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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

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Alice Tharenos
VP Investor Relations & Communications
Peabody Energy

Vice Chair

Schwesig

Jennifer Schwesig
Partner, International Practice Group Leader
Armstrong Teasdale LLP

Secretary

Lewis

LaShana Lewis
CEO
L.M. Lewis Consulting

Treasurer

Hansen

Eric Hansen
Controller
CarShield

Imm. Past Chair

Arindam Kar_2022

Arindam Kar
Shareholder
Polsinelli PC

Board of Directors

Ackerman

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

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Charles Allen
Independent Translator, Scholar, and Communication Strategist

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

Bergen

Susan Bergen
Executive VP of Corporate Marketing
Commerce Bank

Cavitt

Nergis Cavitt
Sr. Learning & Development Consultant
BJC Healthcare

Fields

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

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

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

Kim

Ruth Kim
General Counsel & Senior Partner
Fleishman Hillard

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Javad Khazaeli
Founding Member
KW Law, LLC

Lawrence

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

Lee

Mark Lee
President-Residential North America
MiTek Inc.

Omeragic

Adnan Omeragić
Partner
Fox Architects

Pestello

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

Schukar

Shawn Schukar
Chairman & President
Ameren Transmission

Swatosh-S

Sarah Swatosh
Partner
Sedey Harper Westhoff PC

White

Lorie White
Principal Consultant
Both-And-Consulting, LLC