Advisory Board

The School of Communications looks to its Advisory Board for both professional expertise and program support. The board is comprised of media professionals and corporate executives from throughout the industry. It meets quarterly to offer guidance and support based on years of media industry experience.

Charles Claggett: Chairman of the Board
Vice President of Marketing, Warson Group, Inc.

Harriet Blickenstaff
President, Blick & Staff Communications

Edward J. (Ted) Koplar
CEO, Koplar Communications International, Inc.

Sr. Jan Hayes, RSM, MS, MEd
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Nonprofit Communications Consultant
Adjunct Professor, Webster University SOC

Ralph W. Kalish, Jr.
Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP

Frank Popper
Frank Popper Productions, Inc.

Jill Silverstein
Rosenblum, Goldenhersh, Silverstein & Zafft

Mark Valenti
Writer and Producer

Richard Weiss
WeissWrite, LLC
Contributing Editor, St. Louis Beacon