Board of Directors
St. Joseph’s Academy is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to the Board of Directors beginning July 1, 2011. The new members include Marcia Smith Niedringhaus, Executive Vice President of Development and General Counsel for CWE Hospitality Services, LLC and parent of two SJA alumnae; Sister Laura Ann Gruber, CSJ, faculty member of St. Joseph Institute For the Deaf; Mary Kay Knight Macheca '77, Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner and Certified Diabetes Educator at Washington University Clinical Associates, parent of an SJA alumna and current student; James P. Hill, Jr., President of Account Resolution Corporation (ARC) parent of an SJA alumna and entering freshman.
The Academy is also proud to recognize and honor two outgoing Board Members for their dedication and service to St. Joseph’s Academy over the past six years as well as many years of support and service prior to joining the Board of Directors. Outgoing Board Members are Sister Barbara Lynn Dreher, CSJ; Executive Director for Mission Advancement, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province and past Province Director of the St. Louis Province; and John R. Jordan, Jr., a Director of Furniture Brands International, Inc., and Chair of the Audit Committee, and Vice Chairman and Global Leader of the Audit and Business Advisory Services of Price Waterhouse(now Pricewaterhouse Coopers) until his retirement in 1998. Jordan is also a past parent of four SJA alumnae. We are gratefully for their profound and positive impact on our community.
The Board of Directors is composed of volunteers who govern the Academy and exercise control of property and finances and operates except as otherwise provided by the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws. It is responsible for strategic planning, developing policies and providing for effective management of the Corporation.
The Board's Purpose is to provide leadership and strategic direction to advance the mission of St. Joseph’s Academy.
St. Joseph’s Academy is a college preparatory high school sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Our mission at the Academy is to provide quality Catholic education for young women in an environment that challenges them to grow in faith, knowledge, and respect for self and others. Our community expects these young women to make a profound impact in the world.
Guiding Values of the Board of Directors include:
- Integrity and Accountability – As members of the Board of Directors we will be accountable to each other to ensure the continual pursuit of our Core Purpose. Integrity will guide us as we act with board and not individual purpose. The actions we take in our roles as board members will support and advance the mission and reputation of SJA in our community.
- A Spirit of Open Mindedness – We will engage in board communication with thoughtful consideration. We will encourage our fellow board members as they bring forth ideas and solutions to our challenges and we will view alternative ideas to our own with an open mind.
- Commitment – to Catholic beliefs and values; engagement in the work of the Board; to the support of SJA. We will embrace with intensity our responsibilities as board members. We will demonstrate our commitment by attending all meetings and making the necessary time commitment to other board activities, by supporting the school financially, by utilizing external relationships for the benefit of SJA and by seeking committee assignments and leadership roles.
Board of Directors
Joseph T. Ambrose
Helen Antoine ΄81
Deborah M. Bird ΄78
Barbara H. Boyle, Secretary/Treasurer
James G. Castellano
Susan Conrad ΄83, Chair
Mary Denness ΄56
R. Anthony DiLeo, Vice-Chair
Sr. Laura Gruber, CSJ
James P. Hill
Mary Kay Knight Macheca
John M. Meeersman
Barbara A. Moore, CSJ
Elizabeth T. Mosher ‘76
Marcia Smith Niedringhaus
John Poppell
Marion Renkens, CSJ
Anita Reznicek
Colleen Schoendienst ‘69
Emeritas
Kathleen Felke Baalmann ΄55
Barbara Dreher, CSJ
John R. Jordan, Jr.
Jennifer R. Schaefer
