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. Marilyn Lott, CSJ
Sr. Mary Margaret Lazio, CSJ
Sr. Rita Schmitz, CSJ—leadership liaison to St. Joseph’s Academy
Sr. Maureen Freeman, CSJ
Sr. Linda Straub, 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.

Craig Hannick, csja - Board Chair

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

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

Megan Sullivan '89 - Treasurer

Corporate Controller

Varsity Tutors

Dan Barrett

Former Chief Operating Officer

Biomedical Systems

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

Allison Rockamann Dudash '98
Business Development and Sales
Sportsprint

Josh Foster
President
J.E. Foster Building Company

Jill Slay Garlich '80

Executive Vice-President of the Board

Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club

Stephanie Hall

Vice President of Human Resources

Centene

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

Joni Burgess Killgore '82
Shareholder
Polsinelli

Fred Kostecki

CPA

Rubin Brown LLP

Jim Lally

President

Enterprise Bank

Sr. Fran Maher, csj

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Dr. Regina Mooney
President
St. Joseph's Academy

John Morris
Managing Director
Accenture, LLP

J. Michael (Mike) Pressimone, Ed.D.
President
Fontbonne University

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 private, Catholic high school for girls in St. Louis, Missouri, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Our mission 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.