Board Description:
STLVentureWorks provides the St. Louis region with resources and services that contribute to the success rate of business startups. The benefits include financial assistance, space rental, shared client services and on-site management consulting. The board is responsible for oversight management of the property and affairs of the corporation, participation in applicant selection and mentoring client companies.
Board Contact
Becky Ward
314.615.7679 | e-mail
Gabriela Ramirez-Arellano
Board Vice President
Director of Entrepreneurship
Cortex
Executive Director
Center for Emerging Technologies
Brian Hurd
Board Secretary
Technical Assistance Program Manager
Rise Community Development, Inc.
James Seitz
Board Treasurer
Executive Vice President
Lindell Bank
Rodney Crim
CEO & President
St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
Shawna Collier
Chief Partnership Officer
Justine Petersen
Maria Degregorio
Manager, Strategy (Supply STL)
Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Stacey Fowler
Interim Director of Strategic Workforce & Compliance Inclusion
St. Louis Development Corporation
Matthew Gieseking
Partner
Forsyth Advisors
Kraig Kreikemeier
President
Kreikemeier Group
Matt Menietti
Executive Director
TechArtista Foundation
Peggy Northcott
Managing Member
Capital Performance, LLC
Gilberto Pinela
Director Office of New Americans
City of St. Louis
Bryan Rogers
Director of Long-Range Planning
Bi-State Development/Metro Transit
Dr. Patricia Suess
Professor
St. Louis Community College
Rickey Whittington
Vice President Corporate Accounts
Plaza Motors - Mercedes-Benz