Chapter Leadership
IABC/St. Louis relies completely on its membership to run the chapter. Meet the board of directors for 2006-2007. Better yet, get to know them.

President
Natasha Webster, Solae
Natasha Webster leads global marketing communications for Solae, the world's leading soy ingredient company. She joined IABC as a student member in 1999, volunteered on the Bronze Quill Awards committee, and has served on the board since 2003 in various roles such as secretary and vice president of professional development. She has over a decade of experience in strategic communications and public affairs from her work as director of communications for a public school district, psychological operations sergeant in the Army Reserves and a public information intern with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Natasha is currently working on her master’s degree in communications management at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

President-Elect
Rhonda Sciarra, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Rhonda Sciarra is a senior editor on the employee communications team at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Her background includes working as a reporter for the Daily Herald in suburban Chicago, as well as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Ill. Rhonda received her bachelor's degree in journalism from Southern Illinois University. Before Enterprise, Rhonda managed the student newspaper at Webster University, where she completed a master's degree in media communications and taught undergraduate communications classes. Rhonda joined IABC in 2005 and has since served on the 2005 Bronze Quill Awards Committee as well as Vice President of Marketing Communications and Vice President of Professional Development. She remains active in Metropolis St. Louis and coaches marathoners and half-marathoners with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program.

Past President
Jennifer Pruett, Solae Company
Jennifer Pruett is the internal communications manager for Solae, the world's leading soy ingredient company. Jennifer began her involvement with IABC/St. Louis as a student member and has since served as a member of the Bronze Quill Awards committee, Bronze Quill Awards Chair, Vice President of Marketing and Treasurer Elect. Prior to joining Solae, Jennifer gained experienced in marketing and communications at the Girl Scout Council of Greater St. Louis and Bond Wolfe Architects Inc. She earned a bachelor's degree in communication science from Truman State University and lives in south St. Louis with her husband Bobby.

Treasurer
Aimee Muldrow, Fleishman Hillard
Aimee Muldrow is a managing supervisor in Fleishman-Hillard's internal communications practice with experience in developing and managing merger/integration communications, HR and benefits communication, crisis communication, executive communication, internal branding campaigns, and general internal communications management. Aimee has provided internal communications support for several areas within Abbott Laboratories, including Abbott Vascular, Pharmaceutical Products Group, and Abbott's HR function. She has also supported Merck, Novartis and AT&T. Aimee was a founding member of the diversity committee of the St. Louis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Aimee has a bachelor's degree in English composition and biology from Truman State University.

Treasurer - Elect
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Secretary
Sandi Lynn, Creative Support Solutions
Sandi Lynn is the owner of Creative Support Solutions, a virtual assistant company whose services are geared toward small business owners and non-profit organizations. Prior to that, she led an award winning communications team for the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System. Sandi recently rejoined IABC and is currently serving as Secretary. Sandi has a bachelor's degree in computer information systems from Columbia College. Over her long career, she has held responsible positions in several administrative areas including accounting, records management, human resources and communications. Sandi lives in Jefferson City, where she is an active volunteer for St. Mary's Health Center, the Samaritan Center, and the Jefferson City Center for Women's Ministry (JC CWM). Sandi maintains the Web site, writes a quarterly newsletter and blogs for the JC CWM and is currently working on a virtual tour of services for the Samaritan Center web site. In addition, she does administrative work for the Samaritan Center's free legal care service and for St. Mary's Health Center Auxiliary. Sandi also loves spending time with her two grandchildren.

VP of Marketing
Kati Koshak Salefski, Covidien
Kati Koshak is a communications specialist focused on employee communications and community affairs at Covidien, a leading global healthcare products company. Her experience includes the communications support of the Imaging Solutions and Pharmaceutical Products businesses, with an audience of nearly 12,000 global employees. Kati received her bachelor's degree in psychology with a related field in communications from University of Missouri in Columbia and a master's degree in public relations from Webster University. She is on the United Way Health Allocations Panel, former Chair of the Food and Beverages Sub-Committee of March of Dimes WalkAmerica, resource lead of Covidien's Diversity Council's Young Professionals and Treasurer of The Covidien Communicator's Toastmasters International Club. 

VP of Professional Development
Heather Rueschhoff, Fleishman-Hillard
Heather Rueschhoff is a senior account executive in Fleishman-Hillard's internal communications practice. Heather first got involved with IABC through an internship with a local e-mail marketing firm where she managed the IABC/St. Louis Web site and later assumed the role of Vice President of Electronic Communications. She took a short leave of absence to support the AT&T benefits communication team on-site in San Antonio, Texas, before returning to the Midwest. She continues to provide strategic counsel, project management and web/interactive communications support to AT&T and leads open enrollment communications for nearly 640,000 employees and retirees. She earned her bachelor's degree in mass communications from Southeast Missouri State University. 

Professional Development Chair
Mike Knopfel, Ameristar Casino St. Charles
Mike Knopfel is the public relations manager for Ameristar Casino Resort Spa in St. Charles, where he oversees internal and external communications and community relations. Mike is a chair for Ameristar’s workplace giving program, which has generated almost $2 million in four years for seven area charitable organizations and funds. He serves on committees for the Ronald McDonald House, Willows Way, Habitat For Humanity and was a three-year advisory board member with the St. Charles County Business Record. A former newspaper reporter and editor, Mike also has worked in marketing communications for Maritz Inc. and May Merchandising Company. He earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Southwest Missouri State University.

VP of Member Communications
Janet Vigen Levy, Girl Scout Council of Greater St. Louis
Janet Vigen Levy is Marketing & Communications Manager for Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri, where her responsibilities include external and internal communications, media and community relations, publications and event planning. Her previous professional experience includes managing corporate communications and marketing efforts for the May Department Stores Company and Macy's. Janet has a bachelor's degree with honors earned in communication (journalism and writing) from Drury University. She is currently pursuing her master's degree in liberal arts at Washington University. Janet also serves on the board of the Community Service Public Relations Council (CSPRC). She is a national officer for Zeta Tau Alpha and a volunteer for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, KDHX 88.1 FM and Cinema St. Louis. She resides in University City. 

Member Communications Chair
Greg Aranda, Graybar Electric
Greg Aranda is a Communications Specialist for Graybar Electric, a leading distributor of electrical and telecommunication products. At Graybar, he writes and edits for the 70-plus year old employee magazine and designs and illustrates the quarterly newsletter. In his current role, he maintains and supports the company intranet and assists with IT change management initiatives and HR related communication projects. Greg returns to the board for a second term after joining the IABC/St. Louis board in 2007 as Member Communications Chair. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Missouri State University in 2006. In his spare time, Greg enjoys painting and volunteering at his church by playing guitar in the praise band.

Webmaster
Erin Goldenhersh, Fleishman-Hillard
Erin Goldenhersh works for Fleishman-Hillard as an Account Executive in the agency’s Internal Communications practice group. Her primary responsibilities include developing and managing programs for the headquarters and field sales employees of Merck’s U.S. Commercial Operations division. In addition to managing and overseeing this organization’s employee Intranet site, Erin also coordinates updates to a portion of AT&T’s external website. Before joining the Internal Communications practice, Erin spent six months working in the agency’s video services group. While there, she produced viral, promotional and event-related videos for a variety of clients including AT&T, Visa, Emerson, Papa John’s and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Her responsibilities as a video producer included concept and graphic development, script writing, vendor coordination and project management. Erin graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri-Columbia’s School of Journalism and Honors College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in Spanish. 

Director
Les Landes, Landes & Associates
Les Landes is president of Landes & Associates, a consulting firm that provides services in the areas of planning, marketing and public relations, organizational communications, performance improvement systems, executive coaching, and meeting facilitation. The firm serves clients in various industries, as well as government and non-profit organizations. Landes has served in several leadership positions in the communications profession, including 1984 President of the Association for Multi-Image International (St. Louis Chapter); 1986 President of the Corporate Volunteer Council (St. Louis Chapter); 1995 President of the Public Relations Society of America (St. Louis Chapter); 2006-2008 Board Director for IABC/St. Louis. He is also a long-standing member of the professional advisory board for the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Director
Kit Jenkins, Webster University
Associate Professor Kit Jenkins, ABC, is a member of the fulltime faculty for the School of Communications (SOC), emphasizing international perspectives in the curriculum. A year ago, she returned from a 3.5-year assignment as director of Webster University Thailand, an extended site of Webster University . In that capacity, she was responsible for all academic issues, campus operations, institutional marketing and recruitment and governmental relations for the Asian campus. Previous to her assignment in Thailand, Jenkins headed the public relations program in the SOC for 13 years. She is also currently a professor for the online communications program. Jenkins came to academia from a career in communications with four years as creative supervisor for Maritz Performance Improvement Co. and seven years with AT&T as regional manager of internal communications. She worked in radio as a producer and DJ. She has served IABC in multiple roles at the chapter, district and international levels, culminating in her election as the Chair of the IABC Research Foundation. She was president and founder of the Watertower and Park Preservation Society, previous to leaving for Thailand. 

Director
Dora Smith, Siemens UGS PLM Software
Dora Smith is director of public relations and social media for Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services. In her current role, she manages social media programs, media outreach and technical product releases. Dora has spent her career in the engineering and manufacturing industry with roles in management, sales, finance, marketing and communications. She began her involvement with IABC as a student member and has served on the board in various leadership roles. She has received Bronze Quill awards for writing and magazine production. Dora has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia and a master's degree in business administration from Washington University.