Who We Are

World Trade Center St. Louis

Board Description:
The World Trade Center’s board provides strategic direction and serves as a catalyst for new ideas in identifying growth opportunities for international business in St. Louis.  The board includes international business leaders and public sector entities directly impacting international trade.

Board Contact
Becky Ward
314.615.7679 | e-mail

Andrew Walshaw

Board President
Executive Vice President
St. Louis Equity Fund, Inc.

Ron Jones

Board Treasurer
Senior Principal
CLAYCO / Lamar Johnson Collaborative

Renee Brummell-Franklin

Chief Diversity Officer
Saint Louis Art Museum

Fred Bartelsmeyer

Partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

Maria Degregorio

Manager, Strategy (Supply STL)
Greater St. Louis, Inc.

Susanne Evens

President & CEO
AAA Translation

Sean Furman

Senior Program Director
VITEK BioMérieux

James Grady

Dir. of Trading Systems & Ctrls.
Edward Jones

Jeffrey Hurst

Dir. of Int'l Strategic Part.
Boeing Def., Space & Security

David LaValle

Senior Vice President & Sr. Partner
FleishmanHillard

Nick Niknejadi

President
United Technologies

David Nogales

President
United Technologies

Susan Powers

Chair Emeritus, Sister Cities
Lyon Sister Cities Committee

Cartan Sumner

Associate General Counsel
Emerson - Copeland Division

Martin S. (Marty) Tendler

Retired
Nestle Purina PetCare Company

Dennis Wilmsmeyer

Executive Director
America’s Central Port

Frank Terhorst

Head of Crop Strategy and Portfolio Management
Bayer U.S. LLC

Jim Conway

President & CEO
ACI Plastics