Advisory Board & Administration
COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL
Administrative Staff
Carol Commerford
Director, CMS
314-246-4445
Melissa Peterson
Community Relations Coordinator
314-246-4448
Katie Myler
Ensembles Coordinatormyler@webster.edu
314-246-4450
Rebecca Dellegrazio
Strauss Center Branch Coordinator
636-537-1601
Julie Giesegh
Webster Groves Branch Coordinator
314-246-3110
Leigh Anne Huckaby
Building Representative
314-246-4454
Jennifer Dunn
Department Associate
314-968-5939
Evelyn Williams
Webster Groves Receptionist
314-968-5939
Peter E. Sargent
Dean, Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Art
Shirley A. Bartzen
Director Emeritus, CMS
Community Music School Advisory Board
Linda Lee, ChairPamela Brown
Barbara Doyle
David Dumitru
Arden Fisher
Richard Lincoff
Rich Lintz
Harry Moppins
Jim Morice
Sylvia Ray
Mary Riew
Stephen D. Smith
Marc Thayer
Leslie Wainwright
Webster University Board of Trustees
Brenda Newberry, MA '79
Chair of the Board
Founder and Chair, Ret.
The Newberry Group, Inc.
Chair of the Board
Founder and Chair, Ret.
The Newberry Group, Inc.
Steven O. Swyers
Vice Chair of the Board
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble, Ph.D.
President
Julian Schuster, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President
Greg Gunderson
Treasurer
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Laura Rein
University Secretary
Sheila Baxter, MA' 86
Brigadier General, Ret.
Western Regional Medical Command
Amelia J. Bond
President & CEO
Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation
Mark Burkhart
Consultant
Cassidy Turley
Dale Cammon
Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer
Bryant Group, Inc.
A. Bayard Clark III
Executive Vice President & CFO, Ret.
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
Thomas Cornwell
President, Ret.
DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc.
Robert M. Cox, Jr.
Sr. Vice President in Administration, Ret.
Emerson Electric Co.
Clark S. Davis
Consultant
HOK Group, Inc.
Darryl W. Davis
President, Phantom Works
The Boeing Company
Michael DeHaven
Sr. VP & General Counsel
BJC HealthCare
Alison N. Ferring
Civic Leader
Steven L. Finerty
Chairman
Argent Capital Management
Marilyn Fox
Civic Leader
Edward L. Glotzbach
Vice Chairman
Information Services Group, Inc
Philip J. Koen
CEO
Intermedia
Ronald J. Kruszewski
Chairman & CEO
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Paul Lee
President
Delta Energy LLC P
Joseph McKee III
President
Paric Corporation
Lee J. Metcalf, MA '05
Rear Admiral, Ret.
United States Navy
Michael Neidorff
Chairman and CEO
Centene Corporation
Gregory Nelson
Sr. Vice President, Gen. Counsel, and Secretary
Ameren Corporation
Jerry E. Ritter
Civic Leader
Elizabeth T. Robb, BA '65
Chief Executive Officer
Robb Partners
George Scherer
Executive Vice President & CFO, Ret.
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
William W. Snyder
Executive VP & CFO
Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
David Steward
Chairman
World Wide Technology, Inc.
Anthony (Tony) Thompson, MBA '88
Chairman & CEO
Kwame Building Group, Inc.
Markus Trice , BA '75
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Compass Equity Advisors
James D. Weddle
Managing Partner
Edward Jones
Patricia D. Whitaker
CEO
Arcturis
Lynn Wittels
President & CEO
St. Louis Jewish Community Center
Douglas H. Yaeger
Chairman, President & CEO, Ret.
The Laclede Group Inc.
Michael Zambrana
Owner, President, CEO
Pangea Group
Kristofer (Kris) Knapstein, BA '96
President, Alumni Association
Vice President
Cassidy Turley
Life Trustees
Ambassador George H. Walker, III
Chairman Emeritus
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc
Emerita Member
Jane B. Hart
Honorary Trustees
Robert Q. Costas
Frank Jacobs
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