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
Jennifer Schwesig
Partner, International Practice Group Leader
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Vice Chair
Christina Mayadas Lawrence
VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Nestle Purina Petcare
Treasurer
Eric Hansen
Controller
CarShield
Secretary
Cullen Andrews
Executive Vice President
Dot Foods, Inc.
Imm. Past Chair
Alice Tharenos
CFO, Iron Ore Company of Canada
Rio Tinto
At-Large Member
Mark Lee
Senior Vice President
MiTek Inc.
At-Large Member
Adnan Omeragić
President
Fox Architects
Board of Directors
Charles Allen
Independent Translator, Scholar, and Communication Strategist
Matthew Badler
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Twain Financial Partners
Nergis Cavitt
Sr. Learning & Development Consultant
BJC Healthcare
Ken Fields
Sr. Partner
FleishmanHillard
Karyn Fowler
Physician & Medical Director
SSM Health
David M. Hagee
Chief Investment Officer
Commerce Bank
Javad Khazaeli
Partner
Khazaeli Wyrsch LLC
Ruth Kim
General Counsel, Sr. Vice President & Sr. Partner
FleishmanHillard
Mina Leist
Audit Director
FORVIS St. Louis
Samir Mehta
Assistant General Counsel
MiTek Inc.
Fran Geyer Pestello, PhD
Professor of Sociology
St. Louis University
Lily Ren
Sr. Leader, Clinical Principal
CVS
Shawn Schukar
President
Ameren Transmission
Kaisa Stucke
Equity Research, Confluence Investment Management
Founder, 1419 Art
Sarah Swatosh
Managing Partner
Law Office of Sarah N. Swatosh
Lorie White
Chief HR Officer
Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital