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.

Sr. Mary Carol Anth, csj
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Jim Lally

President

Enterprise Bank

Deborah Patterson
VP, Global Contributions and Employee Engagement
Monsanto

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

Sr. Fran Maher, csj

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

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

Allison Rockamann Dudash '98
Business Development and Sales
Sportsprint

John (Jay) M. Meersman

Chief Financial Officer, Aviall Inc.
The Boeing Company

Sr. Rita Schmitz, csj
Province Leadership Representative
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Jill Slay Garlich '80

Executive Vice-President of the Board

Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club

Julia Bigley Mize '92
Marketing
Anheuser-Busch Inc.

Mark Schnoebelen

Vice President

Massman Construction Co.

Stephanie Hall

Vice President of Human Resources

Centene

Dr. Regina Mooney
President
St. Joseph's Academy

Matt Stroble - Board Chair

Business Development Manager

Lipic's Engagement

Craig Hannick, csja

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

John Morris
Managing Director
Accenture, LLP

Kathleen Strout

Director - Civic Initiatives & Operations

Civic Progress

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

Marcia Niedringhaus
Attorney

Megan Sullivan '89

Corporate Controller

Varsity Tutors

Fred Kostecki

CPA

Rubin Brown LLP

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.