Our Leadership Team

Organization

PandemicPrep.Org is a non-profit collaborative organization helping the St. Louis Region better understand and prepare for the impacts of pandemic and bioterrorism incidents.

The mission and activities of PandemicPrep.Org are administered through an Executive Director, standing Board of Directors and Steering Committee.

The Executive Director is a paid staff member of PandemicPrep.Org. The Executive Director’s role is coordination of communication and activities among the Board, Executive Committee, Steering Committee and volunteer Working Groups, fundraising and public outreach.

Members of the Board of Directors serve as volunteers from representative parts of the region and help create strategies for the fulfillment of the mission and direction of PandemicPrep.Org. A standing Executive Committee of the Board meets regularly and coordinates with the Executive Director in administering the mission and activities of PandemicPrep.Org.

Members of the Steering Committee serve as volunteers from the community and perform or manage the activities necessary to fulfill the mission of PandemicPrep.Org as directed by the Executive Committee of the Board and coordinated by the Executive Director.

Working Group members volunteer to assist the Steering Committee and perform tasks in support of activities within the region that make PandemicPrep.Org a vital part of the preparedness community in the St. Louis Region.

Name Company Position Work Phone E-mail Address
Bill Darte Retired from Washington University Executive Director 618-792-8998 billdarte@gmail.com
Tim Woerther AT&T Co-Chair 314-235-7600 tw5848@att.com
Harlan Dolgin Disaster Defense Co-Chair 314-304-4354 hdolgin@pandemicprep.org
David Reddick St. Louis University Communications Director
Laura Faerber Airgas Puritan Medical Division Treasurer
Currently Vacant Secretary
Mark Kaintz Board Member
Steve Lawrence Washington University School of Medicine Board Member
Melvyn Musson Board Member
Eleanor Peters St. Louis County Department of Health Board Member
Dr. Rita Sander Retired from Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville Board Member
Dr. Al Zelicoff St. Louis University’s Center of Biosecurity Board Member
Rose Garland Federal Executive Board Board Member
Deb Artman St. Louis University Steering Committee
Joe Morin St. Charles Co. Dept. of Comm. Hlth & Envir. Steering Committee
Maryanne Martin US Dept. of Labor – OSHA Steering Committee
Susamma Seeley Catholic Charities of Missouri Steering Committee
Sheila Hockel Metro St. Louis Steering Committee
Richard Lininger Booz Hamilton Steering Committee
Ken Walk Steering Committee