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Mr. Donald P. Lofe, Jr., officially assumed the role of President and Chief Transformation Officer at �㽶��Ƶ in Fulton, Missouri, on July 1, 2021. After a unanimous vote, the College’s Board of Trustees officially announced Mr. Lofe as the historic college’s 23rd president in April 2021, citing the major progress the 171-year-old liberal arts college made that year under his leadership as Interim President, even during an exceptionally challenging year and in the midst of the pandemic.

A 1979 �㽶��Ƶ graduate and a two-time NAIA Indoor Track and Field All-American,
Mr. Lofe previously served on Westminster’s Board of Trustees for approximately eight years in a variety of capacities, including Board Chair, throughout his Board tenure. Mr. Lofe serves on the Board as an ex-officio member, consistent with the historic practice for the role of the College’s president. He is also on an indefinite and extended leave of absence from his board chair role. Prior to his appointment at the College as Interim President and Chief Transformation Officer in 2020, Mr. Lofe was most recently a Partner and the Chief Risk Officer for Global Business Services – Mortgage and Lending Solutions for the IBM Corporation based in San Ramon, California. 

Mr. Lofe served in several senior executive roles for insurance, community lending, and other financial and mortgage-related service entities, both domestically and internationally, before his tenure with the IBM Corporation. He was a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, specializing in financial services, insurance, and private and public higher-education clientele. He also served as the engagement partner for The Progressive Corporation. Mr. Lofe is a CPA, CGMA (Active Status) and is also COSO Certified by the AICPA. He was named by Treasury and Risk, a leading corporate finance and treasury periodical, as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance. 

In October 2022, Mr. Lofe was inducted into the Association of Churchill Fellows of �㽶��Ƶ. In 2011, Mr. Lofe was awarded the Lifetime Alumni Achievement Award from Westminster, where he received bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Political Science as an undergraduate. Mr. Lofe also holds an MBA, with concentrations in Finance and Business Policy, from The University of Chicago. 

Mr. Lofe is a member of the Board of Directors of the Callaway County Chamber of Commerce and the Missouri College Fund, Inc.

Mr. Lofe’s wife, Lorraine, is a native of St. Louis, Missouri, who graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau with a BS in Business Administration. She also is a CPA (Active Status). The couple met in St. Louis and married in 1992. They have a set of grown twins. Their daughter, Lauren, graduated with honors from the University of San Diego in 2019 and is Director of Marketing for a digital marketing an real estate development startup in San Diego. Their son, Don III, graduated with merit in 2020 from the U.S. Naval Academy. He is now a Naval Aviator who officially graduated from flight school in January 2023 at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas.

 

Dr. Steve Tyrell is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer for �㽶��Ƶ. Dr. Tyrell oversees various administrative operations for the College, including the Business Office, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Plant Operations. He is also co-leading with colleagues the institution’s current strategic planning process and its master plan program. Dr. Tyrell also serves as Treasurer and Secretary to the Board of Trustees.

Prior to joining Westminster’s staff, he served as a consultant for the institution through his consulting firm, Excalibur Consulting Group. Dr. Tyrell has served in various higher education roles throughout the past 38 years, including college President, Vice President, and interim roles as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Financial Officer at North Country Community College, State University of New York at New Paltz, Alfred State College, Michigan Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and McKendree College. He also has served as a conflict mediator in New York, Michigan, and Massachusetts.

Dr. Tyrell has a PhD in Rhetoric and Technical Communication with a focus on organizational communication from Michigan Technological University. He has taught interpersonal communication and student development theory to application. 

Dr. Tyrell’s research areas and published works include organizational politics, mid-level management identity, residential living and community development, and academic integrity. He has a master’s degree in Educational Administration and Supervision and a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communications: Radio and Television Production from the State University of New York at New Paltz.

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On Sept. 28, 2022, �㽶��Ƶ officially announced Dr. Ingrid Ilinca as its new Provost, Chief Academic Officer, Vice President, and Co-Chief Student Retention Officer. Dr. Ilinca is passionate about education and supporting Westminster’s students as a teacher, advisor, and administrator. She has held a number of roles at the College since joining the faculty as an Assistant Professor of French in 2010. Most recently, Dr. Ilinca has served as the Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management and Chief Student Retention Officer after six years of increasingly complex roles in the areas of student success and retention. In that capacity, she has fully developed the Student Success Center into a vibrant facility that comprehensively supports students in many important ways.

During her tenure at Westminster, Dr. Ilinca has also served as Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages, Chair of the Division of Humanities, and Chair of the Curriculum Committee. Her work in the Advising Task Force and Curriculum Reform Task Force stimulated her genuine desire to contribute to positive changes in these areas. As a faculty member, Dr. Ilinca designed Westminster’s French program and taught 15 different courses in five years. A native of ����ș��, Romania, Dr. Ilinca earned an MA in French Interdisciplinary Studies and a PhD in French Studies at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

Dr. Stephanie Wells joined the Westminster team in January 2023 as the College’s new Vice President of Institutional Marketing and Strategic Communications. She is a member of the president’s Cabinet. Stephanie has an MA in Communication and a PhD in Communication with a collateral field in Psychology. She brings to Westminster a comprehensive background in communications and marketing, with her most recent appointment being Consultant to the Office of the President and the Vice President of Strategic Communications at William Woods University. Stephanie and her family reside in Fulton, and she is excited to be working with the faculty, staff, students, alumni, and others in the Westminster community.

A longtime faculty member at �㽶��Ƶ, Dr. Jones is currently Chief Accreditation Officer and the senior member of the faculty. He has published a number of articles, educational materials for psychology courses, and has presented more than 30 times at professional conferences. Dr. Jones recently served as Acting Dean of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty and as Interim Associate Vice President and Associate Dean of Faculty. In past years, he served Westminster in a variety of roles, including several years in academic administration, twice as Associate Vice President/Associate Dean of Faculty, and three times as Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs. Prior to that, Dr. Jones served as the department chair for psychology, the division chair for social sciences, the Director of the Westminster Seminar Program, the Director of Academic Advising, and the Director of Assessment.

Currently, he serves as Westminster’s Accreditation Liaison Officer to the Higher Learning Commission as well as a member of HLC’s Appeals Body, Marshal of the College, faculty advisor to the Skulls of Seven, and as the faculty sponsor of Westminster’s most prestigious national honor society, Alpha Chi.��

Additionally, he works with both national, regional, and state associations, including as President of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, as an HLC Peer Review Team Chair, as a member of the Missouri Committee on Transfer and Articulation, and as a leader with the Advanced Placement Program in Psychology.��

Dr. Jones is from Los Angeles, California, and is both a first-generation American and llege graduate. He received his bachelor’s degree and PhD in psychology from the University of Southern California. Dr. Jones is married to Kathy, and they have a son, Ethan, as well as dogs and cats. He is also a big sports fan — especially the Los Angeles Dodgers, USC Trojans, and Los Angeles Lakers.

Mr. Derek Zander began his position with �㽶��Ƶ as Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics, Athletics Advancement, and Strategic Programs on May 31, 2023. Prior to arriving at the College, Mr. Zander worked for 11 years at Iowa Wesleyan University, where he most recently served as Vice President for Advancement and Athletics. At Westminster, Mr. Zander is focused on achieving strategic goals while broadening these concepts to impact Westminster’s student-athletes.

Mr. Zander experienced phenomenal success at lowa Wesleyan in fundraising, marketing, alumni relations, community relations, recruitment, retention, and operations, despite the challenging factors impacting higher education. He is particularly noted for leading Iowa Wesleyan’s advancement team to enhance communication with alumni and key stakeholders, quickly increasing annual giving overall from 2020 to the present. From fiscal year 2020 to 2022, he increased fundraising by 167%. In 2022, he led the advancement team to a record performance of $3.7 million raised. Prior to his vice presidential role, Mr. Zander served in a variety of capacities at Iowa Wesleyan, including Assistant Athletic Director, NCAA Compliance Officer, Head Baseball Coach, and Assistant Baseball Coach. A native of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Mr. Zander grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

In 2011, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Iowa Wesleyan, where he played collegiate baseball. In 2014, he earned a master’s degree in Coaching and Administration from the University of Concordia-Irvine. In 2019, he received both the Carol Nemitz Staff Member of the Year Award and the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Service Award. Mr. Zander and his wife, Anna, are the parents of two sons: Mason (6) and Gavin (2).

Dr. Linda Webster is Associate Vice President and Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Operations, Chair of the Department of Computing and Digital Technology, Interim Chair of the Department of Business, and a tenured professor. During her time at the College, she has served in various capacities, including department chair, Director of Assessment, Director of Academic Advising, program coordinator, and as Associate Dean of Faculty. She also has been a member on most faculty committees. Dr. Webster’s educational background includes a PhD in Business Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia with emphasis areas in Computer Science and Information Science; an MBA from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville with emphasis areas in Data Processing and Quantitative Analysis; a Bachelor of Science in Office Management from Arkansas Tech University with emphasis areas in Data Processing and Business Administration. She has also completed a graduate-level certification in Information Assurance from the University of Illinois-Springfield. Dr. Webster has extensive research publications and presentations in business and computing educational pedagogy and has taught a wide range of courses across both disciplines. She brings to her classrooms and to her administrative roles practical experience from business and industry.

 

Bliss comes to Westminster with more than 20 years of experience in fundraising, donation management, alumni and donor relations, cohesive partner development, strategic planning and team building skills.

Bliss most recently served as Vice President of Institutional Advancement at the University of Texas Permian Basin in Odessa, where she was actively involved in growing the donor contingency from $2 million to $30 million and increased end-of-year giving in Fiscal Year 2024 by 64%.

From 2017 to 2023, Bliss was the Chief Advancement Officer for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets in Blacksburg, Virginia. There, she reached a major campaign goal five years ahead of schedule and was noted for putting together a highly effective advancement team. Bliss was also the Senior Director of Development for Central Initiatives and Scholarships at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida (2014 to 2016), and served in a number of senior development roles for the Oklahoma State University Foundation (2008-2014) as well as the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (2004-2008).

Bliss earned an M.S. in family sciences from Oklahoma State University and a B.A. in psychology from Oklahoma State University.

Since 2016, Mr. Timothy Riley has served as the Sandra L. and Monroe E. Trout Director and Chief Curator for America’s National Churchill Museum, or ANCM. Mr. Riley is a graduate, cum laude, of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and pursued post-graduate study at Columbia University in New York. He served as a curatorial assistant, education assistant, and lectures/concerts coordinator at The Cloisters, a part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. From 2006 to 2011, Mr. Riley served as director of The Trout Museum of Art in Appleton and was appointed Director Emeritus in 2012. Mr. Riley was inducted into the Association of Churchill Fellows of �㽶��Ƶ in 2016.��

As Director and Chief Curator, Mr. Riley has expanded the Museum’s reach, curating exhibitions aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, at the Society of Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida, and at Washington University in St. Louis, among others. Vanity Fair called the latter exhibition “the most comprehensive collection of Churchill paintings ever to be presented.” He is an in-demand lecturer on Winston Churchill and the author or co-author of articles on a variety of art, music, and historical topics, including several essays about Winston Churchill. He is a contributing editor for Finest Hour, the journal of the International Churchill Society.

Mr. Riley has led ANCM’s $10 million High Roads of the Future Campaign, securing since 2018 gifts and pledges totaling $9.68 million for the preservation of Christopher Wren’s St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, at ANCM and for Museum programs, educational outreach, and operations.

He serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Churchill Fellows of �㽶��Ƶ and the Board of Directors for the International Churchill Society – United States.

Jim Morton has worked as a Tax Accountant at Arthur Andersen & Co., as a Tax Attorney at General Dynamics Corporation, and as Vice President for Public Relations and Government Affairs, as well as General Counsel, for 24 years at Michelin North America, Inc. He then joined Nissan North America, Inc., as Senior V.P., Finance and Administration, and retired as Nissan’s Vice Chairman in 2007. Since retiring, he has served two, one-year terms as President of the Greenville Country Club, Chairman of the Greenville Technical College Foundation, Vice Chairman of the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina, and as Chairman of the Greenville Health System. He has received the Alumni Achievement Award from �㽶��Ƶ.

Bill Daniels joined the predecessor of Penn-Daniels, Inc., as Controller in 1972 and became President in 1982.  In 1986, he and his siblings bought the company with him as the CEO.  He has been the managing member of the Harborstone Group, LLC, since 1998.  He was one of the founding shareholders of First Bankers Trustshares, Inc., and currently serves as Chairman of the company’s board.  He currently serves as a trustee of the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences.  He served on the board of the local Boy Scout Council for 32 years and served 4 years with Area 3 of the BSA Central Region.  He previously served on the boards of five other Blessing Health System entities.  He previously served 12 years on the Quincy School District Board of Education.  He received the Silver Beaver Award in 1996 and the Winthrop Rockefeller Award in 2009 from the Boy Scouts.  He received the Student Government Alumni Service Award in 2006 and the Lifetime Alumni Achievement Award in 2017 from �㽶��Ƶ.

As a partner at Dowd Bennett Law Firm, Jim Bennett is lead trial and appellate counsel in high-profile cases that are not expected to settle out of court. He has received numerous awards for his trial success and is consistently ranked as one of the top 50 lawyers in St. Louis. Bennett is a former law clerk to the Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and to the Hon. J. L. Edmondson, United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit. He is on the Executive Committee of the American Inns of Court Chapter in St. Louis and is a fellow with the Litigation Counsel of America. He has acted as an adjunct professor on the subject of complex litigation at Washington University Law School. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi at �㽶��Ƶ and received the Young Alumni Achievement Award in 2013. His son Andy Bennett ’20 is a �㽶��Ƶ alum, and daughter, Lindsey Bennett ‘24, is a current student.

A member of Lewis Rice LLC in St. Louis, MO, Neal F. Perryman focuses his law practice on labor and employment law, but he also regularly practices in the areas of ERISA litigation, complex commercial litigation, appellate practice, education law, and municipal law. He regularly counsels clients on compliance with federal and state employment and labor-related issues and on best management and governance practices. As a well-respected attorney in the Firm, Neal is a member of the Firm's Management Committee, and he is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Neal was selected among America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators® for 2018 and among America's Top 100 Bet-The-Company Litigators® for 2019, an exclusive group of the nation's most exceptional trial attorneys in high value, high stakes legal matters. His peers selected him for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013-2020 and Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® 2008 and 2010-2019. Additionally, he was among the "Top 50" St. Louis area Super Lawyers® for 2011-2012 and 2018, receiving one of the highest scores in the selection process in each of those years. Neal is a fellow in the Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, Litigation Counsel of America. In 2016, Neal was honored to receive the Lifetime Alumni Achievement Award from his alma mater, �㽶��Ƶ, for his "significant accomplishments and contributions to society."

Dr. Steve Tyrell, Board Secretary

Jessica Jones, Assistant Board Secretary

John Baumstark, Sr. is retired from Archway Sales, Inc. Founded ASI in 1968, a specialty chemical distribution company. Grew ASI to eventually cover the United States with 8 offices and 18 shipping locations. Sold to Nexeo Solutions in 2014. Served on the Boards of Mississippi Valley Bank Shares Inc., Southwest Bank, Chemline, Boys and Girls Town of Missouri (now Great Circle), The Racquet Club of St. Louis, Old Warson Country Club. Charter member �㽶��Ƶ President’s Leadership Society.  Married with 4 children and 7 grandchildren.

Jeff Binder, Managing Director, joined SLIB in January 2003. From 1991 to 2002, Jeff was a Senior Associate with a national senior housing appraisal and consulting firm. During that time, he was involved in over 1,100 senior housing appraisal assignments in 39 states. Jeff has over $2.5 billion in senior housing transactional experience since joining the firm, which includes the successful completion of well over 200 different seniors housing transactions. Jeff has qualified for the National Achievement Award each of the past eighteen years, as well as the recipient of the Chairman’s Club and the President’s Club Recipient numerous times. He has been featured in several publications, including The Wall Street Journal, National Real Estate Investor, and McKnight’s Long Term Care News and Assisted Living Magazine. The Senior Care Investor has also featured Jeff as a panelist on the Webcast “Assisted Living Facilities: Buying, Selling, and Valuing,” in 2013 and “Buying, Selling, and Valuing in a Market Peak” webcast in 2017. In June 2021, he was featured in a webinar sponsored by Senior Housing Business titled “Seniors Housing Valuation Outlook – What Is Next Now That the Pandemic End Is In Sight?”. In August 2022, Jeff helped to structure, while also serving as a panelist, on a webinar for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s Office of the Chief Risk Officer, “Servicing Distressed Assisted Living Facilities.” Jeff has been a featured speaker at the Appraisal Institute Annual Convention on topics related to the Seniors Housing and Long-Term Care Investment Market, as well as a guest consultant for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Kaizen related to HUD underwriting practices for Seniors Housing and Long-Term Care. Jeff obtained a BA in Business Administration from �㽶��Ƶ and an MBA in Finance from St. Louis University. He is also a Member of the Appraisal Institute. Jeff currently sits on the Executive Board of the American Seniors Housing Association (“ASHA”).

Philip Boeckman is the Managing Partner of the London office for Cravath, Swain & Moore LLP, a New York law firm. After graduating from Westminster in 1988, Philip attended the University of Missouri- Columbia School of Law, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1991 and served as Articles Editor on the Law Review.  He joined Cravath in 1991, became a partner in 1999, and moved to London in 2000. Mr. Boeckman is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Churchill Society and the Senior Fellow of the National Churchill Museum, and he is active in several other volunteer organizations. He received Westminster’s Alumni Achievement Award in 2012. Philip and his wife Erin (a 1988 graduate of William Woods) have four children.

Tom Christensen started his company in 1985 as a summer job between his junior and senior year. In 1986, after graduation, Christensen Construction Company began in earnest. Tom expanded operations in 2004 to include an asphalt plant in central Missouri. His company has received the Missouri Asphalt Pavement Associations Quality Paving Award for several paving projects. Tom has been involved with various civic boards and groups in central Missouri: Fulton Board of Associates, The Callaway County YMCA, Callaway Chamber of Commerce, Fulton Area Development Corp., Callaway Bank Advisory Board, and Friend of the National Churchill Museum. Tom lives in Fulton, Missouri with his wife Katherine (WWU '87). The couple has four sons, Mitchell '11 Beta Theta Pi, Wilson, Nicholas, and Sam. Tom received The Fulton Colleges Board of Associates Alumni Award in 2009.

Recently retired grade school educator and principal. A lifelong Fulton resident, Amy (Rankin) Crane served for decades as a Reading Recovery educator in the Fulton community. In 2017, Amy was named principal of McInfire School in Fulton ― a posifion in which she served firelessly through June 2021. Prior to announcing her retirement in 2023, Amy returned to her love of teaching children to read in 2021. Together, Amy and her husband, David Crane, ’90 KA, are the parents of two grown sons, Trask and Mason.

Julie Davidson

Dan Dokovic is a Founder and the Managing Partner of Intelica CRE and Bamboo Equity Partners. Dan is responsible for managing all aspects of the firms vertically aligned commercial real estate strategy. In addition to his management duties, Dan works on engagements across the company including: strategic planning, project development, portfolio optimization, and real estate technologies. Mr. Dokovic brings fourteen years of corporate and institutional asset management and has completed more than $1.35 billion of real estate transactions.  For his contributions to the business community, Mr. Dokovic has been named 40 under 40 by the St. Louis Business Journal in 2019 and American Business Journals top 100 Commercial Real Estate Influencers.  He has also been inducted into the Midwest Real Estate News Hall of Fame.  Mr. Dokovic is a frequent contributor to Forbes Magazine, writing about commercial real estate trends that are shaping the nation.  Mr. Dokovic is also an active member in the St. Louis chapter of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) Mr. Dokovic received his executive education from Harvard University, an M.B.A from Webster University, and a B.A. in International Business from �㽶��Ƶ.

Michael Gibbons

Gary joined the firm’s board in 2009 and formally began working at the firm in 2016. He is an Executive Committee member and member of the Ecofin Development Committee and serves as President of TortoiseEcofin Investments, LLC. Mr. Henson was formerly the CIO for a family office as well as the CIO of Mariner Holdings and its affiliates. Gary has over 32 years of institutional money management experience at banks, insurance companies and foundations. Mr. Henson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in business from �㽶��Ƶ (Fulton, Mo.) and is a CFA charterholder. Gary is a Trustee of 1248 Holdings and �㽶��Ƶ. Gary is on the boards of Shatterproof, NAIA Champions of Character, and Mariner Wealth Advisors. Gary has a long history in the financial services field, managing money, building teams, and building businesses. Gary believes strongly that many of societal challenges need to be solved via private capital. He is in a stage in life where he wants to marry his talents in financial services to his desire to tackle some of society’s challenges. He is on two for-profit, and three non-profit boards. Gary loves sports, and still plays old man basketball. He is married, with three children and two golden retrievers. He has a passion for solving the addiction crisis in the US.

After a 35-year career in information technology with AT&T, Betsy Humphreys joined Design Corrugating Company as Controller, managing the company's finances, human resources and customer service.  The first woman granted admission into �㽶��Ƶ in 1979, Humphreys was a founding member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority chapter at Westminster and remains actively involved on campus and regionally serving as a chapter advisor for the St. Louis University chapter and as St. Louis Alumnae Chapter Treasurer.  Betsy serves as the chair of the Westminster Women Advancing Together initiative which is engaging women alumnae to raise funds for the strategic recruitment, retention and advancement of women at �㽶��Ƶ. She lives in Des Peres, Missouri, with her husband, Steve Humphreys ’83 ΔΤΔ. Both the couple’s daughters, Katherine ’09 KKΓ and Sarah Humphreys ’13 KAѲ, graduated from Westminster, as did her father, Dr. John Schultz ’58 BΘΠ, who was a Chemistry Professor and Marshall for the college. She was awarded the Jack Marshall Alumni Loyalty Award in 2012 and the Audrey Remley Award in 2009.

David Jackson is a Principal at Gamble & Schlemeier Governmental Consultants, Missouri’s largest lobbying firm. David began his career in government relations as Missouri's youngest registered lobbyist at age 19 and has negotiated more than 150 public policy changes over the last decade. Prior to joining Gamble & Schlemeier, David served as the managing partner of the Gate Way Group, where he represented corporate and not-for-profit clients across every major industry. David has been a frequent contributor to ABC 30's Allman Report in St. Louis and has appeared on various television and radio broadcasts such as Executive Edge on CBS, The David Glover Show on Fox News Radio, This Week in Missouri Politics on ABC, and The McGraw Show on KTRS. In 2014, the St. Louis Business Journal named David to their list of top 30 Under 30 business leaders in the region. David received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from �㽶��Ƶ and an Executive MBA from the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. He lives in Lake Saint Louis with his wife, Claire Vatterott Jackson and their son John.

Darren Kay was born and raised on his family's farm in Sayre, Oklahoma. During his time at Westminster, he was active in Kappa Alpha Order, the Honor Commission, the Student Alumni Council, and the Skulls of Seven. Darren graduated from Westminster in 1991 with a degree in Accounting, Business Administration and Economics and he received the Alumni Association's Outstanding Senior Award. Professionally, Darren has spent his entire 30+ year career with Ernst & Young, first in Kansas City and then in Indianapolis, and he currently serves as an assurance partner in their Financial Services Office. During his time in Kansas City, Darren was active in Westminster's Kansas City Alumni Club serving as it's president in 1996 - 1997 and he also spent several years on the Alumni Council. Darren has provided decades of volunteer service to KA, ultimately serving four years as their National President. Darren currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation and the Board of Directors of the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis. Darren resides in Carmel, Indiana with his wife, Karen, and their two sons, Allen and Mason.

With more than 25 years of advisory experience, Mr. Kim advised with leading healthcare systems, academic medical centers, and institutions of higher education nationwide throughout his year. At Kaufman Hall, Charles Kim formerly led the firm’s Higher Education division, which provided a full range of management advisory services for colleges and universities including strategic planning, financial planning, budgeting, capital allocation, corporate risk management, comprehensive treasury management, and partnership advisory services. Prior to joining Kaufman Hall, Mr. Kim was a Manager at Deloitte and Touche, where he specialized in financial advisory services. Prior to Deloitte and Touche, Mr. Kim started his career in investment banking and also spent two years at Duff and Phelps Credit Rating Agency (currently Fitch Ratings). Mr. Kim was a frequent speaker and author on the topic of strategic financial planning, enterprise risk and capital allocation. He presented at various industry groups, including local and regional programs for healthcare and university associations. Mr. Kim has an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting and a B.A. in Economics, both from the University of Chicago.

Eric Koestner leads the Products area within the Client Strategies Group, which includes Trading, Trust, Investment Advisory, Investments, Protection, Retirement, Product Strategy and Partnerships and Canadian Products. He's responsible for leading and coordinating product strategy and ongoing product management that helps clients achieve their goals. Eric began his Edward Jones career in 1998 as a member of the firm’s Rotational Development Program and gained experience in Marketing, Trading and Product Review. After completing the program, he worked in Trading 15 years, which included a leadership role in Equity Trading and managing Taxable Fixed Income. During his time in Trading, Eric also led the firm’s rotational and internship programs. He was named a principal in 2010. In 2014, Eric moved to Investment Advisory Platform Management to lead the Edward Jones advisory programs, including Advisory Solutions, Guided Solutions and Unified Managed Accounts. He then moved to Packaged Products in 2017 and assumed his current role in 2021. A native of Missouri, Eric earned a degree from �㽶��Ƶ in Fulton and an MBA from Saint Louis University. He serves on the boards of Westminster, Focus St. Louis and the Money Management Institute. In addition he has led the Edward Jones workplace giving campaigns for both the United Way and Arts and Education Council.

Andrea has been an Organization Development Consultant for over 30 years. Her consulting work has focused on business process redesign, managing the “people” side of enterprise software and e-commerce applications, communication strategy development and implementation, training development, teambuilding and facilitation, strategic planning, job analysis and skills assessment. She has worked extensively coaching executive teams to support and strategize organization development and the adoption of large-scale changes.  She is currently an Adjunct Faculty member for Washington University's Graduate Program in Human Resource Management.  At Westminster, she was a charter member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and graduated in '84 with a Bachelor's degree in both Psychology and English. She then attended St. Louis University and received her PhD in Psychology. Andrea has served on several neighborhood association boards in the City of St. Louis and was an alderman in Clayton for seven years. She and her husband currently reside in the Soulard neighborhood in the City of St. Louis.

Kent Mueller has held Senior Management positions with IBM, AMPEX and Intel Corporation. He is the former founder and CEO of Mastersoft, Inc., and the Arizona Software Association. He was chosen as the “Arizona High-tech Entrepreneur of the Year” by Inc. magazine in 1994. He is currently the CEO of Kent Mueller Ventures and serves as a Board Member of Revera Systems. He is a recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award, the Student Government Award, and the Trustee Distinguished Service Award from �㽶��Ƶ.

Jeff Owens is the CEO of Advanced Technology Services, Inc., the global leader in industrial and IT services that helps make businesses run better. Owens has dedicated his career to building ATS from a small start-up that was spun out of Caterpillar into an important supplier of manufacturing and IT technology services to many of the largest manufacturing companies in the world. Owens has demonstrated his strong commitment to Westminster by providing opportunities for employment and internships for today’s Westminster students. He has been a long-term and active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and continues to expand his horizons with new experiences and educational opportunities while maintaining a strong network of business leaders throughout the world. He is an accomplished entrepreneur with experience in growing a company by focusing on culture, quality, people and customers. He travels extensively for his business and lives in Peoria, Illinois.

Chris Panettiere is the Georgia Human Capital Practice Leader with overall responsibility for two offices state- wide in Atlanta and Savannah. He is responsible for the strategy development and execution, sales, retention, recruiting, mentoring and coaching, and all aspects of the Georgia Employee Benefits operation. He has attained the designation of Professional, Academy for Healthcare Management, and currently holds FINRA Series 6 and 63 licenses.

Robert is the President and CEO of Dunham Price, and is the Chairman of Lake Charles Regional Airport as well as a member of the Board of Directors for the Lake Charles Chamber of Commerce and the Cal Casieu Area Council Boy Scouts. Robert graduated from Westminster in 1965 with a degree in Economics and later received an MBA from Washington University.

Sandra Shotwell-Cain

Ken Theroff is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Jefferson Bank in Jefferson City.  He began his career in the banking industry in 1988 and has served as Senior Commercial Loan Officer and Community Bank President.  Ken is an honors graduate of the American Bankers Association Graduate School of Lending and a member of the Leadership Jefferson City Class of 1999. He is an active volunteer serving various community and civic organizations.  Most recently he has held board positions for Special Olympics Missouri, the Missouri Colleges Fund, Jefferson City Public Schools Board of Education, Safety Net of Missouri, Capitol Projects for disabled citizens, and The Special Learning Center Foundation. Ken has served on the Westminster Alumni Council and is currently a Spirit Club officer. He and his wife Susie reside in Jefferson City.  They have three daughters - and their oldest daughter, Emmi ’20 – attends Westminster and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta.

Olivia Wilson is a Principal at Husch Blackwell Strategies, the lobbying and public affairs arm of law firm Husch Blackwell. She represents a variety of clients including University of Missouri Health Care, University of Missouri Systems, and Microsoft, among others. Prior to joining Husch Blackwell Strategies, Olivia was a lobbyist with Gamble and Schlemeier Governmental Consultants, where she first began as an intern during her junior year of college. From Liberty, Missouri, Olivia is a second-generation Westminster graduate. She received bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and self-designed Comparative Government and Diplomacy from �㽶��Ƶ and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2019. Olivia served as Young Trustee and spoke at the 2020 Westminster New Student Convocation. She is honored to be the youngest member to ever serve on the College’s Board of Trustees.

Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser is the Senior Director of Community Strategy at DirectTrust, a premiere national non-profit health IT standards body, accreditor, membership organization, and healthcare communication network included in every certified Electronic Health Record. For over 15 years she’s had a front-row seat to the modernization of health IT with various roles related to healthcare technology implementation and adoption, including serving as a HIPAA privacy and security compliance officer, and supporting the advancement of health interoperability. Today, she is a sought-after health IT thought-leader, strategist, speaker, and author working on a nationwide level to support the standards, technology, and policy enabling health information sharing between disparate healthcare providers and agencies. Kathryn earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Webster University and also holds certifications in health technology and healthcare privacy and compliance. She was recognized as the 2022 Health IT Marketing and Communications Professional of the Year, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta’s 35 under 35 inaugural class in 2017, and an Emerging Leader by Focus St. Louis in 2015. In her free time, you’ll find her serving in a volunteer capacity for many different organizations. Kathryn lives in Chesterfield with her husband Keith (‘10 KA), an internal medicine and pediatric physician, future Blue Jays Elise and Brock, dog Winston, and cat Audrey.

Payton graduated from �㽶��Ƶ in May 2023 with a degree in biochemistry and a minor in psychology. Payton was a member of the Women’s Varsity Volleyball team, serving as captain her senior year, a member of the Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society, Finance Committee, the Pre-Healthcare Professionals Association, and Student Foundations. She also served as the Logistics Chair for the Campus Activities Board during her junior and senior year. Payton was also identified by her peers as a leader early in her career at Westminster. In her first year on campus, she was nominated by other students and awarded “2020 Female Freshman of the Year.” Off campus, Payton held several positions of employment while managing a full-time academic course load and co-curricular activities. Payton now works at Columbia Orthopaedic Group and is a volleyball coach full-time. She joined the Westminster community from Mexico, Missouri and is excited for the opportunity to aid in furthering the excellence of �㽶��Ƶ.

Lauren Halamicek

Mr. Lofe assumed the Interim Presidency and the Chief Transformation Officer role for �㽶��Ƶ on July 1, 2020. Most recently, he was a Partner and the Chief Risk Officer for Global Business Services – Mortgage and Lending Solutions for the IBM Corporation. Don was responsible for the assessment and overall effectiveness of the risk management framework, including risk and compliance policies as well as risk decision-making and overall program support. His responsibilities also included providing input for strategic, transformational, and restructuring initiatives as well as oversight of regulatory and customer advocacy communications, business controls, and information security for the organization’s domestic mortgage servicing, lending, and related businesses. He was named by Treasury and Risk, a leading corporate finance and treasury periodical, as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance. Additionally, he received the �㽶��Ƶ Lifetime Alumni Achievement Award in 2011. He is a CPA and CGMA (Active Status) and is also COSO Certified by the AICPA. He holds a BA in Accounting and Political Science from �㽶��Ƶ in Fulton, Missouri, and an MBA, with concentrations in finance and business policy, from The University of Chicago.

Louis Riggs serves Missouri's 5th District as State Representative on the House Budget, Economic Development and Workforce Development Committees. He is an attorney at law and Associate Professor of English at Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal, Missouri, where he has taught traditional, dual enrollment and online students as well as adult learners and served for three years as Campus System Coordinator for a successful HLC site visit in 2018. Louis has served extensively in the nonprofit sector for the last 30 years, including as Chair of the Hannibal Nutrition Center and Hannibal Free Clinic Board of Directors, Vice Chair of Hannibal Main Street and at the statewide level as Chair of the Missouri Humanities Council Board of Directors and as President of Missouri Community Betterment, Inc. Louis is a 7th generation Northeast Missourian and lives in Hannibal with his wife, Dr. Anne Riggs.

Jane Bell
William A. Bennett, ’62 ΔΤΔ
Bruce K. Brookby, MD, ’68 ΣΑΕ
Paul “Pepper” Davis, M.D, ’59 KA
William D. Felder, ’80 ΔΤΔ
James W. Harrod, ’57 ΣΑΕ
Wallace L. Head, ’72 FIJI
Jerry D. Kennett, MD, ’69 ΣΑΕ
John R. McFarland, ’62 ΣΧ
Robert “Bob” Muehlhauser, ’68 SIG
Harold B. Oakley, ’90 ΣΧ
John M. Panettiere, ’59 ΦΔΘ
George K. Parkins, MD, ’67 KA
William E. Reller, ’56 ΦΔΘ
Suzanne D. Richardson
Linda Gill Taylor
Linda D. Ward
Ronald D. Winney, ’64 ΦΚΨ
Jo Ann Emerson,  Honorary