A minimum of 51% of our board and staff are people with disabilities who serve as role models for participants in our programs.

Leadership Team

  • Jerry Ehrlich

    CEO

  • Aimee Wehmeier

    President

  • Gary Auch

    Sr. Director of Finance

  • Melissa Brickey

    Sr. Director of Advancement

  • Barb Cant

    Sr. Director of Human Resources

  • Latoya Chauncey

    Director of Consumer Directed Services

  • Briana Conley

    Sr. Director of Programs

  • Guan Hollins

    Director of Facilities and Transportation; General Operations

  • Annie Morrow

    Director of Stephen A. Orthwein Center

Please complete the Board of Directors Application if you’re interested in serving as a board member or as a volunteer on a board committee.

Officers

Eric Willis (Chairperson of the Board)
Sr. Director of HR
Spectrum

Elton Thomas (Vice Chairperson)
Production Supervisor
Lighthouse for the Blind

John E. Butler (Treasurer)
Partner
RubinBrown

Kevin Barnes (Secretary)
Attorney-At-Law & Director
Community Legal Centers

AJ Jacobson (Member at Large)
Vice President of Risk Management
Reinsurance Group of America

Michelle L. Wieneke (Member at Large)
Vice President/Trust Advisor
Regions Bank


Board Members

Ruqayyah Bailey
Advocate

Dr. Michael Bavlsik
Medical Director – Barnes Jewish Extended Care
Doctor – Washington University School of Medicine Grant Medical Clinic

Joe Bayer Jr.
CEO
First Integrity Mortgage

Tammicka Buford
HR Success Manager
Special School District of St. Louis County

Steve Harris
Broadcast Director
KSDK-TV (NBC)

Emily Hickey
Coloplast, Inc.

Becca Klos
Advocate

JoAnn Lam
Community Advocate and Organizer

Vicki LaRose
Owner/President
Civil Design, Inc.

Ginny Orthwein
Advocate

Emily Schumacher
Senior First Vice President
Wells Fargo Advisors/First Clearing

Tracy Spivey
Officer
Wells Fargo Advisors

Kelly Stewart
Director, Development & Strategic Initiatives
Centene Corporation