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Meet the team

Neighbors. Experts. Volunteers.

We're an all-volunteer board of preservationists, architects, historians, and St. Louis residents who love this tower and the park around it.

Officers

Leadership of the board.

Our five officers lead the organization's day-to-day governance, finances, and fundraising.

Bob Herleth

Bob Herleth

President

Retired Director of Operations, Missouri Botanical Garden

Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews

Vice President

Retired technical manager, industrial painting industry; 20-year Tower Grove East resident

Ann Quigley

Ann Quigley

Secretary

Owner, Kumon Math Programs

Phyllis Nolan

Phyllis Nolan

Assistant Secretary

Long-time resident; President, Compton Hill Reservoir Square Residents Association

Jennifer Gerstner

Jennifer Gerstner

Treasurer

Administrator, Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association

Directors

The rest of the board.

Five additional directors who round out the board's voting membership.

Bob Byrne

Bob Byrne

Board Member

Retired from the City of St. Louis, where he served as speechwriter and photographer in the Press Department

Steven Kidwell

Steven Kidwell

Board Member

Vice President of Corporate Planning, Ameren

John Maxwell

John Maxwell

Board Member

Led the Horticultural Grounds team at Tower Grove Park; 6th Ward Committeeman

Keith Wolkoff

Keith Wolkoff

Board Member

Past President, PARIC Construction

Audrey Brown

Audrey Brown

Board Member

President, Compton Heights Neighborhood Betterment Association; local business leader, Fourfold Futures

Ex officio (non-voting)

Institutional partners on the board.

Appointed representatives from the City of St. Louis and our legal counsel who advise the board without voting.

Niraj Patel

Niraj Patel

Director of Public Utilities
Daniela Velazquez

Daniela Velazquez

Alderwoman, 6th Ward
David Unseth

David Unseth

Legal Counsel · Bryan Cave LLP
Honoring

The people who built the foundation.

Past board members and founders whose work made today's preservation campaign possible.

Italics mark members we've lost. Their care for the tower lives on in this work.

Advisors & partners

Experts and allies supporting the work.

We're lucky to have a circle of advisors who donate time, expertise, and connections to the project.

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Landmarks Association of St. Louis

Advisory support on preservation best practices, grant applications, and National Register compliance.

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Missouri Botanical Garden

Neighboring institution and partner in the care of the park's historic landscape and plantings.

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Tower Grove Park

Sister landmark and partner in stewarding the historic green spaces of south St. Louis.

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The City of St. Louis

Owner of Reservoir Park and the tower, and the accountable partner for the restoration and its grants.

Our supporters

The neighbors, businesses, and foundations behind the tower.

Restoration at this scale takes a whole community. These organizations have stepped up with funding, in-kind support, and their good name.

Neighborhood associations

Compton Hill Reservoir Square Residents Association Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association Compton Heights Neighborhood Betterment Association Tower Grove East Neighborhood Association Tower Grove South Neighborhood Association Tiffany Community Neighborhood Association Botanical Heights Neighborhood Association Fox Park Neighborhood Association Lafayette Square Neighborhood Association Tower Grove Heights Neighborhood Association

Institutions & partners

Saint Louis University

Businesses & companies

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Want to join the board — or volunteer?

We're always looking for skills: legal, design, events, social media, grant writing, and people who bake really good cookies for our meetings.

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