STAFF & BOARD
Our staff & board
The Sports Commission is a full-service event promoter and producer, with deep connections and relationships with the corporate community, local government, civic organizations, hotel industry, media entities, and pro sports teams. The St. Louis Sports Commission’s stability and longevity allow us to offer rightsholders and partners an unrivaled level of continuity and a proven track record of success.
Meet Our Staff
Board of Directors
CHAIR
Michael Loynd
Executive Director, Interco Charitable Trust
TREASURER
Joe Ambrose
Vice Chairman, First Bank
SECRETARY
Ryan Davis
Managing Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
BOARD MEMBERS
- Craig Albrecht | Managing Director, Thompson Street Capital Partners
- Dave Anderson | Vice President, Health Services Strategy & Competitive Intelligence, Express Scripts
- Carlos Arraya | General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Bellerive Country Club
- Anthony Azama | Director of Athletics, Washington University
- Matt Badler | Managing Director, Twain Financial Partners
- Nate Baker | GM Market Director, PepsiCo
- Nichole Belford | External Relations Senior Manager, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis
- Vince Bennett | President & CEO, McCormack Baron Salazar
- Ben Bishop, Jr. | CEO, Western Specialty Contractors
- John Bommarito | President, Bommarito Automotive Group
- Carl Bouckaert | Chairman, Bouckaert Holdings
- Vicki Boyer | Executive Director, St. Louis Area Hotel Association
- Adrian E. Bracy | President & CEO, The Bracy Group
- Randy Bueckendorf | President, BEX Construction Services
- Matt Bukhshtaber | Vice Chairman, CBRE
- Elizabeth Cain | Transformation Office, Edward Jones
- Cathy Campbell | Director of Commercial Sales, Saint Louis Bank
- Ian Caso | President & Publisher, Lee St. Louis / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Joe Castellano | Business and Personal Advisor
- Tom Chulick | President & CFO, Ascent Senior Care
- Jeff Ciaramita | President Specialty Service Lines, Mercy
- Monet Cintron | Chief of Staff, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
- Rob Clark | Head of Innovation & ARCH-St. Louis, Marketing, Anheuser-Busch
- Jeff Cleve | Vice President of Sales, UnitedHealthcare
- Andrew Clyne | Head of Data Management, Comcast NBCUniversal
- Chris Collins | General Manager, Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch
- Matt Corcoran | Senior Vice President, PNC
- Rodney Crim | President & CEO, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
- Andrew Davidson | Office Managing Partner, KPMG
- Brian Davies | Market President, Great Southern Bank
- Mike DeCola
- Bill DeWitt III | President, St. Louis Cardinals
- Dan Dierdorf | NFL Hall of Famer
- Becky Domyan | SVP / Market Manager, Audacy St. Louis
- Jack Donovan | Senior Vice President & General Manager, Bally Sports Midwest
- John Drexler | Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Arch Resources
- Dave Edmonds | Musial Family
- Linda Eigelberger | Chief Commercial Officer & Principal, Midas Hospitality
- Alicia Fronckiewicz Elsner | President / General Manager, KSDK-TV
- David Estes
- Brian Fernandez | Partner, Matter Family Office
- Jeremy Fotheringham | President, Academic Ministries, SSM Health
- Flint Fowler | President, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis
- Curtis Francois | Track Owner, World Wide Technology Raceway
- Rob Funke | Senior Vice President – Financial Advisor, The Market Street Group at RBC Wealth Advisors
- Dan Gargan | General Manager, Lou Fusz Athletic
- Andrew Gavin | Director of Athletics, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Brett Gilliland | Founder & CEO, Visionary Wealth Advisors
- Brad Goette | Captain, Hub, Inc.
- Robert Golterman | Partner, Lewis Rice LLC
- Steve Gross | Managing Partner, Northwestern Mutual
- Shawn Hagan | President, Fifth Third Bank
- Alex Haimann | Partner & Head of Business Development, Less Annoying CRM
- Jason Hall | Chief Executive Officer, Greater St. Louis, Inc.
- Michael Hall | Vice President – Community Relations, St. Louis Cardinals / Executive Director, Cardinals Care
- Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge | Director of Airports & CEO, St. Louis Lambert International Airport
- Carrie Hanichak | Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Maritz
- Tripp Hardin | Executive Director, Cushman & Wakefield
- Scott Hartwig | St. Louis Market Executive, Regions Bank
- Matt Harvey | Office Managing Partner – St. Louis, RSM US LLP
- Daniel Henke-Cilenti | Vice President – PURINA Veterinary Business North America
- Scott Hester | President, Counsilman-Hunsaker
- Mike Hickenbotham | Partner, Ernst & Young
- Scott Highmark | President & Principal, Mosaic Family Wealth
- Rick Holton, Jr. | Chief Operating Officer, Hermann Companies
- Jeremy Huelsing | District General Manager, Oak View Group
- Isaiah Hultman | Vice President Gateway Division, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
- Andy Ipson | District Vice President – St. Louis, Graybar
- Jeff Jackson | Commissioner, Missouri Valley Conference
- Jordan Janes | Partner, Moneta
- John Jennings | President & Chief Strategist, St. Louis Trust & Family Office
- Scott Johnson | Executive Vice President, Breakthru Beverage Group
- Cheryl Jones | President & CEO, Girls Incorporated of St. Louis
- Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 6-time Olympic medalist
- Mike Kelly | Senior Vice President, OneDigital
- John Kijowski | Vice President / General Manager, Hubbard Radio St. Louis LLC
- Carolyn Kindle | Owner & CEO, St. Louis CITY SC
- Jason Kohut | Senior Vice President Relationship Manager, U.S. Bank
- John Komlos | Vice President, Arco Construction
- Karen Krispin Mueller | Executive Director, Visit Maryland Heights
- Trevor Ladner | General Counsel, Alberici Constructors, Inc.
- Mike LaMartina | Chief Operating Officer, Ballpark Village
- Walter Lamkin | General Counsel, DCM Group
- Dan Leary | Executive Vice President – Producer, Lockton
- Lewis Levey | Principal, Enhanced Values Strategies, Inc
- Jim Lewis | Senior Vice President – Commercial Lending, Central Bank of St. Louis
- Mark Lindgren | SVP, Corporate Communications & Chief Human Resources, Ameren
- Steve Lindsey | President & CEO, Spire Inc.
- Mark Lombardi | President, Maryville University
- Joe Mark
- Calvin Matthews | Partner, Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Chris May | Athletic Director, Saint Louis University
- Bob McKay | President & CEO, Together Credit Union
- Dan McLaughlin | Sports Broadcaster
- Michael McMillan | President & CEO, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Scott Meader | CEO, Luminex HD&F
- Gary Mindel | Retired Color Art Interiors CEO
- Chip Misch | General Manager / COO, Missouri Athletic Club
- Rick Moeckel | EVP – Institutional Business Unit / Shareholder, Clayco
- Doug Mueller | Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors
- Scott Nieberle | VP Strategy & Corporate Development, HBM Holdings, Inc.
- Bob O’Loughlin | Chairman & CEO, Lodging Hospitality Management
- Tom O’Toole | Founding Partner, Mickes O’Toole LLC
- Kathy Osborn | Executive Director, The Regional Business Council
- Ron Ostrowski | President, Rawlings Sporting Goods Inc.
- Elizabeth Pack | Co-Chair, St. Louis Sports Commission Associates
- Paul Passanise | President, Royal Papers
- David Pereles | Managing Director, Accenture
- John Peritore | Vice President / General Manager, Enterprise Mobility
- John Porter | President, Lindenwood University
- Jason Ramthun | Community Bank President, Peoples National Bank
- Angel Recci | Market Manager, Telemundo St. Louis
- Martin Resch | President & CEO, Cass Information Systems, Inc.
- Garry Reuter | Officer, UB Greensfelder
- Howard Richards | College Football Analyst
- Neal Richardson | Executive Director, St. Louis Development Corporation
- Jason Riney | Shareholder, Renaissance Financial
- Meg Schneithorst | President, St. Louis Region, Enterprise Bank & Trust
- Scott Schnuck | Chairman of the Executive Committee, Schnuck Markets, Inc.
- Ted Schnuck | Executive Vice President, Schnuck Markets, Inc.
- Bill Seabaugh | Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
- Drew Siebert | Project Executive, PARIC Corporation
- David Sliney | Chief Operating Officer, Stifel Financial
- Ozzie Smith | Baseball Hall of Famer
- John Sondag | Retired AT&T Missouri President
- Dave Spence | Vice Chairman, St. Louis RSA
- Tony Spratte | Partner, FORVIS
- Mark Steele | CEO & Co-Owner, Craftsmen Industries, Inc.
- Tom Stillman | Chairman, St. Louis Blues / Chairman & CEO, Summit Distributing
- David Stokes | President & CEO, Grey Eagle Distributors
- Greg Strauss | Senior Vice President, Specialty Products, AB Mauri
- Tom Strunk | CFO, World Wide Technology
- Jason Thein | COO / General Counsel, St. Louis CITY SC
- Jim Thomasson | Vice President & Treasurer, Emerson
- Tony Thompson | CEO, KWAME Building Group
- Jeffrey Todt | CFO, McBride Homes
- Sarah Tourville | Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue & Innovation Officer, Kansas City Royals
- John Tracy | Executive Chairman, DOT Foods
- John Tvrdik | St. Louis Managing Partner, PwC LLP
- Craig Unruh | President, AT&T Missouri
- Celeste Vitt | Senior Director, Marketing, Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Brad Wachler | Partner/Co-Chair – Education and Sports Advisory Practice, Lewis Rice
- Ali Wells | Executive Director, Gateway PGA Section and PGA REACH Gateway Foundation
- Jim Whalen | Senior Partner, Whalen Consulting Group
- Charlie Wiegers | President, Triad Bank
- Craig Wielansky | President, L3 Corporation
- Jason Williams | Assistant Dean, Maryville University Simon School of Business / Director, Rawlings Sports Business Management Program
- Reginald A. Williams Sr. | President, Midwest Warriors Athletic Foundation
- David Wilsdorf | Market President, Old National Bank
- Mark Winker | Senior Vice President – Commercial Team Lead, UMB Bank
- Jim Woodcock | Senior Vice President / Director of Sports Business, FleishmanHillard
- Chris Zimmerman | President & CEO of Business Operations, St. Louis Blues
In Memoriam
The Sports Commission remembers the following board directors who are no longer with us but made immense contributions to our organization and the St. Louis community:
Dennis Flatness
Rich Gray
Kevin Jones
Al Kerth
Kathleen Killion
John King
Carole Moody
Harry Morley*
Dan Rosen
Tim Schaeffer
Steve Walli
*Former Sports Commission Board Chair
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