Advisory Council
The Advisory Council advises the members of the Executive Leadership Institute. It is not a governing body. It provides a program framework, focusing on policies; implementation and evaluation. It advises the Director and EIR's in planning; development and marketing.
The Council meets quarterly; March, June, September and December. When it is necessary members work in small committees. There are two co-chairs: an Advisory Council member and the Institute Director.
Responsibilities Include:
- Help to resolve issues, e.g.: strategy implementation.
- Serve as a bridge between the university and the business community.
- Serve as external ambassadors and engages in public relation.
- Bring resources to the Institute.
- Help identify workforce needs.
The members of the Advisory Council are:
| Ing. Ramiro P. Benitez | International Sales Manager Crown Packaging Corp. |
| Robert Bliss, Ph.D. | Dean Honors College University of Missouri - St Louis |
| Sally Bliss | Executive Director Emeritus of Dance St Louis Trustee at the Antony Tudor Ballet Trust |
| Karen Carroll | President and CEO KCI Enterprises, Inc. Executive in Residence |
| Michael J Costello | Coordinator Center for International Studies University of Missouri St Louis |
| Betty Davidson | Area Coordinator The Visual Impairment/Blind and the Orthopedic Impairment/Traumatic Brain Injury Program Special School District St .Louis County |
| Diane J. Davis | Vice President & COO Edward L. Bakewell, Inc. |
| Lori Fiegel | St Louis County Planning Comprehensive Planning Manager |
| Bill George | UMSL Development Officer |
| Barbara Harbach, Ph.D. | Professor of Music University of Missouri - St Louis |
| Malaika Horne, Ph.D. | Director - Executive Leadership Institute University of Missouri - St Louis Co-Chair of ELI Advisory Council |
| Kenneth A. Johnson | Retired President and Chief Executive Officer Auto Club of Missouri |
| Dee Joyner | Senior Vice President Commerce Bank Co-Chair of ELI Advisory Council |
| Deb Lee | Nurse Reviewer A State Farm Insurance Companies Collinsville Operations Center, Illinois |
| Gary Lee | Former Company President Newell Rubbermaid |
| Robert S. Muldoon | President, R.S. Muldoon & Associates |
| Janet Y. Murray, Ph.D. | E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor Development of Women & Entrepreneurs in International Business University of Missouri- St. Louis |
| Richard
A. Navarro
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Senior Lecturer in the
Retired from Boeing |
| Candace Niemeyer | Careers by Design Certified Career Development & Transition Coach. |
| Rafael Nun-Marin | President/CEO NunBetter Corp. St. Charles , Missouri |
| Aaron E. Phillips | Vice President Regional Operations Coordinator Regions Bank |
| Cheri Renee’ Rodgers | Student Representative |
| Ellen Sherberg | Publisher St .Louis Business Journal |
| John R. Shivers | Senior Vice President National City Bank |
| Blanche Touhill, Ph.D. | Chancellor Emeritus University of Missouri - St Louis |
| Keith Womer, Ph.D. | Dean College of Business Administration University of Missouri - St Louis |