About the Civic Pride Foundation
The St. Louis Civic Pride Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) educational organization founded by Explore St. Louis for the purpose of energizing St. Louis civic pride. The foundation’s mission is to energize a profound pride in our past and present, faith in our future and a personal commitment to an ever improving quality of life among all of our region’s citizens. Under direction of the board of directors led by David Robert of Midas Hospitality, the foundation has created programs to address the following goals:
- Educate and inspire all St. Louis residents on the value and virtues of our region
- Welcome and integrate newcomers and guests to the region
- Align and amplify the many forces and resources promoting civic pride in the region
Board Members
David Robert, Chairman
CEO & Co-Founder, Midas Hospitality
Mike Houlihan, Secretary
President, Homes without Limits
John Beck
Market President, IHeart Radio St. Louis
Barry Cervantes
President & Founder, Camelot Life Coaching
Terry Crow, Board Member, Emeritus
Attorney/Counselor, Crow, Takacs & Texier, LLC
Tim Eby
Executive Director, Special Education Foundation
Flint Fowler
President, Boys and Girls Club of Greater St. Louis
Victor Frankel
President, Frankel Commercial Real Estate
Mary Elizabeth Grimes
President, Marian Middle School
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge
Managing Director, St. Louis Lambert International Airport
Ellen Harshman, PHD, JD
Dean Emerita, St. Louis University John Cook School of Business
Steve Holley
Adjunct Professor, Lindenwood University
Tamara Keefe
Founder, Clementine’s Naughty & Nice Creamery
Ruth Kim
SVP & Senior Partner, General Counsel, Fleishman Hillard
Ampy Kollman-Moore
International Business Consultant
Jeff Leonard
SVP Client Experiences, Wells Fargo Advisors
Cesar Paredes
Vice President Marketing, BJC HealthCare
Matt Poling
Vice President Corporate Partnerships, St. Louis CITY SC
Asim S. Raza
Chief Legal Officer, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Tim Rodgers
Co-Founder, Rodgers Townsend
Nina Rodriguez
Director of Operations, St. Louis Surge
John Ruhlin
Founder, Ruhlin Group
Mark Sundt
