IISTL Board of Directors
The International Institute is led by community and business leaders who bring their expertise to help achieve our mission to build a more connected and productive society to benefit immigrants, their families, and the wider community.
Officers
Chair
Christina Mayadas Lawrence
VP of Employee Engagement
Nestle Purina Petcare
Vice Chair
Samir Mehta
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
MiTek
Treasurer
David M. Hagee
Chief Investment Officer
Commerce Bank
Secretary
Ken Fields
Senior Vice President
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
At-Large Member
Mina Leist
Audit Director
FORVIS St. Louis
Immediate Past Chair
Jennifer Schwesig
Partner, International Practice Group Leader
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Board of Directors
Cullen Andrews
Executive Vice President
Dot Foods, Inc.
Stu Bradley
Holistic Wealth Management
Hightower Wealth Advisor
Nergis Cavitt
Leadership Development & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist
BJC Healthcare
David Eichhorn
CEO and Head of Investment Strategies
NISA Investment Advisors
Karyn Fowler
Physician & Medical Director
SSM Health
Richard Gund
Chairman & CEO
The Gund Company
Kirk Imhof
Director, Executive Talent Acquisition
Edward Jones
Javad Khazaeli
Founding Partner
Khazaeli Wyrsch LLC
Luchen Li
Associate Vice President in the Enrollment Management Division
Saint Louis University
Adnan Omeragić
President
Fox Architects
Ekin Pellegrini, PhD
Associate Dean, Graduate Business Programs, UMSL
Co-Founder, Immigrant Professional Women’s Network in STL
Fran Geyer Pestello, PhD
Professor of Sociology
Saint Louis University
Lily Ren
Sr. Leader, Clinical Principal
CVS
José Luis Rodriguez
Managing Principal
Sbecipher Capital
Arinola Solanke
CEO
My Events Party Rentals
Kaisa Stucke
Equity Research, Confluence Investment Management
Founder, 1419 Art
Sarah Swatosh
Managing Partner
Law Office of Sarah N. Swatosh
Lorie White
Founder & Principal Consultant
Both-And Consulting