Saint Louis Zoo Association Board
The Association is a private nonprofit organization whose volunteer board is made up of business and community leaders. They work with the Zoo to provide leadership for fundraising and advocate for the Zoo’s mission to conserve animals and their habitats through animal management, research, recreation, and educational programs that encourage the support and enrich the experience of the public.
President
- Michael Hickey
Vice President
- Linda Hunter
Treasurer
- Andy Miedler
Secretary
- Maria G. Taxman
Immediate Past President
- Robert B. Smith III
Executive Committee
- Fran Pestello
- Jason Sapp
- Robert B. Smith III
- Lisa Sullivan
Board Members
- Barbara C. Archer
- Nicholas M. Barto
- Natalea Simmons Beaudean
- Kathleen Bilderback
- Cenia Bosman
- Christine Boushka
- Kevin Buie, Sr.
- Debbie Caplin
- Hazel Donald
- Brad Edwards
- Cory Elliott
- Kathy Federico
- Logan Finerty
- G. Andrew Franz
- Lauren Thomas Fries
- Matthew W. Geekie
- Amy Gill
- Brett Gilliland
- Janis Goldstein
- Heather Grewe
- Ryan Hyman
- Jason Janisse
- Robert F. Johnston
- Annette Kelly
- Carol Klein
- Lee Kling
- Derek Larson, MD
- James Leonard
- Davida Lichtenstein
- Dr. Dan Luedke
- Matthew MacEwan, MD, PhD
- Melissa Markwort
- Alicia McDonnell
- Patrick Moore
- Stan Niemann, DVM
- Bhavik Patel
- Angela M. Rhone
- Quirsis Riney
- Diane Saftic
- James G. Sansone
- Angela Schaefer
- Margaret Schneithorst
- James R. Schnurbusch
- Stephanie Valier Schwendinger
- Rachel Kent Shlien
- Torbjorn B. (Turbo) Sjogren
- Zach Smith
- Rick L. Stevens
- Steven Stone
- Dianne Sutcliffe
- Jim Tyrrell
- Matthew A. Wagner
- Gerald (Joe) Wiley
- Robert Williams
- Geoff Wilson
- Heather Wood
Emerita - Emeritus Members
- James G. Berges
- Marguerite Garrick
- Douglas E. Hill
- Joseph F. Imbs, III
- John K. Wallace, Jr.
Ex-Officio
- Emily Carter
updated February 6, 2025