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
David M. Hagee
Chief Investment Officer
Commerce Bank
Secretary
Samir Mehta
Assistant General Counsel
MiTek Inc.
At-Large Member
Mark Lee
Senior Vice President
MiTek Inc.
At-Large Member
Adnan Omeragić
President
Fox Architects
Board of Directors
Cullen Andrews
Executive Vice President
Dot Foods, Inc.
Matthew Badler
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Twain Financial Partners
Nergis Cavitt
Lead Consultant
BJC Healthcare
David Eichhorn
CEO and Head of Investment Strategies
NISA Investment Advisors
Ken Fields
Senior Vice President
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Karyn Fowler
Physician & Medical Director
SSM Health
José Gómez
Global DEI Architect
Reinsurance Group of America
Eric Hansen
Controller
CarShield
Kirk Imhof
Director, Executive Talent Acquisition
Edward Jones
Javad Khazaeli
Partner
Khazaeli Wyrsch LLC
Ruth Kim
Retired, Former General Counsel, Former Sr. Vice President & Sr. Partner
FleishmanHillard
Mina Leist
Audit Director
FORVIS St. Louis
Ekin Pellegrini
Associate Dean and Professor
University of Missouri-Saint Louis
Fran Geyer Pestello, PhD
Professor of Sociology
St. Louis University
Lily Ren
Sr. Leader, Clinical Principal
CVS
Jose Rodriguez
Managing Principal
Sbecipher Capital
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
Founder & Principal Consultant
Both-And Consulting