VILLA DUCHESNE and OAK HILL SCHOOL
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2010-2011

	John J. Hanichak, Chair President, Insight Marketing Advisors, LLC Board member since 2008 Sacred Heart ties: Parent of VDOH student Board Committee Membership: Executive Committee Chair, Committee on Trustees, Head Support and Evaluation Committee, and ex officio member of all other Board committees   President of the Missouri Chapter of the National Association for Neurofibromatosis and District Chairman and Advisory Board Member of the Boy Scouts of America-Greater St. Louis Chapter. Board experience includes the Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities, National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, Chicago Visitors and Tourism Council, and others.		Beth Lenke, Secretary Retired, Network Development Specialist, BJC HealthCare Board member since 2006 Sacred Heart ties: Parent of VDOH alum and students Board Committee Membership: Major Gifts Committee Chair, Executive and Advancement Committees   Admissions Ambassador for Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School. Board experience includes Shooting Star Productions and Learning Disability Association.
	Roger E. Cammon Vice Chair President & Co-CEO, Bryant Group, Inc. Board member since 2008 Sacred Heart ties: Husband of VDOH alum, parent of VDOH alum, and parent of VDOH student Board Committee Membership: Chair of the Head Support and Evaluation Committee, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, and ex officio member of all other Board committees   Board experience includes St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf, Epworth Children's Home and Foster Care Coalition.		Lynne Lieux, RSCJ Headmistress, Schools of the Sacred Heart at Grand Coteau Board member since 2002 Sacred Heart ties:  Religious of the Sacred Heart, Sacred Heart alum Board Committee Membership: Finance Committee   Sacred Heart educator and board member for several Sacred Heart Schools. Served on committees for the Network of Sacred Heart Schools.
	Lucie Nordmann, RSCJ, City House '61 Head of School, Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School Board member since 2007 Sacred Heart ties: Religious of the Sacred Heart and City House alum Board Committee Membership: Ex officio member of all Board committees   Sacred Heart educator and board experience includes Academy of the Sacred Heart - New Orleans, Maryville University, Albany Arts Council, Oakwood, and Lydia's House.		John Lord Partner, Williams, Venker and Sanders, LLC.  Board Member since 2010 Sacred Heart ties: Parent of VDOH students        Current President of the VDOH Fathers' Club and former President of John Burroughs School Alumni Board.
	Timothy R. Barrett Chief Executive Officer, Biomedical Systems Corporation Board Member since 2010 Sacred Heart ties: Parent of VDOH alum Board Committee Membership: Finance Committee   Member of the Board of Directors of Triad Bank and Finance Committee of De Smet Jesuit High School.  Former member of Board of Trustees of De Smet Jesuit High School and Productive Living Board for St. Louis County Citizens with Developmental Disabilities.		Sarah Nogalski Former Pediatric RN Sacred Heart ties: parent of VDOH alums and students Board Committee Membership: Advancement Committee   Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School volunteer.
	Matuschka Lindo Briggs Current Freelance Journalist/Voice Actor; Former Television News Reporter/Radio Announcer Board Member since 2011 Sacred Heart ties: Parent of VDOH student Board Committee Membership: Advancement Committee VDOH Advancement Ambassador, Admissions Policy Committee Saint Louis Priory, Magic House Board Member, Past Faith House Board Member, Past Youth Emergency Services Member		Kathleen C. Phipps Retired Finance Professional, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. , Freeport-McMoRan Company, Arthur Andersen Board Member since 2008 Sacred Heart ties: parent of VDOH student Board Committee Membership: Finance Committee and Head Support and Evaluation Committee Board Experience includes Women's Safe House.
	Rev. Michael G. Brunner O.S.B. Headmaster, Saint Louis Priory School Member since 2009 Sacred Heart ties: Head of a destination school for Oak Hill graduating boys and associated with the RSCJ Board Committee Membership: Buildings and Grounds Committee   Headmaster of Saint Louis Priory School with past experience in hotel management.		Laura H. Reeves Senior Director, Foundation and Corporate Giving, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Board member since 2008 Sacred Heart ties: Parent of VDOH students Board Committee Membership: Committee on Trustees, Finance Committee   Served on more than 20 non-profit boards with emphasis on educational issues. Experienced in non-profit governance, operations and management issues.
	Joe Ciapciak, Barat Hall Managing Director, Pace Properties Board Member since 2009 Sacred Heart ties: Barat Hall alum; Parent of VDOH alums and students Board Committee Membership: Advancement and Major Gifts Committees  Past President of Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School Fathers' Club.		Lucy Hatton Schmidt '72 Board Member since 2010 Sacred Heart ties:  VDOH alumna, and parent of VDOH student and alums Board Committee Membership: Advancement Committee   Member of Villa Duchesne-City House Alumnae Board, small business owner, and health care executive.
	Richard J. Dames, Jr Executive Vice President, CresaPartners Board Member since 2011 Sacred Heart ties: Husband of VDOH alum and parent of VDOH students Board Committee Membership: Building & Grounds Committee Treasurer for St. Louis Community College Foundation and Past President of St. Louis Priory Alumni Association		Eloise Engman Schmitz '83 Retired EVP and Chief Financial Officer, Charter Communications Board Member since 2011 Sacred Heart ties: VDOH alumna and daughter of VDOH alum Board Committee Membership: Advancement Committee Member of the Board of Directors of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT), H. Sophie Newcomb College Institute Director Advisory Council, and Advisory Board to Palace Capital Management
	Timothy O. George Senior Director, Aon Risk Services Central, Inc. Board Member since 2010 Sacred Heart ties:  Parent of VDOH students Board Committee Membership:  Advancement Committee		Margaret Strom, RSCJ Communications Freelance/Education Board member since 2008 Sacred Heart ties: Religious of the Sacred Heart, Sacred Heart alum Board Committee Membership: Education Committee Sacred Heart educator and board experience includes Maryville University and the Network of Sacred Heart Schools.
	Michelle Borst Hand '88 Professional Actor; Adjunct Faculty in the Performing Arts at Fontbonne University Board Member since 2011 Sacred Heart ties: VDOH alumna and parent of VDOH student Board Committee Membership: Advancement Committee Co-founder and Co-Artistic Director of the Orange Girls Theater Company; Small Theater Board Representative; current member of the Judging Committee for the Professional Theater Council of St. Louis; Class Representative for VDOH Mother's Club		Gregory R. Stubblefield Executive Vice President and the Chief Strategy Officer, Enterprise Holdings Board Member since 2011 Sacred Heart ties: Parent of VDOH alum Board Committee Membership: Major Gifts Committee Marketing Chair for U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and past Board Chair for the United Way of Greater Los Angeles and Executive Committee member for California Business Roundtable and Los Angeles Urban League
	Paul M. Hilton Senior Managing Director, Principal, Cassidy Turley Board member since 2010 Sacred Heart ties: Husband of VDOH alum and parent of VDOH alums Board Committee Membership: Advancement Committee   Past Board President of the Certified Commercial Investment Members (CCIM)		Blanche M. Touhill, Ph.D., City House Retired, Academic Administrator & Educator Board member since 2009 Sacred Heart ties: Sacred Heart alum and educator, sister of Barat Hall alum, aunt of VDOH alum, great aunt of VDOH student, and great niece of RSCJ Board Committee Membership: Education Committee   Chancellor of the University of Missouri for l3 years and served on many non-profit and corporate boards.
	Steve Holmes, Treasurer President, Summit Strategies Group Board member since 2007 Sacred Heart ties: Parent of VDOH alum and student Board Committee Membership: Investment Committee Chair, Executive and Finance Committees   Board experience includes Finance Council, Archdiocese of St. Louis Trustee, Richmond Heights Police & Firemen's Pension Board, and Lil' Bit Foundation.		Nat Wilburn Head of Schools, Sacred Heart Schools, Chicago  Board Member since: 2006 Sacred Heart ties: Sacred Heart educator Board Committee Membership: Education Committee  Member Sacred Heart Commission on Goals and Network of Sacred Heart Formation to Mission Committee.
	David J. Laughlin  President, St. Louis University High School Board members since 2006 Sacred Heart ties: Head of a destination school for Oak Hill graduating boys Board Committee Membership: Education Committee Chair, Executive Committee, and Head Support and Evaluation Committee   Board experience includes St. Teresa's Academy - Kansas City, MO, DeSmet Jesuit High School, Jesuit Secondary Education Association, and Rockhurst University.

Through its Board of Trustees, Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School is accountable to the Society of the Sacred Heart for the ongoing implementation of the Goals and Criteria. The Board's chief functions include but are not limited to governance policy and fiscal responsibility. It is the Board's responsibility to elect the Head of School. All members of the Board of Trustees are elected by the Board.

Board of Trustees Standing Committees
Advancement, Building & Grounds, Committee on Trustees, Education, Executive, Finance, Head Support & Evaluation, Investment, and Major Gifts
 
The Board of Trustees is the corporate governing body of the School and is accountable to the Roman Catholic Church through the U.S. Provincial of the Society of the Sacred Heart.  The School is:
• One of 21 Schools of the Sacred Heart in the United States
• One of 100+ Schools of the Sacred Heart around the world
• Partners in the educational mission of the Society, which is expressed in the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Schools
• Evaluated in that Mission every 5 years through the process we call SHCOG

The Board of Trustees is responsible for assuring the School lives the Mission as outlined in the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Schools, by which we are committed to educate to:
• A personal and active faith in God
• A deep respect for intellectual values
• A social awareness which impels to action
• The building of community as a Christian value
• Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom

The Board is also responsible for:
• Setting major policies
• Setting the strategic direction of the School
• Keeping the School financially sound - approving the budget, approving capital campaigns, overseeing investment managers, approving major facilities projects
• Hiring, supporting and retaining the Head of School
• Supporting the School in all ways, particularly through the communication of the School's Mission

How are Trustees elected?
• The bylaws permit up to 30 trustees
• The Committee on Trustees reviews the needs of the Board in terms of constituency representation, expertise and board experience - nominations mostly come from the committee rosters
• Committee nominations are sought broadly, and may always be offered to the Committee on Trustees

How does the Board do its work?
• Meets 6 to 8 times per year
• Standing committees (and ad hoc task forces as needed) do most of the in depth analysis, then make recommendations to the Board
• Meetings include instruction in and discussion of the Goals and Criteria
• Decisions are made in light of the Goals and Criteria
• Work is directed by the Strategic Plan, which is updated each year, by the ongoing responsibilities of the Board, and by emerging needs of the School

What is the strategic direction from the Board?
• Clear direction to the Administration to strive for greater excellence in every aspect of the programs in our School
• Focus on the importance of the ongoing need to more clearly understand and communicate our educational Mission among faculty, staff, parents and prospective parents