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

Alice Tharenos
VP Investor Relations & Communications
Peabody Energy
Vice Chair

Jennifer Schwesig
Partner, International Practice Group Leader
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Secretary

LaShana Lewis
CEO
L.M. Lewis Consulting
Treasurer

Eric Hansen
Controller
CarShield
Imm. Past Chair

Arindam Kar
Shareholder
Polsinelli PC
Board of Directors

W. Todd Ackerman
Executive Vice President Head of Risk Transformation
US Bank

Charles Allen
Independent Translator, Scholar, and Communication Strategist

Cullen Andrews
VP – Sales & Marketing
Dot Foods, Inc.

Susan Bergen
Executive VP of Corporate Marketing
Commerce Bank

Nergis Cavitt
Sr. Learning & Development Consultant
BJC Healthcare

Ken Fields
Sr. Vice President and Sr. Partner
Fleishman Hillard

Karyn Fowler
Women’s & Neonatal Clinical Program Medical Director
SSM Health

David M Hagee
Sr. Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Commerce Trust Company

Ruth Kim
General Counsel & Senior Partner
Fleishman Hillard

Javad Khazaeli
Founding Member
KW Law, LLC

Christina Mayadas Lawrence
Chief Strategy Officer, Zone Americas
Nestle Purina Petcare

Mark Lee
President-Residential North America
MiTek Inc.

Adnan Omeragić
Partner
Fox Architects

Fran Geyer Pestello, PhD
Professor of Sociology
St. Louis University

Shawn Schukar
Chairman & President
Ameren Transmission

Sarah Swatosh
Partner
Sedey Harper Westhoff PC

Lorie White
Principal Consultant
Both-And-Consulting, LLC