Current Board Memberships

• American Association of Museums – Museum accreditor
• Botanic Gardens Conservation International – USA
• Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis – Executive Committee
• Craft Alliance Executive Committee
• Innsbrook Institute Music School and Festival
• Los Angeles County Botanical Garden Advisory Board
• St. Louis University, College of Public Service – Chair of the Advisory Council
• The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis
• National Research Council of the Association of Fundraising Professionals
• Organization for Tropical Studies – Board of Visitors
• University of Missouri, St. Louis – Nonprofit Management and Leadership Program Advisory Board
• Washington University in St. Louis, College of Arts & Sciences – Chair Dean’s Advisory Council
• Washington University in St. Louis – National Public Relations Council

Prior Board Memberships

• American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta –Board, Secretary
• American Museum of Natural History, Curator – Editorial Committee
• Americans for the Arts
• Arboretum at Flagstaff – Executive and Development Committee
• Arizona Alive! – Founder
• Association of Fundraising Professionals – AFP St. Louis Chapter
• Association of Fundraising Professionals – AFP National Board (formerly National Society of Fundraising Executives) Elected to Society Board  2 terms
• Boston GreenSpace Alliance – founding Board Member
• Center for Plant Conservation
• Citizens Advisory Committee – Central Artery (Boston)
• City of Clayton, Missouri Plan Commission
• Conference on Education Board
• Coro Leadership Center – National Board
• Coro Leadership Center – St. Louis Board
• Directors of Major Botanical Gardens – founder
• Edison Electric Institute (Washington, D.C.) Consumer Affairs Committee
• Edison Electric Institute Communications Executive Advisory Committee
• Executive Service Corps Board
• Investigative Learning Center, (Science Magnet Schools), St. Louis Public Schools – Commissioner
• Junior League Former Board Member – Community Advisory Board
• League of Women Voters Past President local and regional Boards
• Massachusetts Cultural Alliance – Board
• Member, Kellogg Foundation Building Bridges Team
• Mercantile Bank – Nonprofit Advisory Board Member
• Metropolitan Association for Philanthropy (MAP) Board
• National Coalition of United Arts Funds Advisory Council
• Natural and Cultural Heritage Alliance of Pima County – Vice Chair
• Nonprofit Services Consortium Co-chair and Board
• Productive Living Board of St. Louis County Commission Member
• Provident Counseling Board
• Roxbury Community College, Urban Environmental Program – Advisory Committee
• Sold on St. Louis Marketing Committee
• Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan – Steering Committee
• St. Louis Chapter Board
• St. Louis County Police Board Commissioner
• St. Louis Forum Past President
• Trust for Public Land – Board
• The St. Louis Public Schools Foundation
• United Way of Greater St. Louis
• United Way of Greater St. Louis – Management Assistance Center Executive Committee Member
• University of Arizona, School of Renewable Natural Resources – Advisory Committee
• University of Denver – Adjunct Professor, Environmental Ethics
• Washington University – Center for the Study of American Business Advisory Council
• Washington University – Nonprofit Management Program Advisory Board Member

  Awards
  

  1991 YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis Leader Award in Business Management
  • 1994 Fundraising Executive of the Year Award St. Louis Chapter, NSFRE
  • 1995 Trail Blazer Award, St. Louis Forum
  • 1996 Woman of Achievement
  • 1996 Women’s Self Help Center--One of 20 Women Honored for the Center’s 20^th Anniversary
  • 1997 YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis, Leader Award in Nonprofit Management
  • 2000 Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive designation (one of 70 in the country)

  

  Experience Does Make the Difference