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 fromWashington 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 |
| Jim Akers | Parkway School District | Secretary | ||
| David Reddick | St. Louis University | Communications Director | ||
| Laura Faerber | Airgas Puritan Medical Division | Treasurer | ||
| 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 | Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville | Board Member | ||
| Susan Cutler | Roche Laboratories | Steering Committee | ||
| Doug Dodson | Jefferson County Department of Health | Steering Committee | ||
| Nicole Holtgrefe | American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter | Steering Committee | ||
| Jeanette Hale | Franklin County Department of Health | Steering Committee | ||
| Ed Pearce | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | Steering Committee | ||
| Lara Russenberger | Scottrade | Steering Committee | ||
| John Wagner | Focus St. Louis | Steering Committee | ||
| Lori Willis | Schnuck Markets, Inc. | Steering Committee | ||
| Evelyn Wilson | City of St. Louis Department of Health | Steering Committee | ||
| Glen Woita | Centene Corporation | Steering Committee | ||
