NEUROSURGERY - Key Persons


Akberet Boykin-Farr

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Allison Lavine

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Practitioner

Amanda Sain

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • CME Program Director
  • Continuing Medical Education ( CME )

Anastasia Holland


Andrea Zhou

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Student Experience

Anita Borgmeyer

Job Titles:
  • Marketing and Communications
  • Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Anne Gagen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Managing Director ( Retired ), the Private Bank

Anne Gildehaus

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Practitioner / Cardinal Glennon Children 's Hospital

Aziz S. Alali

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Bernard Rousseau

Job Titles:
  • MMHC, FASHA, Dean, Doisy College of Health Sciences

Brian Kunderman

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Athletics - Media Relations

Brian M. Goss - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Bridjes O'Neil

Job Titles:
  • Communications Specialist

Caitlin Mueller


Carly West

Job Titles:
  • CME Program Coordinator

Carolina Aznar

Job Titles:
  • President Ex Officio )

Carrie Bebermeyer - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Public Relations

Catherine Donahue

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director
  • International Advisor

Chang Soo Huh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, GS Group

Chenchen Shao

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Coordinator

Cheng Zhang

Job Titles:
  • International Admission Counselor

Cheryl Tharp

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Secretary

Chris Blaylock

Job Titles:
  • Laboratory Staff Member
  • Laboratory Coordinator

Chris May

Job Titles:
  • Director of Athletics

Christina Starks

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Navigator for Drs. Mattei, Avila, and Khan

Christine K. Jacobs

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine
Christine K. Jacobs, M.D., F.A.A.F.P. Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine 314-977-9801 christine.jacobs@health.slu.edu

Clayton Berry

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President for Communications and Strategy

Crista Olson

Job Titles:
  • CME Program Coordinator

Danielle T. Uy - Chief Legal Officer, VP

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel
  • Vice President

Darryl Jones - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner
  • Member of the Board

David F. Heimburger - CFO, VP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Vice President
  • Business and Finance

David Suwalsky

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Mission and Identity

Diane Devine

Job Titles:
  • Programs Chair

Douglas Williams

Job Titles:
  • Audiovisual Consultant

Dr. Allison Miller

Job Titles:
  • Coach

Dr. Fran Pestello

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Board Member
Dr. Fran Pestello is the first first lady of Saint Louis University. She brings decades of academic experience and a passion for higher education to the role. Dr. Fran Pestello supports the work of SLU's Office of the President, often by hosting events for students, staff, faculty, and community constituents at the president's residence in the Central West End. She serves as a board member of the SLU Women's Commission. She also is on the board of the International Institute of St. Louis. As an adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at SLU, Dr. Fran Pestello teaches introductory courses and an upper-division course related to her research specialization in deviant behavior. Prior to moving to St. Louis, she served as a professor of sociology at Le Moyne College. She was also department chair and professor of sociology at The University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. Her research interests include deviance, law, crime and delinquency, methods and statistics, social psychology, and family.

Dr. Fred P. Pestello - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • SLU 's 33rd President
  • University President
Dr. Fred P. Pestello became the 33rd President of Saint Louis University in 2014. He is the first permanent lay president of Saint Louis University since its founding in 1818, and the University' third longest-serving president. He is proud to have spent nearly 40 years in Catholic higher education. Dr. Pestello has galvanized the Saint Louis University community around a transformative vision. Rooted in the values and tradition of Jesuit education, he is working with a talented team of leaders to foster growth, inspire innovation, and advance initiatives that serve a higher purpose and greater good. University President Fred P. Pestello serves as an ex -officio voting member of the board. Danielle Uy, Vice President and General Counsel, is board secretary.

Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Founder, Chairman and CEO of ComPsych Corporation Founder and Chairman of Chaifetz Group, LLC
As one of the first business schools in the American West, Saint Louis University's Chaifetz School of Business has pioneered the future of industry for more than a century. Today, the Chaifetz School is home to engaged students, leading faculty and nationally ranked programs. But the Chaifetz School is a different kind of business school.

Edward B. Ignaczak

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing ( Retired ), Express Scripts

Eliza Angarano - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Eric Engler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff, Ascension

Erick Messias

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

Erik Drehs


Esmeralda Aharon

Job Titles:
  • Membership and Development

George Brill

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Talisen Technologies Inc

Gerald E. Daniels

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • CEO ( Retired ), Boeing Military Aircraft and Missile

Hailey Choi

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor

Jacob Born

Job Titles:
  • Communications Specialist

Jacob Harlan


Jacqueline Drury

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

James P. Kavanaugh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chief Executive Officer, World Wide Technology Inc

Jennifer Buehler

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
Jennifer Buehler, Ph.D., associate professor of educational studies in the Saint Louis University School of Education, is passionate about young adult (YA) literature, which honors the questions and concerns of adolescence.

Jennifer Semsar

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Jeroen Coppens

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Jerome "Jerry" Dwyer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Jerry Edris

Job Titles:
  • Student Assessment and Academic Support Coordinator

Jessica Ciccone - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Communications

Jessica Evenson

Job Titles:
  • Compliance and Ethics
  • Vice President for Compliance and Ethics

Jessica Seavers


Jimmie Edwards

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Joann Benn

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Practitioner

Joanna Kemp

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

John Ampomah

Job Titles:
  • International Advisor

John Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President, Silver Eagle Distributors

John R. Martin III

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Director, Center for Anatomical Science and Education
  • Professor and Division Director of Center for Anatomical Science and Education ( CASE )

Joseph Conran

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman ( '67, '70 ) Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP

Joyce Bryan

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator - Corporate Relations / Rentals
  • Corporate Relations

Julie Levya

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Clinician for Drs. Mercier, Bucholz, Coppens, and Kemp

Julie Martin


Karen Erwin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Consultant - Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education ( PASE )

Kelly Mishler


Kelly North-Lepsky

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Clinician for Drs. Mercier, Kemp / Cardinal Glennon Children 's Hospital

Kenneth A. Olliff

Job Titles:
  • Research
  • Vice President for Research and Partnerships

Kyle Collins - CIO, VP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Vice President
  • Information Technology

Laura Jenkins

Job Titles:
  • AIMS Program Coordinator

Laura Michler

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Practitioner / Saint Louis University Hospital

Laura Schrubb

Job Titles:
  • Communications Chair

Lauren Morby

Job Titles:
  • Student Representative

Lisa Fischer

Job Titles:
  • Academic Director

Lisa LeMaire

Job Titles:
  • Program Director, International Admission

Lisieux M. Huelman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director for Pathway Programs

Liz Curtis

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Practitioner

Logan Vinson


Lori Betts

Job Titles:
  • Surgery Schedule Coordinator

Maggie Rotermund

Job Titles:
  • Senior Media Relations Specialist

Maheen Khan

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Marcia Brockman

Job Titles:
  • Lab Consultant

Marian V. "Bo" Mehan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Vice Chair ( '74, '82 ) Partner and Estate Planning and Probate Department Co - Chair, Lewis Rice

Marie Philipneri

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • SLU CME Program Accrediting Director / Professor of Internal Medicine / Nephrology

Mary Bruemmer

Job Titles:
  • Ex - Officio
The Women's Commission was founded by Mary Bruemmer, whose legacy at SLU has spanned decades.

Mary Walley


Matt Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Academic English Coordinator

Mauricio Avila

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Michael A. Lucido

Job Titles:
  • Facilities Services
  • Vice President for Facilities

Michael C. McFarland

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Treasurer, USA Northeast Province of the Society of Jesus

Michael Garanzini

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

Michael J. Sheeran

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President ( Retired ), Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

Michael McMillan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President and CEO, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis

Michelle Mitchell - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice - President

Mickey Luna

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources
  • Vice President for Human Resources

Mickey Smith

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Sports Information Director

Mike Ackermann

Job Titles:
  • Laboratory Staff Member
  • Specimen Coordinator

Mike Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Provost

Mike Wyman

Job Titles:
  • Transportation

Miri Voigt

Job Titles:
  • International Admission Counselor

Olivia Richards

Job Titles:
  • Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education Workshops
  • Workshop Program Coordinator

Partner, Edward Jones

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Partner

Patrick Lo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NETGEAR

Patrick Sly

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Paul D. Kalsbeek

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Regional Group Head, Wells Fargo Bank, N.a

Philip Steele

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Ray Vollmer

Job Titles:
  • Lab Education Specialist and Distance Learning

Rebecca Bahan

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • International Advisor

Rex A. Sinquefield

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President, Show Me Institute

Richard D. Bucholz

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Robert Adkisson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Vice President, Division Chief Engineer, the Boeing Company

Robert J. Ciapciak

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Robert O'Loughlin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lodging Hospitality Management

Robert Reddy

Job Titles:
  • Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management

Rochelle Smith

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement

Ronald J. Kruszewski

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman and CEO, Stifel Financial Corp

Ryan Daniel Stoeckel

Job Titles:
  • International Admission Counselor

Ryan Saale

Job Titles:
  • Director, Marketing and Recruitment

Sarah Dawson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Executive Director, Program Support - Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education ( PASE )

Sarah Feager


Sarah K. Cunningham

Job Titles:
  • Student Development
  • Vice President for Student Development

Shannon Soto

Job Titles:
  • Enrollment Manager

Shayla Johnson


Sheila Arnold

Job Titles:
  • Surgery Schedule Coordinator

Sheila M. Manion

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Development
  • Fundraising and Alumni Engagement

SLU-Madrid Basics

Job Titles:
  • Employee Benefits

Stephanie Jones - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Susan Imbeah

Job Titles:
  • International Advisor

Thomas M. Buchanan - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner
  • Member of the Board

Tim Lannon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Formation Director, USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus

Timothy McMahon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Rector, Jesuit Center

Tobias Mattei

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Trudy Busch Valentine

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Vincent C. Immel Law

Job Titles:
  • Library

Virginia McDowell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • President and Chief Operating Officer ( Retired ), Isle of Capri Casinos Inc

W. Winston Chan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chief Executive Officer, Corvusys Inc

Zachary Ballek

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Practitioner