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Officers and Directors

   

President & Director

Bob Calcatera

Start-up Midwest

Vice-Presidents & Directors

Bob Cockrell

Montgomery Bank

 

Steve Thomas

The Net Impact

Secretary & Director

Joe Soraghan

Danna, McKitrick, P.C.

Treasurer & Director

Laurie Hopkins

CBIZ/Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.

Immediate Past President

Joe Soraghan

Danna, McKitrick, P.C.

     

Committee Chairs & Directors

 

 

Communications/Marketing Chair

David Meyer

Spoke Marketing, LLC

Membership Chair

Nicole Ursch

Reliance Bank

Mentoring/2-Minute Fourm Chair

Nick Akers

Innoventor, Inc.

Outreach Chair Vince Garozzo Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.
Program Chair Anna Doyle MarketSphere
Technology Chair & Newsletter Editor Sorin Vaduva  ImRel LLC
     
Directors At Large    
  Jim Brasunas IT Entrepreneur Network
 

Dan Davison

BizManualz, Inc.

  Vicki Gonzalez Nidus Center
  Ken Harrington Washington University
  Adam Herman Mueller Prost PC
  Frank Stokes Innovate St. Louis
  Mark Witzling Citi
     

Committees 

   
Education    

The purpose of the Education Committee is to educate and guide entrepreneurs by developing and presenting educational programs. 

   
Chair Jan Hendrickson Senniger Powers (314-345-7000)
  Patrick Clarkin Charles L. Crane Agency
  Bob Cockrell Montgomery Bank
  Bill Ellis Conrad Ellis Group
  Jacque James Purk & Associates, P.C.
  Margaret Kenyon AAIM
  Judy Meador Meador Management
  Peter Peters Innovate VMS
  Bill Prenatt Simply Successful LLC
  Joe Soraghan

Danna McKitrick, P.C.

  Joy Ann Venverloh Lexx Funding, Inc.
     
Marketing/Communications    
The Marketing Committee writes and edits the newsletter and promotes the Missouri Venture Forum and partner organizations.    
Chair David Meyer Spoke Marketing, LLC (314-517-8459)
Newsletter Editor Sorin Vaduva                             ImRel LLC
  Cathy Davis Davis Creative
  Bill Ellis Conrad Ellis Group
  Barry Gleeson Marketing Solutions, Inc.
     
Membership    
The Membership Committee's mission is to develop and implement programs, activities and events that will foster and support the recruitment and retention of members and also provide a benefit to the members, as well as carry out the mission of the Forum.  

 

 

Chair Nicole Ursch Reliance Bank (636-537-8080)
  Nick Akers Akermin, Inc.
  Andy Bourey Vistage St. Louis
  Millie Cain Aisle411, Inc.
  Rochelle Freeman New York Life Insurance Company
  Barry Gleeson Marketing Solutions, Inc.
  Hal Hardin Administaff
  Margaret Kenyon AAIM Employers' Association
  Ron Lares Interactive Business Development
  Doug Kolker Mueller Prost PC
  Tim McFadden Armstrong Teasdale LLP
  Steve Thomas The Net Impact
  Sorin Vaduva                     ImRel LLC
  Mark Witzling Citi
     
Outreach    
The purpose of the Outreach committee to to encourage collaboration between MVF and other organizations that support the region's entrepreneurial community.    
Chair Vince Garozzo Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. (314-516-2624)
  David Butler Heartland Innovatrions, LLC
  Kristine Jarden SIUE-Entrepreneurship Center
  Chris Walsh InvestMidwest
     
Program    
The Program Committee identifies and arranges for topics and speakers for the monthly meetings.    
Chair Anna Doyle MarketSphere (314-812-8002)
  Adam Herman Mueller Prost PC
  Susan Pais Nidus Center
  Steve Thomas The Net Impact
 
Technology    
Chair Sorin Vaduva                

ImRel LLC (314-600-0709)

  Andy Belval Datotel
  Joe Furlong Washington University
  Barry Gleeson Marketing Solutions, Inc.
  David Meyer Spoke Marketing, LLC
  Steve Thomas The Net Impact
     
Two-Minute Forum/Mentoring    
Chair Nick Akers Innoventor, Inc.(314-785-0900)
  Jim Brasunas IT Entrepreneur Network
  Dan Davison

BizManualz, Inc.

  Dennis Donahue DD&A
  Tom Frogge BKD LLP
  Jay Logsdon The Logsdon Group
  Alan Ludmer The Voyager Group
  Brian Peterson UHY Advisors, Inc.