About SJA

Board of Directors

St. Joseph’s Academy is a not-for-profit corporation located at 2307 South Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63131.

Governance rests in a Member Board and a Board of Directors. Current parents provide direct input into school operations through membership on the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors.

The Member

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, is a founding member of and a Missouri nonprofit corporation. Powers reserved to this group include determining and maintaining the philosophy and identity of the Academy; appointment and removal of the President and members of the Board of Directors after receiving recommendations from the Board of Directors; approving the purchase, sale, acquisition, disposition or transfer of real estate or substantial assets of the Academy.

Officers of the Corporation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (the Member) are the Province Leadership Council:

Sr. Amy Hereford, CSJ

Sr. Jeanne Janssen, CSJ

Sr. Fran Maher, CSJ—leadership liaison to St. Joseph’s Academy

Sr. Margaret Mary Schulz, CSJ

Sr. Jeanne Tipton, CSJ

Board of Directors

The Board's Purpose is to provide leadership and strategic direction to advance the mission of St. Joseph’s Academy. Governance by the Board of Directors shall include but shall not be limited to the following matters:

Upholding the purpose and mission of the Academy;
Approving administrative policies for the effective operation of the school;
Providing for effective management of the school;
Monitoring and evaluating school operations;
Planning and providing for the solvency and financial stability of SJA;
Approving the annual budget.

Julia Bigley Mize '92 - Board Chair
Global Vice President
Anheuser-Busch InBev

Jill Slay Garlich '80 - Vice-Chair

Executive Vice-President of the Board

Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club

Sr. Fran Maher, csj - Secretary

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Megan Sullivan '89 - Treasurer

Corporate Controller

Varsity Tutors

Marcia Niedringhaus - SJA President, SJEM Liaison
Attorney

Dan Barrett

Former Chief Operating Officer

Biomedical Systems

Mary Darpel Doehring '85
Director, Business Tax Services
Deloitte Tax, LLC

Allison Rockamann Dudash '98
Director of Strategic Partnerships
KidSmart

Josh Foster
President
J.E. Foster Building Company

Stephanie Hall

Vice President of Human Resources

Centene

Craig Hannick, csja

Director of Financial Aid and Faculty
St. Louis University High School

Chris Hayes
Vice President & Senior Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property
Emerson

Sr. Mary Fran Johnson, csj
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Joni Burgess Killgore '82
Shareholder
Polsinelli

Fred Kostecki

CPA

Rubin Brown LLP

Jay Meersman
Vice President, BGS Business Transformation
Boeing

John Morris
Managing Director
Accenture, LLP

J. Michael (Mike) Pressimone, Ed.D.
President
Notre Dame College

Lisa Savoy

Corporate Counsel

Equifax

Mark Schnoebelen

Vice President

Massman Construction Co.

Matt Stroble

Business Development Manager

Lipic's Engagement

Kevin Travers
CEO
Premium Retail Services

Steve Vincent

Vice President

Pennington & Company

St. Joseph’s Academy is a college preparatory high school sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Our mission at the Academy is to provide quality Catholic education for young women in an environment that challenges them to grow in faith, knowledge, and respect for self and others. Our community expects these young women to make a profound impact in the world.