Our Board

Officers

David Reichert

Board Chair

David is a champion for all things outdoors. With an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, he works in the Compliance Division at Edward Jones within the analytics and technology teams. But an avid sportsman and outdoorsman, David is passionate about wildlife and conservation; he is a member of the National Resource Defense Council and the National Wildlife Federation. He and his wife, Maureen, are from the St. Louis area; their two children, Claire and Connor, round out their pack.

Jay Smith

Vice Chair

Jay is a long-time friend of the EWC, having been involved with our conservation efforts since the mid-1990s. With a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Illinois, Jay’s “real” job is as a software engineer in flight simulation at Boeing. But through the years, he has helped our Education team lead tours and campfire events, Animal Care with general habitat maintenance and has attended and sponsored many EWC events. He’s definitely part of our pack! Four of our pups have been fortunate to be named by Jay and his wife: a Mexican wolf pup that was fostered into a wild pack in Arizona, an African painted dog pup and just this year two of our Mexican wolf pups. 

Terry Gloriod

Treasurer

As a St. Louis native, Terry grew up camping Missouri state parks and floating Ozark streams with his family, which helped fuel his passion for the outdoors and the conservation of its wildlife.  Terry received a B.S., Accounting degree from Truman State University and went on to earn his M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.   As a licensed C.P.A., he works as a tax partner where he provides companies and high net worth families with business consulting and tax planning.

Terry has been involved with the Boy Scouts of America for over a dozen years providing adult leader training and as Assistant Scoutmaster, has led scouts on outdoor adventures all the way from New Mexico to North Carolina.   Terry and his family are also involved with the Missouri Stream Team project where they monitor and maintain a section of the Huzzah River for water conservation and quality. 

Terry resides in Chesterfield with his golden retriever, Willie Nelson, and has two daughters off attending college. 

Michelle Steinmeyer

Secretary

A long-time volunteer at the Endangered Wolf Center since 2007, Michelle’s love of wolves began in 8th grade when the EWC held an outreach at her school. She’s been a wolf advocate and conservationist ever since. Along with wolves, her other passion is photography and Michelle’s portraits of the EWC’s wolves have been featured in countless publications, including the cover of National Geographic Kids. By day, Michelle leads a global team of 400 service desk analysts that support some of the world’s largest law firms as the Vice President of Service Desk Operations at Frontline Managed Services. Michelle’s dedicated volunteer spirit has helped the EWC for decades, whether she’s snapping photos of wolves in the snow, helping EWC staff run events, or trekking through wolf habitats to assist our animal care team. 

Trustees

Marguerite Garrick

Trustee

Marguerite is somewhat of a celebrity at the EWC: she is the daughter of our founders, Marlin and Carol Perkins! Fortunate to grow up at two wonderful zoos where her father was director, Marguerite was able to attend the first meeting of wolf biologists here in St. Louis (organized by her parents) and volunteer as a feeder during college. With a major in political science and a minor in anthropology from Washington University, she worked as a wildlife issues lobbyist in Washington, D.C. for 10 years before her first daughter was born in 1985. Since then Marguerite has served on several boards while raising her daughters, currently as a member of the St. Louis Zoo Emerita Board  – and we’re thrilled she’s “back home” sharing her time with us here at the EWC! 

Nathan Hopper

Trustee

Nate is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University and holds an MBA from Western Illinois University. He started at Edward Jones in 2000 and is currently working in the Branch Real Estate department. Nate’s passion for the Endangered Wolf Center was inspired by his son, Conor, who’s attended the EWC Summer Camp for the last five years. Nate lives in Chesterfield with his wife, Lisa Nevin, the aforementioned Conor, and three cats, Grey, Little and Funky.  The human members of the family enjoy traveling, game nights with friends, and biking the Katy Trail, while the feline family members enjoy taking naps, begging for food, and destroying furnishings.

Dr. Lisa Kelley

Trustee

Dr. Lisa Kelley is the executive director of the Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute, which is the field conservation department of the Zoo. Although a field primatologist by training, Lisa’s interest and devotion is with all wildlife species. She grew up in Nebraska, but considers Missouri and the St. Louis area her home; her MSc degree is from Oxford Brookes University in England, both her A.B. and Ph.D. are from Washington University in St. Louis. Active in animal care, she serves on many related committees with the AZA (Wildlife Conservation Committee SAFE Coordinator, Wildlife Trafficking Alliance Committee Member, Living Earth Collaborative, Post-Doctoral Selection Committee), Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group (Fellow), Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center (Executive Board Member, Secretary) and the Saint Louis Zoo Representative of the Harris Center Leadership Council.

Lisa’s family includes two daughters, a Great Pyrenees named Isabelle, and a tortoiseshell cat named Spice.

Janet Langley

Trustee

Protecting people as well as animals is in Janet’s nature, Janet is a former insurance broker with The Daniel and Henry Company. A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, Janet is a graduate of Louisiana College. She moved to St. Louis in 1993 and spent the last few decades in the health and hospital industry. Janet’s passion (in addition to saving wolves!) is Cajun cooking for family and friends.

Tamara Smith, DVM

Trustee

A passion for animals from childhood led Tammy to her career in veterinary medicine. Earning her DVM from the University of Missouri-Columbia’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1992, she settled in St Louis.  Tammy began practicing with Vet Stop Animal Hospital in 1993 and currently serves as Medical Director of the St. Peters location.  She has the privilege of being part of the veterinary team that cares for the residents of the EWC. Tammy shares her love of animals and the outdoors with her husband, Chris. They have 3 daughters, Emily, Hannah and Megan and currently reside with 2 dogs, Cap and Ellie.

Felix N. Williams, III

Trustee

Felix Williams is a previous owner and executive within the home electronics and advertising/marketing industries. After graduating from the University of Colorado-Boulder with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and history, Felix spent many years serving on boards of several schools and a camp for underprivileged children. Today, Felix and his wife, Susan, serve the Donald Slavik Family Foundation, which helps to rescue a variety of animal species who have been injured, saved from bad situations or forced out of their natural habitats and whose goal is to ensure today’s wild species are available for future generations.

Crickette Sanz

Trustee

Crickette Sanz is James W. and Jean L. Davis Professor in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. She is also Co-director of the Living Earth Collaborative which is a partnership between the the Saint Louis Zoo, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and Washington University in St. Louis. Professor Sanz is originally from Washington state. She obtained her undergraduate and master’s degrees from Central Washington University, where she began studying apes at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute. She followed her interests in learning about chimpanzee behavior to the Goualougo Triangle in Republic of Congo. After obtaining her doctoral degree from Washington University in Saint Louis, she was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. She has conducted continuous research on wild chimpanzees and gorillas for more than two decades in her capacity as a Research Fellow of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Congo Program. She has also served on the executive committee of the IUCN Primate Specialist Group’s Section on Great Apes and is co-chair of the IUCN Working Group on Chimpanzee Cultures. In addition, she is member of the Expert Working Group on Animal Culture and Social Complexity for the United Nations Conference of Migratory Species.

Angela Schaefer

Trustee

Angie Schaefer brings over 30 years of leadership experience, blending her professional expertise in human resources, nonprofit governance, and community engagement with a lifelong dedication to animal welfare, conservation, and wildlife. A committed volunteer for the Saint Louis Zoo for 17 years, Angie was instrumental in expanding engagement through initiatives like the Young Zoo Friends Advisory Board and the Marlin Perkins Society, while also co-chairing the record-breaking ZOOFARI 2021 event and fundraiser. Her transformational leadership extended to Gateway Pet Guardians, where she oversaw significant growth and financial stability as Board President (2017-2021). Angie and her spouse, Collin Cox, reside in Wentzville, MO, with their four dogs, two quarter horses, and chickens.