Meet Our Team
Staff & Volunteer Leads
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Michael Ruwitch
Michael Ruwitch
Chief Operating Officer, Celebrate Saint Louis -

Nicole Foley
Director of Operations Celebrate Saint Louis
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Jessica Fox
Chair, Celebrate Saint Louis l Senior Leader, Strategy & Business Transformation Hussmann Corporation
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Adrian “Tripp” Kahle III
Chair, America’s Birthday Parade l Senior Vice President - Relationship Manager at U.S. Bank
Board of Directors
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Jeff Fox
Board Chair, Celebrate Saint Louis | Chairman & CEO, Harbour Group Investments LP
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Matt Aplington
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
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James C. Boldt
VP, Boldt Brothers Companies
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Beau Brauer
President, Hunter Engineering Company
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Cynthia Brinkley
Board Director & Former President/COO, Centene Corporation
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Alonzo Byrd, Jr.
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Craig R. Campbell
Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisor
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Robert J. Ciapciak
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Parker Condie, Jr.
Retired CEO of Helicopters Inc.
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Chris Danforth
President and CEO – Kennelwood Pet Resorts
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Bill DeWitt, III
President, St. Louis Cardinals
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Arnold W. Donald
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James D. Eckhoff
Vice President & General Counsel at Lindbergh-Warson Properties, Inc., d/b/a Baur Properties
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Jimmie Edwards
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Marty Neville Hereford
Partner, Armstrong Teasdale
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Robert Holmes
Executive Vice President, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. l Chairman and CEO, Commerce Bank of St. Louis
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Jim Howe
Broker , The Daniel and Henry Company
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James L. Johnson III
Co-Founder and Partner, Johnson Bender Asset Management
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Jackie Joyner Kersee
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympic Gold Medalist & Founder, Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation
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Kathleen Martin
Business Consultant and Community Volunteer
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Richard L. Nix, Jr.
President & CEO, Butler’s Pantry
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Steven F. Schankman
President, Contemporary Productions
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Steven E. Pozaric
Partner, Corporate Services Group, Armstrong Teasdale LLP
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Winthrop B. Reed III
Member, Lewis Rice, LLC
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John P. Stupp, Jr.
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Michelle Tucker
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James Williams
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Lynn Wittels
Partner, EMD Consulting