Saint Louis Zoo Association elected new officers and announced new board members at its last meeting on Dec. 6, 2022. The Saint Louis Zoo Association provides leadership for fundraising, conservation education, programming, facilities, government relations and special events. The officers will serve two-year terms, which began on Jan. 1, 2023:
President of the Association is Robert B. Smith III, Vice President, Ascension Capital, LLC.
Vice President is Michael Hickey, Attorney, Lewis Rice, LLC.
Treasurer is Lisa Sullivan, Global Accounting Lead and Assistant Controller, Bayer.
Secretary is Linda Hunter, Community Volunteer
Immediate Past President is Alicia McDonnell, Board Member, James S. McDonnell Foundation.
Saint Louis Zoo Association Executive Committee
Members serving on the Saint Louis Zoo Association’s executive committee are:
Dr. Ed Cabbabe, President, Advanced Plastic Surgery
Kathy Federico, Executive Manager, Jack Schmitt Chevrolet of O’Fallon
Matthew W. Geekie, Senior VP, Secretary and General Counsel, Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
Ricky Hopkins, Sr., Owner, A-List Realty Firm
Annette Kelly, Community Volunteer
James Leonard, Principal, James P. Leonard Law Offices
Matthew MacEwan, MD, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Acera Surgical Inc.
Bhavik Patel, CEO, Sandberg Phoenix
Maria G. Taxman, Community Volunteer, Honorary Consul for Honduras
Dana Tucker Redwing, Esq., St. Louis County Counselor, St. Louis County
Angela Schaefer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Safety National Casualty Corporation
Stephanie Valier Schwendinger, Senior Brand Manager, Nestle Purina
Matthew A. Wagner, President, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Gerald (Joe) Wiley, Founder and CEO, Quest Management Consultants
Jimmy E. Williams, Jr., CEO, Estel Foods, Inc
New Board Members
New members of the Saint Louis Zoo Association Board are:
Barbara C. Archer, CFP®, CLU®, AEP®, Managing Director, Partner, HighTower St. Louis
Kathleen Bilderback, Managing Member, Affinity Law Group, LLC
Annette Kelly, Community Volunteer
Andy Miedler, Chief Financial Officer, Edward Jones
John Nguyen, Chief Strategy Officer, SSM Health
Fran Pestello, Adjunct Professor - Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Saint Louis University
Jason Sapp,Owner, Sapp Law LLC
James R. Schnurbusch, Founder, NP Collaborative
Stephanie Valier Schwendinger, Senior Brand Manager, Nestle Purina
Zach Smith, Senior Vice President, Business Execution Manager, Wells Fargo Advisors
Maria G. Taxman, Community Volunteer, Honorary Consul for Honduras
Jim Tyrrell, Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management
Geoff Wilson, Principal, Mercer Investments
See full list of Saint Louis Zoo Association Board of Directors.
