OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Mr. John Capps
Partner, Capital Land Company
VICE PRESIDENT
Honorable Mary Russell
Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri
TREASURER
Mr. Patrick Behan, Jr.
Financial Advisor, Warson Capital Partners, LLC
SECRETARY
Mr. Mark Gaertner
President, Holloran Schwartz & Gaertner LLP
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Mr. Scott Schnuck*
Chairman/CEO (Retired), Schnuck Markets
DIRECTORS
Mr. Mark J. Bade
Partner, Maclem Capital Advisors
Mr. Patrick Barrett
Chief Marketing Officer (Retired), Biomedical Systems Corporation
Mr. August Busch IV
Mr. Edward L. Dowd, Jr.*
Partner, Dowd Bennett LLP
Dr. Flint W. Fowler
President (Retired), Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis
Mr. Jeff Fox*
Chairman and CEO, Harbour Group
Mr. Gary Grewe
Principal, Designated Broker, G.J. Grewe Brokerage and Development, LLC/Resolution, LLC
Ms. Catherine Hanaway
Chair, Husch Blackwell LLP
Mr. Jim Hofman
Owner, Advanced Training and Rehab
Mr. Robert P. McCulloch*
Prosecuting Attorney (Retired), 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*
Attorney-at-Law/Mediator
Col. Steven C. Roberts, Sr. Esq*
President, Roberts Broadcasting Company
Mr. John Schicker
President, Schicker Automotive Group
Mr. Jason Schnuck
Senior Executive, OneDigital
Ms. Susie Schulte
Chairman, Nixdorff Krein Industries
Mr. Thom Sehnert*
The Smoke House Market/Annie Gunn’s
Mr. Michael F. Shanahan, Jr.*
Senior Managing Principal, OneDigital
Mr. John Sondag*
President (Retired), AT&T Missouri
Mr. Jim Souers
CEO, Josephine Holdings
Mr. David M. Stokes*
President and CEO, Grey Eagle Distributors
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Mr. 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
Mr. 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
Mr. Gabe Gore
Circuit Attorney, City of St. Louis
Col. Kenneth Gregory
Chief of Police, St. Louis County Police Dept.
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. Angelo Lancia
Principal, Lancia Consulting Group, LLC.
Mr. Denny Marquitz
President (Retired), Marquitz Buick, Cadillac, GMC
Mr. Bob Neff
Vice President/General Manager, Ford Groves
Ms. 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
Mr. 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
Mr. Bob Bess*
Col. Frank Bick
Mr. William H. T. “Bucky” Bush
Mr. Jerry Clinton
Col. (Ret.) Jerry Lee
Mr. Arthur S. Margulis*
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