Board of Directors

The St. Louis Sports Commission’s Board of Directors consists of regional business, community, and sports leaders who play a vital role in the organization’s growth and success. Their leadership capabilities and expertise are of great value to the Sports Commission.

Chair
Bob Ciapciak
Partner, Edward Jones
Treasurer
Joe Ambrose
St. Louis Regional President, First Bank
Board Members
Craig Albrecht President, Betallic, LLC
Eric Avery
Director of Information Technology,
Ameristar Casino St. Charles
Jack Biggs
Chairman of the Board, Midwest BankCentre
Ben Bishop
CEO, Western Construction Group
Vicki Boyer Executive Director, St. Louis Area Hotel Association
Rich Bradley President, City of St. Louis Board of Public Service
David Braswell Attorney at Law / St. Louis Partner, Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Tracy Brees Vice President / Regional Marketing Manager, Regions Financial Corp.
Doug Brookover, Jr. Key Account Executive, Pepsi Americas
Marty Brooks Executive Vice President & General Manager, Scottrade Center
Brad Brown
Senior Director - Sports Marketing, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Holly Campbell Vice President - Marketing and Communications, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Bill Canfield President, Talx Corporation
Tom Chulick CEO, UMB Bank
Denny Coleman President & CEO, St. Louis County Economic Council
Jeff Cooper Chairman, St. Louis Soccer United
Rodney Crim Executive Director, St. Louis Development Corporation
Kevin Demoff Executive Vice President Football Operations & COO, St. Louis Rams
Mary Deverman Manager – Community Relations, Centene Corporation
Bill DeWitt III President, St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Dierdorf
 
Arnold Donald
Principal, AWD Group
Jack Donovan
Vice President & General Manager, Fox Sports Midwest
Tom Dunne, Jr. Senior Vice President, Fred Weber, Inc.
Doug Elgin
Commissioner, Missouri Valley Conference
Rich Etzkorn  
Dennis Flatness President, Welsch, Flatness & Lutz
Dick Fleming
President & CEO, St. Louis RCGA
Flint Fowler Executive Director, Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club
Bryan Galli President -- COALSALES, Peabody Energy
Todd George Vice President & General Manager, River City Casino
Rich Gray President & CEO, St. Louis Gateway Classic Foundation
Shaun Hayes President & CEO, Sun Security Bank
Brad Hewitt Athletic Director, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Mike Hickenbotham Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
David Higbee Senior Vice President / Senior Portfolio Manager, U.S. Bank
Tom Irwin Executive Director, Civic Progress
Paul Kalsbeek Executive Vice President & Southeast Regional Manager, Wells Fargo Bank
Kathleen Killion Executive Director -- Health Literacy, BJC HealthCare
Kevin Knopf Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Jim Koman President, Koman Properties, Inc.
Walter Lamkin Attorney, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne, LLP
Lewis Levey Principal, EVS Realty Advisors, Inc.
Mark Lombardi President, Maryville University
Selden Martin Regional Managing Director, Merrill Lynch
Chris May Athletic Director, Saint Louis University
Scott McCuaig President / Chief Operating Officer, Stifel Nicolaus
Pat McGinnis President & CEO, Nestle Purina Petcare Company
Peter McLoughlin CEO, St. Louis Blues Enterprises
Whity Meyer President & CEO, Lockton St. Louis
Roger Miller President, Gateway Packaging
Dr. Michael Milne The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis
Kevin Mowbray President & Publisher, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Dennis A. Muilenburg President, Boeing Support Systems
Bob O'Loughlin Chair, St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission
Kathy Osborn Executive Director, The Regional Business Council
Rob Pohrer St. Louis Parking, President, Aristocrat Valet Parking
Patrick Quinn Vice President - Administration, Major Brands, Inc.
Kitty Ratcliffe President, St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission
Paul Rhea Director of Private Banking - St. Louis Region, Regions Financial Corp.
Jerry Ritter BMW Championship / Bellerive Country Club
Scot Roemer Vice President - Financial Planning, Emerson
Dan Rosen President / Owner, St. Louis Town Planner
Jim Sanger CEO, SSM HealthCare
Scott Schnuck President & CEO, Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Carl Schultz Vice President - Sales and Service, Mercy Health Plans, Inc.
Bill Seabaugh Partner, Bryan Cave, LLC
Mike Shanahan, Jr. President & CEO, Huntleigh McGehee
Bill Shaner President & CEO, Save-A-Lot
John Sondag Vice President - External Affairs, AT&T
Dave Spence President, Alpha Packaging
Matt Springman Senior Vice President, National City / PNC
Jack Stapleton Partner, Sense Corp
Jim Steiner CAA Sports
Tom Stillman President, Summit Distributing
David Stokes CEO, Grey Eagle Distributors
Steve Stone Owner, Best Printing
Greg Strauss Vice President of Business Development & Sales, AB Mauri Fleischmann's
Dave Strickfaden Managing Partner, Fitness Designs Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab
Tom Strunk CFO, World Wide Technology
Bill Suntrup Suntrup Automotive Family
Ed Travis Vice President of Special Markets, Courtesy Products - Division of Centric Group
Tim Walsh Managing Principal, Cassidy Turley
Jim Whalen Senior Vice President - Finance & Administration, MasterCard International
Jim Woodcock Senior Vice President / Director of Sports Business, Fleishman-Hillard
Mark Wright Vice President - Sponsorship, Media and Activation, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Chuck Wyant Market Unit Vice President, Coca-Cola Enterprises
Chair Emeritus
Jackie Joyner-Kersee