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
Kay Barnes
Vice President for Advancement
Maria Buckel
Vice President for Athletics
Quinton Clay
Vice President for Enrollment Management, Marketing & Communications
Joe Deighton
Vice President for Student Affairs
Yvonne Farmer
Executive Assistant to the President and Board of Trustees
Gale Rice
Dean
Ann Spall
Vice President for Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer
Adam Weyhaupt
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Marsha Benney
Chief Operating Officer
Midwest Bank Centre
Patricia Clune, CSJ ’67
Volunteer Ministry
Patricia Coleman ’96
President, CEO
Behavioral Response, Inc.
Roseanne Cook, CSJ ’63
Volunteer Ministry
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
Sandra Lehrer ’71
Community Volunteer
Shawn Madigan, CSJ ’62
Ministry Team
St. John’s Homeless Shelter
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
Julianne Niemann ’68
Executive Vice President
Chartered Financial Analyst
Smith, Moore and Co.
Valerie E. Patton
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and President, Greater St. Louis Foundation
Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Eileen Petito
Vice President and General Counsel
Hussmann Corporation
Brian Abel Ragen
Emeritus Professor of English Language and Literature
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Dr. Eve Riley
Retired/Judge and Attorney
Rita Marie Schmitz, CSJ
Volunteer Ministry
Tom Schunk
Chief Information Security Officer
Emerson
Bernard L. Shore, MD
Sr. Vice President, Medical Affairs
Centene Corporation
Buzz 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
John Capellupo
Bonnie Eckelkamp
Dennis G. Gipson
Joan A. Kelly
Gary Krosch
Michael Miller
Mary Catherine O’Gorman, CSJ ’54
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.