Leadership
2023 Event Chairs
Warner Baxter
Executive Chairman,
Ameren
Marty Lyons
President and CEO,
Ameren
2023 Host Committee
The Champions of Hope Gala Host Committee are influential leaders from St. Louis' business an philanthropic community who are passionate towards the mission of the American Cancer Society. The Host Committee helps lead the procurement of revenue from some of St. Louis' most generous individuals.
CHAIR, David
Reifschneider
Partner,
Edward Jones
Paul Ardekani
Vice President,
American Century Investments
Kyle Lopez
President
Acquisitions,
Paric Holdings
Fred Kostecki
Managing Partner,
STL RubinBrown
Matt Bauer
Director,
North America
CSI Leasing
Pat Laughlin
CEO,
EPC
Ann Marr
VP of Global HR,
World Wide Technology
Dave Martin
Chief Commercial Officer,
Hussmann
Michael Vienhage
SVP,
CSI Leasing
Drew Ciembronowicz
VP of Sales & Marketing,
Associated Couriers
2023 Planning Committee
The Champions of Hope Gala Executive Committees is composed of influential community leaders in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. With over 20 members, the committee is dedicated to supporting the American Cancer Society in their fight against cancer through planning the Champions of Hope Gala.
About the American Cancer Society 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.
The American Cancer Society CEOs Against Cancer is an influential group of corporate and business leaders that have the passion, expertise and resources needed to change the course of cancer in our workplaces, communities and beyond.
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.
CEO Chapter Members Joe Koenig, Peter Blumeyer,
Warner Baxter and Steve O'Loughlin
CEOs Against Cancer of Missouri - St. Louis
2023 Chapter Chairs
Chair
Joe Koenig
World Wide Technology
Vice Chair
Peter Blumeyer
UMB Bank
Vice Chair
Andrew Davidson
KPMG