OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Mr. Thom Sehnert
The Smoke House Market/Annie Gunn’s
VICE PRESIDENT
Mr. Jim Souers
CEO/President, Marcone Supply
TREASURER
Mr. Scott Schnuck
President/CEO (Retired), Schnuck Markets
SECRETARY
Honorable Gary M. Gaertner, Sr.*
Senior Judge
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Mr. John Sondag
President (Retired), AT&T Missouri
DIRECTORS
Mr. Mark J. Bade
Partner, ANDERS – CPAs + ADVISORS
Mr. Patrick Barrett
Chief Marketing Officer (Retired), Biomedical Systems Corporation
Mr. Patrick Behan, Jr.
Trust & Estates Planning, Greenway Family Office
Mr. August Busch IV
Mr. John Capps
Partner, Capital Land Company
Mr. Edward L. Dowd, Jr.*
Partner, Dowd Bennett LLP
Mr. Scott Engelbrecht
Chief Operating Officer, CliftonLarsonAllen
Dr. Flint W. Fowler
President, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis
Mr. Jeff Fox*
Chairman and CEO, Harbour Group
Mr. Jim Hofman
Owner, Advanced Training and Rehab
Mr. Allan D. Ivie, IV
President of Community Affairs & Corporate Banking, Simmons Bank
Mr. Arthur S. Margulis*
Of Counsel, Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, PC
Mr. Robert P. McCulloch*
Prosecuting Attorney (Ret.), St. Louis County
Ms. Chrissy Nardini
President, American Metals Supply
Mr. Jerry Potthoff
CEO and President (Retired), Engineered Support Systems, Inc.
Mr. Daniel A. Raniere*
President, Aubuchon, Raniere & Panzeri
Mr. Timothy E. Reagan
Vice President Corporate Security and Crisis Management, Ameren Corp.
Col. Steven C. Roberts, Sr.*
Chief of Staff, St. Louis City Sheriff’s Office
Honorable Mary Russell
Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri
Mr. John Schicker
President, Schicker Automotive Group
Ms. Susie Schulte
Chairman, Nixdorff Krein Industries
Mr. Michael F. Shanahan, Jr.*
Chairman, President and CEO, HM
(Huntleigh McGehee)
Mr. David M. Stokes
President and CEO, Grey Eagle Distributors
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Mr. Jack B. Biggs, Jr.*
Mr. Timothy E. Dorsey*
Consultant
ADVISORY DIRECTORS
Chief Jeff Backhaus
Fire Chief, Marthasville Volunteer Fire Department
Col. Mary T. Barton
Chief, St. Louis County Police Department
Col. (Ret.) Jon Belmar
Vice President of Global Police Relations, Centene Corporation
Chief (Retired), St. Louis County Police Department
Chief Greg Brown
Fire Chief, Eureka Fire Protection District
Mr. Louis B. “Buzz” Eckelkamp III
President, Bank of Washington
Deputy Sheriff (Ret.) Larry Gardner
Sheriff’s Deputy (Retired), Monroe County Sheriff’s Department
Chief (Ret.) Ken Hahn
Vice President-Public Safety, Security and Emergency Management, Mercy Health System
Chief (Retired) Washington, Missouri Police Department
Col. John W. Hayden, Jr.
Police Commissioner, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Mr. Steve Holley
Executive Director, Guns ‘N Hoses
Sales Trainer (Retired), Anheuser-Busch
Chief Dennis Jenkerson
Fire Chief/Commissioner, St. Louis Fire Department
Chief Mike Krause
Fire Chief, Metro West Fire Protection District
Mr. Denny Marquitz
President (Retired), Marquitz Buick, Cadillac, GMC
Mr. Bob Neff
Vice President/General Manager, Ford Groves
Chief Jim Silvernail, Jr.
Fire Chief, Kirkwood Fire Department
Lt. Col. Mel Weith
Lt. Col. (Retired), St. Clair County, Illinois Sheriff’s Department
Mr. Mark Woolbright
2nd District Vice President, International Association of FireFighters
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
Mr. Bob Bess*
Col. Frank Bick
Mr. William H. T. “Bucky” Bush
Mr. Jerry Clinton
Col. (Ret.) Jerry Lee
Mr. Jack Martorelli
Mr. Jeffery Reinberg*
Mr. William J. Schicker
Mr. Michael F. Shanahan, Sr.*
Fire Chief (Ret.) Jim Silvernail, Sr.
Fire Chief (Ret.) Neil Svetanics
*Former BackStoppers Board President