The Gateway Area Chapter has a long tradition of involving community leaders knowledgeable in health issues, advocacy and strategic planning as members for its all-volunteer governing body. The role of the Board of Trustees is to provide guidance and strategic planning to promote growth and ensure the Chapter is working towards its mission of moving towards a world free of MS.
Board of Trustees
OFFICERS
Robert W. Cannon, Chair
Group President
BJC Healthcare
Michael Sindelar, Treasurer
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Steve Walli, Secretary
President and CEO
UnitedHealthcare of the Midwest, Inc.
Lynda Baris, Chair, Emeritus
Executive V.P.
J.W. Terrill, Inc.
E. Michael Houlihan, Vice Chair
President
Houlihan Development Company
Christine Houston, Vice Chair
Vice President, Specialty & Pharma Operations
CuraScript
Patrick Larmon, Vice Chair
President and CEO
Bunzl Distribution
TRUSTEES
Michael E. Burns
Executive Vice President
KBM Group
Gerard T. Carmody
Partner
Carmody MacDonald
Rodney Crim
Executive Director
St. Louis Development Corporation
Patrick Dean
President
Dean Team Auto Group
Bill Dowd
Partner
Dowd & Dowd, PC
Alan J. Fine
Partner
Brown Smith Wallace, LLC
J. Brendon Gallagher
Principal
Sirius Wealth Management
Mark Gellman
Owner
The Gellman Team at Coldwell Banker Premier
Lyle F. Gulley, Jr.
Broker
AHM Financial Group, LLC
Sean J. Hogan
President, Ambulatory Services
SSMHC – St. Louis
Kristen Gulley Holton
Producer
AHM Financial Group, LLC
Thy N. Huskey, MD, FAAPMR
Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Department of Neurology, Washington University
Timothy M. Huskey
Officer
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC
Michelle Keating
Cancer Educator (RN)
St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
Kurt N. Kientzle, Treasurer
Senior Vice President Commercial Lending
Pulaski Bank
Anita Klopfenstein
Assistant Vice President
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
David M. Kodner
President
David Kodner Personal Jewelers
John Merten
Second Year MBA Student
Washington University Olin Business School
Mike Phillips
Community Volunteer
Denise M. Pisciotta
Senior Manager
UHY Advisors MO, Inc.
Steven S. Poindexter
Attorney
Lewis, Rice & Fingersh LC
Rhonda Ries-Aguilar
Partner and CFO
Osborne & Barr
Lynette Roccia
Community Volunteer
Helmut Starr
Attorney at Law
Polsinelli Shughart PC
Dr. Florian P. Thomas
Professor of Neurology, MS Center Director
St. Louis University & St. Louis VA Medical Center
Anthony Thompson
President/CEO
Kwame Building Group
Sheelah R. Yawitz
Community Volunteer
President
Phyllis Robsham