{"id":194,"date":"2020-05-05T17:26:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T17:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birdies4bipolar.org\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:07:49","slug":"charter-board-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/birdies4bipolar.org\/index.php\/charter-board-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Charter Board Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Charter Board Members<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto 18px auto;\">Our Charter Board helps guide the mission of Birdies 4 Bipolar through leadership, advocacy, and fundraising support. We\u2019re grateful for their time, expertise, and commitment to mental health awareness and veteran wellness.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 22px;\"><!-- Column 1 --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 240px;\">\n<p><strong>Bob Gassoff<\/strong><br \/>United States Navy Seal<br \/>President: Lohr Distributing<br \/>University of Michigan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellen Barnidge, PhD<\/strong><br \/>Interim Dean\/Professor<br \/>Saint Louis University \u2013 College for Public Health &amp; Social Justice<br \/>College of the Holy Cross<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Betz<\/strong><br \/>PGA Professional<br \/>Owner: Family Golf Center<br \/>University of Missouri\u2013St. Louis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Wellington<\/strong><br \/>VP of Sales<br \/>GIACT<br \/>Elon University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lauren Pollard Walker<\/strong><br \/>Owner: Pure Barre<br \/>Tuscaloosa, AL<br \/>Spring Hill College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter England<\/strong><br \/>Consultant \u2013 Alcon Labs<br \/>TCU<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melissa Marr<\/strong><br \/>Director of Marketing<br \/>The Home Loan Expert<br \/>Southeast Missouri State<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brett Bodie<\/strong><br \/>United States Army Veteran<br \/>Sage Valley Golf Club<br \/>Aiken, SC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim McKernan<\/strong><br \/>Host: The Morning After &amp; The Tim McKernan Show Podcast<br \/>Hubbard Radio Group \/ 101 ESPN<br \/>University of Missouri<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Column 2 --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 240px;\">\n<p><strong>Tim Embree<\/strong><br \/>Supervisor, Congressional Outreach &amp; Communications<br \/>U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs<br \/>Washington, D.C.<br \/>Spring Hill College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nick Sansone<\/strong><br \/>Principal: Sansone Group<br \/>John Marshall Law School<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jay Randolph Jr.<\/strong><br \/>Broadcaster<br \/>Co-Host: The Morning After<br \/>Hubbard Radio Group<br \/>University of South Carolina<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Stein<\/strong><br \/>Partner: Prudential Summers<br \/>University of Missouri<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Ratz<\/strong><br \/>Managing Partner<br \/>UKRAFT<br \/>Maryville University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew Pranger<\/strong><br \/>Northwestern Mutual<br \/>Rollins College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin Boyd<\/strong><br \/>Marketing Director<br \/>Hotshots Sports Bar &amp; Grill<br \/>Ranken Tech<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christopher Pondoff<\/strong><br \/>CEO<br \/>Engineered Design Facilities<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan Moore Jr.<\/strong><br \/>Principal Owner<br \/>VoyageSTL<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Column 3 --><\/p>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 240px;\">\n<p><strong>Ryan Pennington<\/strong><br \/>Partner: Savoy Properties<br \/>University of Montana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dan Finney<\/strong><br \/>Partner: Law Office of Daniel P. Finney III<br \/>Saint Louis University School of Law<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Ruder<\/strong><br \/>President<br \/>901 Sauza<br \/>University of Dayton<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Heaney<\/strong><br \/>Owner<br \/>NOH2O Franchise<br \/>University of Chicago<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katie Cowan<\/strong><br \/>Account Manager<br \/>Essent Inc.<br \/>University of Missouri<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cris Farrell<\/strong><br \/>Vice President \u2013 Newscred<br \/>Sam Houston State University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nancy Gilbride<\/strong><br \/>VP &amp; CSO<br \/>IngenioRx<br \/>University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conrad Jacobs<\/strong><br \/>Affinity Properties, LLC<br \/>Ball State University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Wellington<\/strong><br \/>Bipolar Disorder Recovery Coach<br \/>Business Development: Champion Health<br \/><strong>Chairman \u2013 Birdies 4 Bipolar<\/strong><br \/>Spring Hill College<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Honorary Board Members<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto 18px auto;\">We are honored to recognize the following individuals for their support and advocacy of the Birdies 4 Bipolar mission.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 22px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 240px;\">\n<p><strong>Tom O\u2019Toole, Jr.<\/strong><br \/>Past President, United States Golf Association<br \/>Saint Louis University School of Law<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Marchlewski, S.J., M.A., S.T.L.<\/strong><br \/>Theology Professor<br \/>Saint Louis University High School<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 240px;\">\n<p><strong>Jay Delsing<\/strong><br \/>Host: Golf with Jay Delsing<br \/>101 ESPN Radio<br \/>UCLA<\/p>\n<p><strong>C. Robert Cloninger, MD, PhD<\/strong><br \/>Wallace Renard Professor of Psychiatry, Genetics &amp; Psychology<br \/>Washington University<br \/>Director: Sansone Family Center for Well-Being<br \/>Barnes-Jewish Hospital<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 240px;\">\n<p><strong>Max Scherzer<\/strong><br \/>MLB Pitcher<br \/>New York Mets<br \/>University of Missouri<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Charter Board Members Our Charter Board helps guide the mission of Birdies 4 Bipolar through leadership, advocacy, and fundraising support. We\u2019re grateful for their time, expertise, and commitment to mental health awareness and veteran wellness. Bob GassoffUnited States Navy SealPresident: Lohr DistributingUniversity of Michigan Ellen Barnidge, PhDInterim Dean\/ProfessorSaint Louis University \u2013 College for Public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdies4bipolar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdies4bipolar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdies4bipolar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdies4bipolar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdies4bipolar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/birdies4bipolar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":442,"href":"https:\/\/birdies4bipolar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194\/revisions\/442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdies4bipolar.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}