About the American Cancer Socieyt CEOs Against Cancer of Missouri- St. Louis Chapter
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
CEOs Against Cancer is a powerful group of executives committed to saving lives and improving their company’s bottom line. CEOs from the world’s top companies are uniting to change the course of cancer to leverage the collective knowledge, power, and resources of the American Cancer Society.
The Champions of Hope Gala is led by some of the most distinguished leaders in the St. Louis Area, our CEO's Against Cancer of Missouri - St. Louis Chapter.
Warner Baxter, CEO of Ameren and chair of the 2016 inaugural
Champions of Hope Gala.
CEOs Against Cancer Chairs
Chair
Steve O’Loughlin
Lodging Hospitality Management
Vice Chair
Jim Kavanaugh
World Wide Technology
Vice Chair
Dave Peacock
Schnucks
CEOs Against Cancer Members
Andy Taylor, Enterprise Holdings
Bill De Witt III, St. Louis Cardinals
Candace Jennings, SSM Health
Eric Johnson, Deloitte
Fred Pestello, Saint Louis University
Joe Leahy, HLK
Bob Clark, Clayco
Penny Pennington, Edward Jones
John Sheehan, CBRE
Robert Bobroff, St. Louis Business Journal
John Tvrdik, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Karen Vangyia, KPMG
Kathleen Mazzarella, Graybar
Larry Otto, US Bank
Steve Mackin, Mercy
Joe McKee, PARIC
Ron Kruszewski, Stifel
Rob Vitale, Post Holdings, Inc.
Michael Neidorff, Centene
Peter Blumeyer, UMB Bank
Rich Liekweg, BJC Healthcare
Ruth Saphian, Ernst & Young
Sharon John, Build-A-Bear
Steve Gross, Northwestern Mutual
Steve Hamilton, CSI Leasing
Steve Maritz, Maritz
Suzanne Sitherwood, Spire Inc.
Thomas George, UMSL
Tom Minogue, Thompson Coburn
Tom Stillman, St. Louis Blues
Trish Lollo, Barnes-Jewish West County
Trish Miller, Business Journal
Warner Baxter, Ameren
David Stokes, Grey Eagle
Glenn Kellow, Peabody