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Membership in the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund is open and inclusive. You do not have to wait for an event to join.
Membership Pledge
Members pledge $1200 annually.
SOS ADVISORY COUNCIL
Formed in 2015, the purpose of the Advisory Council is to provide high level strategic input to the board that will enrich the organization. SOS’s advisory council members serves as a sounding board, offering ideas and expertise to the SOS board of directors. The SOS advisory council is composed of a diverse group of people with a genuine interest in SOS and a commitment to the St. Louis community.

ADVISORY MEMBERS
Co-chair, Shelby Schagrin
Managing Director, Investment Banking – Benjamin F. Edwards, Co.
Founder, SOS
Co-chair, Vicki Sheehan
President, Sheehan Investment Services
SOS founding member and former SOS President
Co-chair, Gwendolyn Wesley
Community Facilitator
SOS founding member and former SOS President
Secretary, Joni Karandjeff
Community Volunteer
SOS board member
Ken Abendschein
Creative Strategist, Maritz Motivation Solutions
Renee Bell
President, Waterhout
Maxine Clark
CEO, Fox-Clark Family Foundation and SOS member
Molly Cline
Community volunteer
Joyce Buchheit
Owner, J. Wood & Associates
Kevin Cahill
Vice President in Strategic Initiatives, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
Diane Compardo
Partner, Moneta Group
Rose Hanley
Founder and Executive Director, Little Bit Foundation
Kimberly McKinney
Chief Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity
Jeffrey Mittman
Executive Director, ACLU of Missouri
Brittany Packnett
St. Louis Executive Director, Teach For America
Gwendolyn Packnett
President, Women’s Society of Washington University
Sunny Schaefer
Executive Director, Operation Food Search and SOS member
Rebecca Schulz
Vice President, Prosper Women Entrepreneurs and SOS member
Stacy Taubman
Founder/CEO, Rise Collaborative; Girls Dreaming Big
Pete Werner
Consultant, United Way of Greater St. Louis