Leadership

Our organization is the economic development agency serving St. Louis City and County. We are led by a board of directors appointed by County Executive Dr. Sam Page and Mayor Cara Spencer.

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Cara Spencer

St. Louis Mayor
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County Executive Dr. Sam Page

St. Louis County Executive
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Rodney Crim

CEO & President
St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

Our Staff

Meet the Leadership Team

Darrell Scott

Vice President
Business Finance

Howl Bean

General Counsel

Jason Archer

Vice President
Business Development

Jeanenne Harbison

Manager
Human Resources

Josh Ayers

Chief Financial Officer

Kristin Lappin

Vice President
Marketing, Government Relations and Community Investment

Michelle Stuckey

Vice President
Business Development

Stella Sheehan

Deputy Director
World Trade Center St. Louis

Suzanne Sierra

Executive Director
St. Louis Mosaic Project

Tim Nowak

Executive Director
World Trade Center St. Louis

Toni Fox

Controller

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Board of Directors

Certified Development Company
The STL Partnership Certified Development Company administers the SBA 504 Loan and other small-loan programs. The STL Partnership CDC board members are elected by the membership.

SLEDP Contact

Becky Ward

(314) 615-7679

[email protected]

Edward Dehner

Managing Director

CIBC

Mark Greenley

Owner/President

Horizon Sign Company

Andrew Hogensen

Of Counsel

Lathrop & Gage

Melissa Jones

Vice President - Senior Business Banker

Enterprise Bank

Scott Larson

Regional President

Carrollton Bank

Becky Malloy

CPA

SFW Partners, LLC

Francis “Butch” Miller

Vice-Chair

Shareholder

Capes Sokol

Nick Overkamp

VP, Relationship Manager

Enterprise Bank & Trust

Brian Philips

Vice President SBA Lending

U.S. Bank

Michael Pulliam

Senior Vice President

Commerce Bank

Linda Behrmann

Vice President of Board

Howl Bean

In House Counsel

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

Josh Ayers

CFO

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

Darrell Scott

President/CEO of Board

Vice President

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

Zack Folk

Assistant Secretary

Loan Officer

Loan Officer

Roger Schlueter

Assistant Secretary

Loan Officer

Loan Officer

Kellea Woods

Assistant Secretary

Gateway to the Midwest Investment Center

SLEDP Contact

Becky Ward

(314) 615-7679

[email protected]

Rodney Crim

CEO & President

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

Kristin Lappin

Vice President

Marketing and Government Relations

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

Scott Drachnik

Executive Director

EDC Business & Community Partners

St. Charles County

Industrial Development Authority
The Industrial Development Authority of St. Louis County administers the industrial development bond program (IDB). Bonds issued through the program enjoy a tax-exempt status, providing low-interest-rate financing for qualifying businesses. Federal law limits the availability of bonds to manufacturers and 501(C)(3) corporations. In addition, low-interest taxable bond programs have been introduced. The board of directors is appointed by the St. Louis County Executive.

SLEDP Contact

Becky Ward

(314) 615-7679

[email protected]

Ashwin Dundoo

Senior Manager

Delmar Gardens Management Services

Anthony Lancia

Board Chair

Vice President of Labor Relations

Associated General Contractors of Missouri

Wendi Alper-Pressman

Partner

Lathrop GMP LLP

Reyna Spencer

Corporate Contributions & Community Initiatives Manager

Ameren

David Courtney Williams

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655

Joel Samuels

Principal

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC

Allen Klippel

Retired Commercial Real Estate Broker

Lambert Joint Development Commission
The Lambert Airport Eastern Perimeter Joint Development Commission coordinates, plans, oversees, constructs, improves, finances, operates, maintains and contracts for the overall development of the NorthPark development area in accordance with the Lambert Airport Eastern Perimeter Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Redevelopment Plan.

SLEDP Contact

Becky Ward

(314) 615-7679

[email protected]

Dr. Justine Blue

Manager

City of Kinloch

DeMarco Davidson

Metropolitan Congregations

United

Jason Hall

CEO

Greater St. Louis, Inc.

Paul Hampel

Regional Relation Manager

St. Louis County

John Hampton

Interim City Manager/Fire Chief

City of Ferguson

Art Jackson

Police Chief

City of Berkeley

James Linhardt

Fire Chief

City of Berkeley

Neal Richardson

Executive Director

St. Louis Development Corporation

Dr. Chris Spilling

Vice Chancellor of Research & Economic Community Development

University of Missouri - St. Louis

Fletcher Wells II

VP and Director

St. Johns Bank

Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of the County of St. Louis
The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of the County of St. Louis (LCRA) was established to eliminate and prevent blight. The LCRA is vested with broad authority to undertake activities intended to correct blighted conditions. Those conditions include the ability to prepare and implement redevelopment plans and projects, contract for services in furthering such projects and acquire property and prepare it for redevelopment. LCRA may administer economic and community redevelopment projects throughout the county and in municipalities that have authorized it to operate within their jurisdiction.

SLEDP Contact

Becky Ward

(314) 615-7679

[email protected]

Jami Dolby

Board Chair

KAZI

Rodney Crim

Executive Director

CEO & President

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

Mary Campbell

Asst. Vice Chanc. for Real Estate

Washington Univ. in St. Louis

Thomas Madden

Tesson Ferry Democratic

Committeeman, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562

Lynn Thompson Goessling

Partner with Armstrong

Teasdale

St. Louis County Port Authority
The St. Louis County Port Authority was established by Missouri state statute. It promotes general welfare, encourages private capital investment, increases the volume of commerce and promotes the establishment of a foreign trade zone within the port district.

SLEDP Contact

Becky Ward

(314) 615-7679

[email protected]

John Maupin

Port Board Representative

Port District 2

Mike Hejna

Port District 3

Amy Hunter

St. Louis County Port Authority Secretary

Port District 1

Mike Roemerman

Port District 7

Ruth Lee

St. Louis County Port Authority

Vice Chair

Port District 4

Ambassador Kevin O'Malley

St. Louis County Port Authority Chairperson, Ambassador-in-Residence and Professor of Practice

St. Louis University School of Law

Port District 5

Matthew Chellis

Port District 6

Howl Bean II

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

In House Counsel

Port Assistant Secretary

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership’s board of directors serve as the umbrella for all economic development activity in St. Louis City and County.

SLEDP Contact

Becky Ward

(314) 615-7679

[email protected]

John Maupin

Board Chair

Port Board Representative

Port District 2

Dara Eskridge

Vice Chairperson

Executive Director

Invest STL

Charles Hinderliter

Board Secretary

SVP of Government Affairs

St. Louis REALTORS

Dr. Claudio Abreu

President

TriGlobal LLC

Howl Bean

Assistant Board Secretary

General Counsel

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

Kristine Callis-Duehl

Executive Director

Science Coach

Rodney Crim

CEO & President

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

Michelle Harris

Former Mayor

Clayton

Casey Millburg

Chief of Staff

City of St. Louis

Ambassador Kevin O'Malley

St. Louis County Port Authority Chairperson

Ambassador-in-Residence and Professor of Practice

St. Louis University School of Law, Port District 5

Beth Orwick

Chief of Staff

St. Louis County Government

Justin Raymundo

Vice President of Innovation Ecosytem-Building

BioSTL

Will Ross

Associate Dean for Diversity Programs and Professor of Medicine

Washington University School of Medicine

Dana Sandweiss

Retired

Charles Stewart

Retired

Rickey Whittington

Vice President Corporate Accounts

Plaza Motors - Mercedes-Benz

Stephen Westbrooks

President and CEO

St. Louis Development Corporation

STL VentureWorks
STLVentureWorks provides the St. Louis region with resources and services that contribute to the success rate of business startups. The benefits include financial assistance, space rental, shared client services and on-site management consulting. The board is responsible for oversight management of the property and affairs of the corporation, participation in applicant selection and mentoring client companies.

SLEDP Contact

Becky Ward

(314) 615-7679

[email protected]

Gabriela Ramirez-Arellano

Board Vice President, Director of Entrepreneurship, Cortex

Executive Director Center for Emerging Technologies

Brian Hurd

Board Secretary

Technical Assistance Program Manager

Rice Community Development, Inc.

James Seitz

Board Treasurer

Executive Vice President

Lindell Bank

Rodney Crim

CEO & President

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

Shawna Collier

Chief Partnership Officer

Justine Petersen

Maria De Gregorio

Manager, Strategy (Supply STL)

Greater St. Louis, Inc.

Matthew Gieseking

Partner

Forsyth Advisors

Kraig Kreikemeier

President

Kreikemeier Group

Matt Menietti

Executive Director

TechArtista Foundation

Gilberto Pinela

Director Office of New Americans

City of St. Louis

Bryan Rogers

Director of Long-Range Planning

Bi-State Development/Metro Transit

Dr. Patricia Suess

Professor

St. Louis Community College

Rickey Whittington

Vice President Corporate Accounts

Plaza Motors - Mercedes-Benz

World Trade Center St. Louis
The World Trade Center’s board provides strategic direction and serves as a catalyst for new ideas in identifying growth opportunities for international business in St. Louis. The board includes international business leaders and public sector entities directly impacting international trade.

SLEDP Contact

Becky Ward

(314) 615-7679

[email protected]

Andrew Walshaw

Board President & CEO

St. Louis Equity Fund, Inc.

Abdul-Kaba Abdullah

Executive Director

Park Central Development Corporation

Fred Bartelsmeyer

Partner

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

Maria De Gregorio

Manager, Strategy

Greater St. Louis, Inc.

Susanne Evens

President & CEO

AAA Translation, Inc.

Renee Franklin

Community & Public Programs Director

Saint Louis Art Museum

Sean Furman

Senior Program Director

BioMérieux

James Grady

Dir. of Trading Systems & Ctrls.

Edward Jones

Jeffrey Hurst

Dir. of Int'l Strategic Part.

The Boeing Company

David LaValle

Senior Counsel, Senior VP, & Senior Partner

FleishmanHillard

Ida Martikainen

Senior Strategy Consultant

Collaborative Strategies, Inc.

Nick Niknejadi

President

United Technologies Corporation

Jill Peluso

Senior VP, Global Strategic Accounts

MilliporeSigma

Susan Powers

President

St. Louis-Lyon Sister Cities Committee

Cartan Sumner

Associate General Counsel

Copeland

Martin S. (Marty) Tendler

Retired

Nestle Purina PetCare Company

Frank Terhorst

Executive VP Strategy & Sustainability

Bayer U.S. LLC

Dennis Wilmsmeyer

Executive Director

America’s Central Port

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