Board and Staff

Board of Directors
Amy Altholz, CPA
   RubinBrown LLP
Jonathan Barton, Esq.
   Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard PC
Erin Benedict, CPA
   Ernst & Young
Arthur A. Clyne III
   UMB Bank - St. Louis
Cherie Bock, Esq.
Thompson Coburn, LLP
Elliot Graf
   Deloitte
Susan Hagen, CPA
Professional Financial Services
Lois R. Daniels Ingrum
L.D. Ingrum Gallery & Studio
David B. Jennings, Esq.
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Vanessa Keith
   Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC
Steven D. Korenblat, Esq.
Bryan Cave LLP
Dana Lasley, Esq.
   Emerson
Samantha Mueller, CPA
   KPMG
Linda Paradis, CPA
   Emerson Process Management
Gary A. Pierson, Esq.
Kerry Ryan. Esq.
St. Louis University School of Law
Angela L. Schisler, Esq.
   Carmody MacDonald
Christine Zitko Shutt, CPA
   Express Scripts
Matthew J. Smith
   Polsinelli Shughart PC
Rebecca Jannin Thomas, CPA
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Staff

Sue Greenberg, part-time Executive Director, joined VLAA in 1986. During the summer, she is the company manager at The Muny. Sue teaches legal issues in the arts for Webster University’s Arts Leadership graduate program. She is a graduate of Washington University where she majored in Arts History and Urban Studies.

Ken Konchel, part-time Associate Director, joined VLAA in 2006. He is an award-winning black-and-white abstract architectural photographer. Please visit his website.

Welcome Matthew Smith

Longtime volunteer Matthew J. Smith, a shareholder at Polsnelli Shughart, recently joined our board of directors. "I am honored to be part of VLAA's mission to provide legal and accounting assistance to the St. Louis arts community, and look forward to participating in such a well-respected organization," Smith said. Welcome!

"VLAA allows me to connect with the the community by sharing my tax and accounting expertise with artists and arts organizations. It's a perfect fit!"
Linda Paradis, board member

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