People

Meet the people dedicated to supporting our families

Keeping families close to their sick children takes teamwork at every level. Our Board of Directors offers strategic guidance and leadership, our compassionate staff creates a welcoming House-away-from-home every day and our Chief Pawsitivity Officer provides smiles to all family members.

Our board provides vision and leadership

Officers:

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Chris Giarla

Chairperson

McDonald’s Owner/Operator and Owner of Christian Foods

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Dan Hegger

Vice Chair

Vice President, Human Resources at Centene Corporation

Joan Elhoffer headshot

Joan Elhoffer

Secretary

McDonald’s Owner/Operator

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Mark Heffernan

Treasurer

Partner, Moneta Group

Board of Directors:

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Dana Bacich

Principal at DKB Real Estate LLC and CFO of BioTAB Healthcare

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Brad Beigle

Director in the Financial Operations group at Thompson Street Capital Partners

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Brandy Beaupre

Vice President, Human Resources at United Access, a BraunAbility company

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Nora Black

Chief People Officer at Telle Tire & Auto Centers

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Jeremy Brenner

Partner, Employment Attorney at Spencer Fane LLP

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Jeremy Brummond

Practice Group Leader for the Construction Law Practice Group within Lewis RiceLLC

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Kyle Darnell

President of ARCO Construction Company

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Steve Della Camera

Managing Director at KPMG

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Cully Eisenbeis

Sr. Strategist, Practice Desktop, Practice Management at Edward Jones

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Andy Kramper

President/Co-owner of Arrow Box Company

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Carrie Lee

Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at St. Louis Children’s Hospital

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April Lopinot

Vice President of Human Resources at Keeley Companies

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Jessica Lucas

McDonald’s Owner/Operator

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Dr. Hossain Marandi

President of Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and System Vice President, Pediatric Services at SSM Health

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Brad Miller

Director of Enterprise Fleet Management, a division of Enterprise Mobility

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Steve Rueschhoff

Principal, Investment, Protection and HNW Solutions at Edward Jones

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Phil Saettele

Corporate Controller at SKC Enterprises, Inc.

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Brian Satterthwaite

Chief Executive Officer at Brinkmann Constructors

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Jenny Schwartz

Vice President of Operations and Women’s and Children’s services at Mercy Children’s Hospital

Danna Stone headshot

Danna Stone

Senior Vice President, Marketing for Graybar

Maggie West headshot

Maggie West

Vice President Blue Cottage of CannonDesign

Witek Wroblewski headshot

Witek Wroblewski

Sr. Manager, Global Cutomers at Bunge

Our staff provides comfort and care

Executive team:

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R.J. Crunk

President & CEO

Eric Eiler headshot

Eric Eiler

Vice President, Operations

Jill Hogan headshot

Jill Hogan

Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Alison Kaspar headshot

Alison Kaspar

Vice President, Human Resources

Tiffany Kilper headshot

Tiffany Kilper

Vice President, Development

Pat Newby

Director, Administration

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Judy Schuler

Operations Consultant

Cheri Wuertz headshot

Cheri Wuertz

Vice President, Finance

Staff:

Courtney Fischer headshot

Courtney Fischer

Director, Family Room

Jane Foerstel headshot

Jane Foerstel

Director, House Operations

Dara Markus headshot

Dara Markus

Director, Development

Abby Mauer

Director, Events

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Jacob McGuire

Director, Facilities

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Kali Patterson

Director, Finance

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Miya Andrews

Marketing & Communications Manager

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Matt Borchardt

Chef

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Michelle Burmann

Controller

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McKenna Bunjan

Volunteer Manager

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Amy Conard

Data Manager

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Lauren Ericson

Family Services Manager

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Sarah Iba

Family Services Manager

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Latifa Lewis

House Manager

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Vickie Shuchart

Executive Administrator

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MacKenzie Miller

Assistant Family Services Manager, West County

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Greta Murphy

Assistant Family Services Manager, Grove

Rose Steinhart headshot

Rose Steinhart

Assistant Family Services Manager, Grove

Mary Kate Wiese headshot

Mary Kate Wiese

Assistant Family Services Manager, Grove

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Jillian Zicca

Assistant Family Services Manager, West County

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Chelsea Dunbar

Data Coordinator

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Chandra Piper

HR Coordinator

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Natalie Shalin

Corporate & Community Relations Coordinator

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Pete Tolpa

Family Room Program Coordinator

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Cierra West

Family Room Program Coordinator

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Ed Brekel

Shuttle Driver

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Dave Chandler

Chef Assistant

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Marcia Conley

Housekeeper

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Deidreia Boyd

Housekeeper

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Kayla Hall

Housekeeper

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Vicki Ruckman

Housekeeper

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