Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the primary advocate and guardian of the IWA Mission.  The Board sets policies regarding the academic program and finances.  They ensure that the physical plant is maintained and upgraded and hold the President and administration accountable for providing personnel and programming to ensure the stability and integrity of Incarnate Word Academy.  The Board, in turn, is responsible to the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word who founded IWA and continue to sponsor it today.

 

Herb Ehrhard | Chairperson
Herb retired in March 2018 after a distinguished 32-year career at The Boeing Company holding numerous positions in Finance.

 

Fred Falker
Fred is the President of Falker Consulting Group, Inc., a human resource consulting and training firm.

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Sharon Gerken '78
Sharon is President of Incarnate Word Academy.

 

Monica Huddleston
Monica is a former Mayor of the City of Greendale and is retired from SBC, where she served as the Director of Central Office Operations for Eastern Missouri.

 

Lauren Cardwell Keeven '02
Lauren is the Principal of Incarnate Word Academy.

 

Mark Ponder
Mark is the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at Enterprise Bank & Trust.

 

Felicia Pulliam, J.D. '83
Felicia is the Director of FOCUS St. Louis Impact Fellows Program, offering emerging and experienced leaders the opportunity to work together to address a specific issue in the St. Louis region. 

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Jason Ramthun 
Jason is the Community Bank President-Missouri at Peoples National Bank.

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Tracy Reiter '99 
Tracy is the Vice President of Business Development, Planning and Marketing, for Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions.

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Brian Roberts 
Brian is the CEO of Synergy Wealth Solutions, a MassMutual Firm.

 

Kari James Schmidt '85
Kari is the Managing Director at Scarp Ridge Capital Partners.

 

Patty Senft '08 
Patty is the Alumnae Board President and the Director of Philanthropy at Make-A-Wish Missouri and Kansas.

 

Lucia Signorelli '62 
Lucia is the Coordinator of Spiritual Direction for Incarnate Word Parish, and she is also the former Director of Leadership Development for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

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Sr. Margaret Snyder, CCVI  
Sr. Margaret has held various administrative positions within the Congregation and its ministries, including serving as the Global Leadership Team Liaison to the Ministry Council and two years as Chair of the U.S. Ministry Council.