Missouri Venture Forum Announces 2011-2012 Board of Directors

Nov. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- (St. Louis) – The Missouri Venture Forum (MVF), a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst bringing together the people genuinely interested in helping entrepreneurs, recently announced its 2011-2012 board of directors.

Steve Thomas, The Net Impact President, was elected the 2011-2012 president of the volunteer business-based board. He succeeds Bob Calcaterra, Start-Up Midwest managing director, as MVF president.

“The Forum has traditionally benefited the entrepreneurs in and around the St. Louis region due to its members’ activities directed by a dedicated and high-quality volunteer Board of Directors,” said Thomas. “This coming year will be no exception.  We are blessed to have on our Board a great mosaic of professionals from a real breadth of business, mentoring and educational organizations that are bringing their collective experience and energy to the table.”

“Bob Calcaterra left the organization well positioned and financially stable.  It is our goal to continue the growth in membership and expand the activities of the Forum so as to have even greater impact on the region,” added Thomas.
The 2011-2012 officers and committee chairs include:
•   President: Steve Thomas, The Net Impact, President
•   Vice President, Education Chair: Bob Cockrell, Montgomery Bank, Senior Vice President
•   Secretary: Joe Soraghan, Danna McKitrick, P.C., Principal
•   Treasurer: Marie Carlie, Stone Carlie, Member
•   Immediate Past President: Bob Calcaterra, Start-Up Midwest, Managing Director
•   Communications / Marketing Chair: David Meyer, SPOKE! Marketing, LLC, Partner
•   Membership Chair: Nicole Ursch, Midwest BankCentre, Assistant Vice President
•   Outreach Chair: Vince Garozzo, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., Partner
•   Program Chair: Anna Doyle, Partner, Centric Consulting
•   Technology: Sorin Vaduva, ImRel, LLC, Owner
•   Two-Minute Forum Chair: Bill Ellis, Branding for Results, Owner
•   Directors at Large: Nick Akers, Innoventor, Inc., Chief Technology Officer; Ken Harrington, Washington University Skandalaris Center, Managing Director; Timothy McFadden, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, Partner; Jim O’Donnell, O’Donnell Capital Company, LLC, Principal; Frank Stokes, Innovate St. Louis, Director; Chris Walsh, InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum, Executive Director; Mark Witzling, Citi, Chief Marketing Officer
   
Missouri Venture Forum Sponsors include:
•   St. Louis Arch Angels
•   Schmersahl Treloar & Co.
•   Carmody MacDonald P.C.
•   Stone Carlie
•   Evans & Dixon, L.L.C.
•   Charter Business

Founded in 1985, Missouri Venture Forum is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst bringing together the people genuinely interested in helping entrepreneurs. To learn more, please visit the MVF web site at www.missouriventureforum.org or call 314-241-2683.

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