As a university with a mission to serve, Fontbonne has assembled several leadership teams to help guide and advise our administrator, faculty and other service areas. We are dedicated to preparing each student for success in the classroom, in the field and practical internships and our leadership team ensures we stay true to our mission and students while providing innovation and forward thinking in the areas of education, service and social justice.
Nancy Blattner
President
Maria Buckel,
Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing & Director of Athletics
Kathleen Barnes,
Interim Vice President for Advancement
Joe Deighton,
Chief Operating Officer & Vice President for Student Affairs
Patricia Erb,
Associate Vice President for Communications and Marketing
Yvonne Farmer,
Executive Assistant, Office of the President and Board of Trustees
Gale Rice,
Dean of the College of Education and Allied Health Professionals & Interim Dean of the Eckelkamp College of Global Business and Professional Studies
Ann Spall,
Vice President for Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer
Adam Weyhaupt
Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Patricia Clune, CSJ ’67
Volunteer Ministry
Roseanne Cook, CSJ ’63
Volunteer Ministry
Tom Etling
Principal, Advisory Services
Marketing Communications
Brown Smith Wallace LLP
Dotti Fischer
Community Volunteer
Karen S. Gedera ’65
Retired/Boeing
President of Gedera Consulting
Allen J. Grieve, CSJA
Community Volunteer
Marie Joan Harris, CSJ ’67
Community Volunteer
Provost Emerita
Avila University
Amy Hereford, CSJ
Attorney/Canonist
Religious Law and Consultation
Sandy Lehrer ’71
Community Volunteer
Shawn Madigan, CSJ ’62
Ministry Team
St. John’s Homeless Shelter
Peggy Maguire, CSJA
Community Volunteer
Richard J. Mark
President
Ameren Illinois
Mary Ann Nestel, CSJ
Board Member
St. Louis City Senior Citizens
Books for Newborns
St. Joseph Housing Initiative
Chair, Healthworks Fundraising Committee
Juli Niemann ’68
Executive Vice President
Chartered Financial Analyst
Smith, Moore and Co.
Valerie E. Patton
Senior Vice President-Economic Inclusion and Talent Director
Executive Director – St. Louis
St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative
St. Louis Regional Chamber
Brian Abel Ragen
Emeritus Professor of English Language and Literature
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Tom Schunk
Chief Information Security Officer
Emerson
Buss Sztukowski
Co-Founder and Partner
The Bethesda Group, LLC
Monsignor Michael Turek
Pastor
Christ the King Catholic Church
Richard E. Greenberg – General Counsel
Attorney at Law
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC
Van-Lear Black III
John Capellupo
Bonnie Eckelkamp
Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ
Dennis G. Gipson
Joan A. Kelly
Michael Miller
Mary Catherine O’Gorman, CSJ
Ruth O’Neill Stroble ’52
William Walker
In addition to the formal boards and leadership councils noted above, Fontbonne maintains close relationships with student and community organizations who serve on our volunteer advisory boards. These boards help us to ensure that we are listening to the needs and concerns of our college and community during our custodianship of Fontbonne.