Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and Young Friends Board
Board of Directors
This amazing group of individuals is the stem to our leaves. Our
board is an important part of our growth and development; they keep
everything smooth and iron out any corporate road bumps. Making our
city greener would be harder, if not impossible, without their
insight, hard work and leadership.
Dallas Adams
Kevin Atkins, Ameren
Clay Frauenfelder, Commerce Bank
Katie Jenner, Husch Blackwell
Brooke Roseberry (Secretary), U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance
April Troxel (Past Chair), Pacific Life
Bryan Welge (Treasurer), Commerce Bank
Melanie Bernds (Chair), Rabo Financial
Burgandy Bonser, High Five Strategies
Hunter Brown, Lewis Rice
Anna Dmuchovsky, Home State Health
Lisa Ann Douglass, Healing Seeds of Eden
Chad Follis, University of Missouri
Terrence Freeman, Edward Jones
Effie Mills, Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
Denise Phelabaum Evans
Brenna Slavens, BJC HealthCare
Wendy Vlieks, The Genome Partnership
Advisory Board
Here’s our advisory council. Just like your big brother or sister, it’s always good to have sound advice. And we’re no different. These people live and breathe Seed St. Louis to make sure we’re heading in the right direction.
Ron Brown, Garden Leader, Friends of the Market Community Garden
Andy Cross, Garden Leader, McPherson Community Garden
Anne Cummings, Garden Leader, Brittany Woods Middle School
Sandra Davie, Former Garden Leader
Beverly Dyson, Former Garden Leader, Demo Garden Volunteer
Mike and Paula Herries, Garden Leaders, St. Francis of Assisi School
Patricia Jones, Garden Leader, The Ville Community Garden
Susan Kennedy, Demo Garden Volunteer
Andrew Miller, Normandy School District
Phedra Nelson, Garden Leader, Emerson YMCA
Phyllis Nolan, Fox Park Farm
Myra Rosenthal, Garden of Eden at the JCC, St. Louis Jewish Community Center
Hannah Reinhart, St. Louis Science Center
Albert Sanders, Garden Leader, Adams Elementary School
Laurie Tretter-Larkin, Blades Elementary
Rosie Willis, Garden Leader, Fresh Starts Community Garden
Young Friends Board
Ben Daugherty, Cortex Innovation District
Connie Flachs, McCallum Place Eating Disorder Center
Marla Guggenheimer, Great Rivers Greenway
Jackson Hambrick, Lutheran Development Group
Joe Hoeing, The Boeing Company
Claire Krofft, Missouri Botanical Garden
Mia LaBrier, Washington University
Hunter Maret, REV Renewables
Maureen McCarthy, East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Suzie Schmitt, Hedy & Hopp
Dylan Zielonka, USDA – AMS
Volunteer at a Garden or Orchard
Are you ready to volunteer at a Seed St. Louis garden? Volunteering with Seed St. Louis is a great hands-on way for individuals and groups to support their community.
Want to Learn with Us?
Seed St. Louis hosts over 40 free virtual classes throughout the year. Our staff provides a wide variety of classes for all gardening enthusiasts.