OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Honorable Mary Russell
Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri
VICE PRESIDENT
Patrick Behan, Jr.
Vice President (Retired), Bank of America
TREASURER
Chrissy Nardini
President (Retired), American Metals Supply
SECRETARY
Mark Gaertner
President, Holloran Schwartz & Gaertner LLP
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
John Capps
Partner, Capital Land Company
DIRECTORS
Mark J. Bade
Partner, Maclem Capital Advisors
Patrick Barrett
Chief Marketing Officer (Retired), Biomedical Systems Corporation
August Busch IV
Edward L. Dowd, Jr.*
Partner, Dowd Bennett LLP
Dr. Flint W. Fowler
President (Retired), Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis
Jeff Fox*
Chairman and CEO, Harbour Group
Gary Grewe
Principal, Designated Broker, G.J. Grewe Brokerage and Development, LLC/Rsolution, LLC
Catherine Hanaway
Missouri Attorney General
Jim Hofman
Owner, Advanced Training and Rehab
Robert P. McCulloch*
Prosecuting Attorney (Retired), St. Louis County
Daniel A. Raniere*
Attorney-at-Law/Mediator
Col. Steven C. Roberts, Sr. Esq*
President, Roberts Broadcasting Company
John Schicker
President, Schicker Automotive Group
Jason Schnuck
Senior Executive, OneDigital
Scott Schnuck*
Chairman/CEO (Retired), Schnuck Markets
Susie Schulte
Chairman, Nixdorff Krein Industries
Thom Sehnert*
The Smoke House Market/Annie Gunn’s
Michael F. Shanahan, Jr.*
Senior Managing Principal, OneDigital
John Sondag*
President (Retired), AT&T Missouri
Jim Souers
CEO, Josephine Holdings
David M. Stokes*
President and CEO, Grey Eagle Distributors
Tony Thompson
CEO, Kwame Building Group, Inc.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Jack B. Biggs, Jr.*
Honorable Gary M. Gaertner, Sr.*
Senior Judge
ADVISORY DIRECTORS
Sgt. (Ret.) Kevin Ahlbrand
Missouri Trustee, National Fraternal Order of Police
Col. (Ret.) Jon Belmar
Chief (Retired), St. Louis County Police Department
Chief (Ret.) Greg Brown
Fire Chief (Retired), Eureka Fire Protection District
Louis B. “Buzz” Eckelkamp III
President, Bank of Washington
Deputy Chief, Washington Volunteer Fire Company
Deputy Sheriff (Ret.) Larry Gardner
Sheriff’s Deputy (Retired), Monroe County Sheriff’s Department
Gabe Gore
Circuit Attorney, City of St. Louis
Col. Kenneth Gregory
Chief of Police, St. Louis County Police Dept.
Steve Holley
Executive Director, Guns ‘N Hoses
Sales Trainer (Retired), Anheuser-Busch
Chief Dennis Jenkerson
Fire Chief/Commissioner, St. Louis Fire Department
Chief (Ret.) Mike Krause
Fire Chief (Retired), Metro West Fire Protection District
Angelo Lancia
Principal, Lancia Consulting Group, LLC.
Denny Marquitz
President (Retired), Marquitz Buick, Cadillac, GMC
Dr. Brian Meek
Physician, Physicians Pain Services
Bob Neff
Vice President/General Manager, Ford Groves
Melissa Price Smith
Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County
Chief Jim Silvernail
Fire Chief, Kirkwood Fire Department
Col. Robert J. Tracy
Police Commissioner, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Mark Woolbright
2nd District Vice President, International Association of FireFighters
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS
Chief Ron Battelle
Chief (Retired), St. Louis County Police Department
Executive Director (Retired), The BackStoppers, Inc.
IN MEMORY
We fondly remember our Board Members and friends and their incredible dedication to the families we serve. Each of these individuals has made a difference in our organization and the lives of those we help, and we are forever grateful. Their contribution to our mission will not be forgotten. In memory of
Bob Bess*
Col. Frank Bick
William H. T. “Bucky” Bush
Jerry Clinton
Col. (Ret.) Jerry Lee
Arthur S. Margulis*
Jack Martorelli
Jeffery Reinberg*
William J. Schicker
Michael F. Shanahan, Sr.*
Fire Chief (Ret.) Jim Silvernail, Sr.
Fire Chief (Ret.) Neil Svetanics
*Former BackStoppers Board President