Yakubu, Secretary
Jill Nowak, Member-At-Large
Directors
Martha Aronson
Gerald Axelbaum
Azmy Azmy
Jacqueline Meaders Booth
Cory Bricker
Cardelia Collier-Robinson
Matt Dace
Jennifer Engeling
Clayton Evans
Brian Fernandez
Jennie Jean-Jacques
April Mickens Jolly
Michael F. Jones II
Laura Kipnis
Paula D. Knight
Katherine Kreusser
Joan Magruder
David A. Meyer
John Milonas
Gwendolyn Goosby Mizell
Lainie Neiman
Tom Ruwitch
Robert Schmalz
Heidi Veron
Jordan Watson
Honorary Life Directors
Buff Buffkin
Betsy Douglass
Joyce Follman
Linda Goldstein
Joel Iskiwitch
Nancy Kalishman
Lynne Kipnis
Lauren Nash Ming
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://sfstl1920.sharepoint.com/sites/BoardPortal/
